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OASBO 2009
Direct Energy Business will be exhibiting at the Ohio Association of School Board Officials’ (OASBO’s) 53^rd Annual Workshop and Trade Show on April 21-24, 2009 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Please stop by and visit us at Booth #311.

Energy Matters Summit
Direct Energy Business is a key sponsor of Ontario’s largest public sector energy conference, the Energy Matters Summit, April 20-21 at the Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Centre in Mississauga. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) will be conducting a breakout session at the event to discuss the upcoming changes to the RPP’s eligibility requirements.

RIALA Conference and Trade Show
Rhode Island Assisted Living Association Conference and Trade Show on April 22, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Warwick, RI.

RISSA/RIASBO Trade Show and Product Showcase
Rhode Island School Superintendents’ Association/Rhode Island Association of School Business Officials 4^th Annual Meeting on May 8, 2009 at Johnson and Wales Culinary Museum, Providence, RI

DIRECT ENERGY BUSINESS EVENT GREENING ACTIVITIES

Direct Energy Business offers its Ontario customers the opportunity to lower the negative environmental impact of their events by supplying renewable energy attributes to offset the carbon emissions that would normally result from the use of electricity generated from conventional, coal-fired sources. The following organizations are participating (or have participated) in the Direct Energy Business Event Greening program:

ORGANIZATION	EVENT
Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA) and Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA)	Together We Care Convention and Trade Show Location & Date: Metro Toronto Convention Centre; April 6-7, 2009 Click here for a press release.
Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA)	General Meeting Location & Date: Renaissance Toronto Airport; Feb. 26, 2009
Region of Peel Energy Matters Summit	5^th Annual Energy Matters Summit Location & Date: Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Centre, Mississauga, ON; April 20-21, 2009

DIRECT ENERGY BUSINESS NEWS

New Options for Texas Small Business Owners to Stabilize Electricity Costs
Energy costs rank among the top 10 most pressing problems for small business owners according to a recently released Small Business Problems and Priorities Survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB and Direct Energy Business are working together to offer NFIB members an electricity pricing solution that will protect their bottom lines from electricity price hikes while enabling small businesses to take advantage of electricity prices typically reserved for large electricity users.

Click here to read the full press release.
ORCA and OLTCA Engage Direct Energy Business to Offset Carbon Emissions at Trade Show
As part of the 'think green' campaign, organizers of the Together We Care convention and trade show have engaged Direct Energy Business to offset carbon emissions from energy consumed at the upcoming event. Organized by the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA) and the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA), the three-day convention is the largest of its kind in Canada catering to the long term care and retirement industries.Click here for the full press release.

District Municipality of Muskoka Engages Direct Energy Business to Supply Green Power

Graham Leith, Senior Director of Energy Sales--Direct Energy Business, along with Tom Marshall, Business Development Manager--Direct Energy Business, present a plaque to District Chair Gord Adams, recognizing the District Municipality of Muskoka’s green energy purchase.

The District Municipality of Muskoka recently engaged Direct Energy Business to supply the District and select townships with green power. The District Municipality of Muskoka, Township of the Lake of Bays, Township of Muskoka Lakes and Township of Georgian Bay have committed to offsetting 10 percent of their total electrical load through the purchase of Renewable Energy Attributes from Ecologoä-Certified renewable power.

Direct Energy Business recognized the District’s commitment to the environment at the March 30 public council meeting. The amount of CO² offset by the District and Townships is equivalent to the CO² emissions created by the combustion of over 130,000 litres of gasoline by a standard family sedan.

“We take a great deal of pride in being a beautiful, natural area and we’ve invested a lot in protecting the environment,” said Gord Adams, District Chair, District Municipality of Muskoka. “This really is a win-win-win situation, where Direct Energy Business, the District and the environment all benefit from our efforts to make Muskoka a better place to live and visit.”

Direct Energy Business Subject Matter Experts Contribute to Industry Publication
Employees from Direct Energy Business and Direct Energy Business Services have offered their expertise on timely industry topics in the Winter issue of Energy Procurement & Conservation magazine. Click below to read their articles:

Ontario Public Sector Gets Ready for the Sunset of the Regulated Price Plan

Building Systems as an Integrated Network--The Value of the Enterprise Level View

Market Stakeholders Propose Improvements to Ontario Power Authority Demand Response Program (DR III)

DIRECT ENERGY NEWS

Direct Energy and Exceptional Innovation Team up with Cable Industry to show Consumer Energy Management Application on Tru2Way™ Platform
This month, Direct Energy unveiled a new energy management dashboard solution for consumers and service providers with a focus on reducing energy consumption and lowering energy costs. The solution, developed in partnership with Exceptional Innovation, is showcased as part of the Connected Suburban Home within the Broadband Nation Exhibit at The Cable Show ‘09 and runs as an application on the cable industry’s tru2way™ common platform.

Click here to read the full press release.

CENTRICA NEWS

British Gas New Energy to acquire 19% stake in Econergy Ltd.
Centrica plc, through its British Gas New Energy division, today announced that it has acquired a 19 percent share of Econergy Ltd (Econergy), for a cash consideration of £1 million. The deal includes the right to acquire the remaining share capital of the business over the next four years. Econergy is a leader in biomass heating, which replaces fossil fuels with renewable energy sources for combustion to produce heat. Econergy sells, designs, installs and maintains these systems for individual domestic properties, business and public sector customers. It also provides community solutions in the form of district heating schemes.

Click here to read the full press release.

Centrica Announces Plans to Convert Bains Gas Field into Seasonal Gas Storage Facility
Following the submission of its planning application, Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, recently announced its plans to convert the Bains gas field, in the East Irish Sea, into a dedicated seasonal storage facility nearly one fifth the size of Rough, the United Kingdom's largest gas storage site. If the proposed development progresses, the facility could be available to come online for gas production and injection in the winter of 2012, with a storage capacity of up to 20 billion cubic feet (bcf).

Click here to read the full press release.

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