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Energy Outlook: 2008 and Beyond Topic of Upcoming Breakfast Program

10/17/2007

David G. DeCampli, president, PPL Electric Utilities will be the featured guest of an informative program cosponsored by the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce and the Mountain Council of Governments. The program, sponsored by PPL.,will take place on Thursday, October 25th at 8:00 a.m.at the Top of the 80’s restaurant, Rt. 93, Exit 145, I-81. The program is free to Chamber members and members of the Mountain Council of Governments.

Mr. DeCampli assumed his current position in April 2007 after serving as PPL Electric Utilities’ senior vice president of Transmission and Distribution Engineering and Operations since December of 2006. Previously, DeCampli was vice president of Asset Investment Strategy and Development for Exelon Energy Delivery. In that position, he was responsible for system capacity planning and reliability and operational performance investment strategies for both PECO Energy in Philadelphia and Commonwealth Edison in Chicago. Mr. DeCampli started his career at PECO Energy as a project engineer and held a number of positions of increased responsibility before being named director of Customer Service and Business Service Reengineering in 1992. He was named Director of Engineering and System planning three years later and vice president of Gas and Electric Operations in 1999.

After PECO’s merger with Commonwealth Edison in 2000, Mr. DeCampli became vice president of Merger Implementation and Operations Strategy. He later served as vice president of Regional Operations for Commonwealth Edison and vice president and chief integration officer for Energy Delivery.  Mr. DeCampli holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University and a master’s degree in organizational dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. DeCampli will speak about what PPL Electric Utilities is doing to improve service for customers, recent and upcoming changes to electricity rates and what is behind rising electricity prices.  Mr. DeCampli will speak about what PPL is doing to help smooth the transition to competitive markets in 2010.

A full breakfast will be served at the upcoming breakfast program and Chamber and COG members who would like to attend should contact the Greater Hazleton Chamber office at 455-1509 or the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce at 622-1942 to make a reservation.