Southern California Edison to Host National Technology Symposium.

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) is pleased to announce that Southern California Edison's (SCE) Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC) will be host to the AESP Technology Symposium: What's New in Demand Response and Energy Efficiency on November 2 and 3, 2005.

"Since CTAC is a showcase for customer technologies, it makes perfect sense to locate our symposium in this facility," said Elliot Boardman, AESP's executive director. "Conference attendees will get a first-hand look at the latest demand response and energy-efficient technologies being used in the industry," Boardman added.

According to Mark Martinez, program development manager for SCE, the time couldn't be better for a symposium devoted to technologies that help customers use energy more efficiently. "Our company is constantly looking for new technologies that will help customers save energy and save money," said Martinez. "I know our program managers and customers will welcome the opportunity to review the latest energy-saving technologies and hear case studies on how they have been implemented in the kind of 'one-stop shopping' atmosphere only a symposium can offer."

For more information about the conference, please visit AESP's Web site at http://www.aesp.org or contact Ed Thomas, AESP's marketing director at 714-746-3650 or [e-mail].

AESP is dedicated to advancing the professional interests of individuals working to provide value through energy services and energy efficiency by sharing ideas, information and experiences.

Southern California Edison, an Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, is one of the nation's largest electric utilities, serving a population of more than 13 million via 4.6 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within central, coastal and Southern California.

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Backgrounder on AESP Technology Symposium: What's New in Demand Response and Energy Efficiency

The energy industry has made incredible strides in developing energy-efficient technologies. Energy industry organizations are partnering with technology enablers in exciting, innovative ways to more closely match time-sensitive energy demand needs with more diverse energy supplies. It's a demanding time in the energy services industry, and program decision-makers need new ways to learn about the state-of-the-technology in demand response and energy efficiency program implementation.

To meet this challenge, the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) will facilitate a symposium designed to help industry professionals learn about innovative programs that are enabled by innovative technology for demand response and energy efficiency. As a non-profit association, AESP is uniquely positioned to provide a credible forum where technology vendors and energy professionals can meet, network and learn in a pressure-free environment. Attendees have the advantage of hearing presentations on many technologies at one time in one business trip. Technology providers will have the opportunity to make one trip and meet with a number of potential customers.

Technology Partners

Several industry-leading technology organizations and industry associations have already signed on to support the event. These include:

--Cannon

--Carrier

--Edison Electric Institute

--Good Cents

--Itron

--Lightstat

Southern California Edison (SCE) will host the event at its Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC). This 44,000 square-foot facility includes seven technology centers, two classrooms, a computer lab and a theater-style conference center. CTAC offers residential, commercial, and industrial customers educational services in areas that include: Lighting Products Center, Foodservice Technology Center, Commercial Products Center, Electric & Magnetic Field Lab & Power Quality Center, Refrigeration Test Center, and Industrial Technology Center.

This new event reinforces AESP's position as the premier facilitator for the demand response and energy efficiency program community. AESP's membership has nearly doubled in the past two years, further evidence of the renewed interest in demand response and energy efficiency program design, delivery and evaluation. This symposium is sure to attract energy industry program decision-makers who are not adequately served by more narrowly focused events that primarily serve the distribution and transmission sides of the energy industry.

For More Information:

Contact Ed Thomas, AESP's marketing director at 714-746-3650 for information about the conference. To learn more about AESP, please contact Elliot Boardman, executive director, at 561-575-2334 or via e-mail at [e-mail].