NEM's 12th Annual Global Energy Forum & Membership Meeting will be held April 28 & 29, 2009. The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Washington D.C. - Convention Center located at 900 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC. The early-bird registration rates for members and non-members end on February 28, 2009. Please register at this hotlink. A block of rooms has been reserved for NEM members at the rate of $279 per night. Contact (202) 739-2001 for reservations and reference group code A-MN.

A number of U.S. and foreign officials have already confirmed their participation in the event. Those confirmed thus far include: James Clyburn, U.S. House Majority Whip; Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Congressman, House Energy and Commerce Committee; Gene Green, U.S. Congressman, House Energy and Commerce Committee; H.E. John Bruton, European Commission Ambassador; H.E. Andrejs Pildegovics, Latvian Ambassador; Aleksei Shishayev, Russian Embassy - Head of Economic Section; Marc Spitzer, FERC Commissioner; Garry Brown, NYPSC Chairman; James Cawley, PAPUC Chairman; Alan Schriber, Ohio PUC Chairman; Orjiakor Osiogu, MIPSC Chairman; Donna Nelson, TX PUC Commissioner, Robert Curry, NYPSC Commissioner; Stan Wise, GAPSC Commissioner; Nicholas Asselta, NJBPU Commissioner; Erin O'Connell-Diaz, Illinois Commerce Commissioner; Steven Transeth, MIPSC Commissioner; James Kendall, EIA Natural Gas Division Director; Eric Matheson, PAPUC Energy Advisor; Calvin Timmerman, MDPSC Assistant Executive Director; and Chris Hendrix, General Manager, Competitive Energy - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The full text of the April Meeting Agenda is available on the NEM Website.

NEM is pleased to announce that Spark Energy Gas, LP ("SEG") has been elected to NEM's Executive Committee. Spark Energy Gas, LP ("SEG") will be represented within NEM by Jeffrey F. Beicker, Sr. VP of Supply and Chief Risk Officer; Ken Ziober, Sr. VP; Terry D. Jones, Sr. VP; and General Counsel and Casey P. Marcin, Assistant General Counsel.

Spark Energy Gas, LP ("SEG") is a full-service wholesale and retail marketing organization that sells natural gas to wholesale commercial, industrial and end-use retail customers across North America. SEG (formerly known as Utility Resource Solutions, L.P.) was formed pursuant to the May 15, 1998 Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act. It began operations on January 17, 2001, and changed its name from Utility Resource Solutions, L.P. to Spark Energy Gas, LP on February 14, 2007.

Since its inception, SEG has become a leading natural gas marketing organization serving customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, and New York. SEG is independent from utility or pipeline affiliates and provides reliable natural gas services to a diverse group of customers ranging from commercial to utility load.

SEG competitively serves residential, commercial, and industrial needs with the superior service customers deserve. SEG is capable of tailoring its services to fit every customer's natural gas requirements, whether it's purchasing, managing, aggregating, or supplying natural gas. SEG currently serves various industries including, but not limited to, school districts, international hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and other various high-end retailers.

FERC announced the availability of the form, instructions and guidelines for Form 552, Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions. Market participants must file Form 552 if they: (1) use a blanket sales certificate under § 284.402 or § 284.284; (2) their reportable natural gas sales were greater than 2.2 million MMBtu in the reporting year; or (3) their reportable natural gas purchases were greater than 2.2 million MMBtu in the reporting year. Form 552 for calendar year 2008 is due by May 1, 2009. The Form 552 documents are available on the FERC website at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eforms.asp#552