Registration Closing Soon for Montana’s Energy Summit 2009!

There’s still time to register for the Montana Energy Summit January 9th and 10th at the Carroll College Campus Center in Helena, Montana! If you plan on attending and haven’t registered yet, please do so before 5pm January 7th, when registration for this event will close.

Lodging is limited, and remaining rooms are being released this week. If you will need lodging in Helena, please book your rooms immediately!

For the complete agenda, registration, and lodging information and materials, please visit our website – http://www.montanasenergyfuture.com. If you have any additional questions you may call the Wheeler Center at 406-994-0336.

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Governor Schweitzer, joined by representatives from the Montana Congressional delegation (invited), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Montana State Legislature, the Montana Public Service Commission, the environmental and consumer communities, plus a wide array of stakeholders an interested parties are gathering for a 2 day flagship event focused on Montana’s Energy Future.

Topics of Discussion and Debate Include:

* The impact of the current economic downturn and credit crunch on local, state, regional, and national energy initiatives;

* The future of energy supply and demand in Montana;

* Modernizing Montana’s energy infrastructure;

* Leveraging new technologies to provide better and more reliable service; and

* Positioning Montana as a national leader in forward-looking energy policy making.

Conference Highlights Include keynote addresses from Governor Brian Schweitzer, FERC Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff, Montana Public Service Commission Chairman Greg Jergeson and many others.

A Look at Our Participants:

25 x 25 ● Allied Engineering Services ● Ameya Preserve ● Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MT ● Boreas Group, LLC ● Bonneville Power Administration ● Buerk Dale Victor ● Camp, Dresser & McKee ● Carroll College ● D.A. Davidson & Company ● MT Department of Environmental Quality ● District XI ● Eastern Plains Economic Development Corp ● Edison Electric Institute ● Environmental Ethics Institute ● Exergy ● Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio ● FITCH ● Grasslands Renewable Energy, LLC ● Great Falls Development Authority ● Great Northern ● Helena Public Schools ● Holland & Hart ● KEMA, INC ● Mainstream Renewable Power, INC. ● McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC ● Montana-Dakota Utilities Company ● Montana Governor’s Office ● Montana State University ● Montana Tech ● Montana Consumers Counsel ● Montana Department of Corrections-Energy Division ● Montana Electric Co-op Association ● Montana Public Service Commission ● Montana House of Representatives ● Montana Senate ● Morrison-Maierle, INC ● The National Center for Appropriate Technology ● NorthWestern Energy ● Northern Plains Resource Council ● National Resources Defense Council ● National Renewable Energy Laboratory ● National Wind ● Northwest Biorenew, LLC. ● Northwest Energy Coalition ● Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance ● Northwest Power & Conservation Council ● Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carp. ● PPL ● PPL EnergyPlus ● Puget Energy ● Renewable Northwest Project ● Shields and Company ● University of Colorado Law School ● University of Montana ● Western Electricity Coordination Council ● Western Grid Group ● Weston Solutions ● The Wheeler Center