News from the

Utah Coalition for New Energy Technologies

For Immediate Release

15 October 2002

Contact:            Jessica Lorah, 801-750-1339

Craig Cox, 303-679-9331

Utah Businesses Join Together

to Advance Clean New Energy Technologies

Twenty-one leading members of Utah’s business community joined together today to launch the Utah Coalition for New Energy Technologies, or “UCNET.”  “This new coalition demonstrates the growing importance of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies to Utah’s economy, environment and future job growth,” said the coalition’s executive director Craig Cox.  He said that the coalition would pursue outreach opportunities to key stakeholder communities throughout Utah, educating them about new energy technologies produced, distributed and used by the coalition members.

“The Utah Coalition for New Energy Technologies brings together many leading businesses,” notes Jessica Lorah, the coalition’s state director.  “The number of out-of-state companies, particularly in the wind industry, demonstrates the huge potential that our state offers for developing economically beneficial renewable energy technologies.  We look forward to working with our members and other interested parties to showcase Utah’s leadership in these energy technologies.”

“Our business has grown tremendously in recent years, but we cannot be complacent,” said Mark Case, president of etc Group, Inc., a local energy engineering firm.  “I believe that UCNET will help our state’s leaders realize the importance of innovative new energy technologies and services to our future economic development.”

This new energy coalition will work closely with the Utah state government in areas of mutual interest.  As Christine Watson of the Utah State Energy Office notes, “UCNET will help our office in advancing awareness throughout key stakeholder communities of how energy efficiency and renewable energy are becoming increasingly important parts of our state’s energy portfolio.”

Founding members of the Utah Coalition for New Energy Technologies are Bergey Wind Power Company, CH2M HILL, Community Energy, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, etc Group, Inc., FPL Energy, GE Wind Energy, GeoSource Distributors, Inc., Intermountain Solar Technologies, Inc., Kinko's, Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, MHB Engineering, L.C., RES North America LLC, RETEC Group, Inc., SeaWest WindPower, Inc., Tasco Engineering, Inc., URS Corporation, Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc., Windward Engineering, Xanterra Parks & Resorts and Zilkha Renewable Energy.

The Utah Coalition for New Energy Technologies is affiliated with the Arizona and Colorado Coalitions for New Energy Technologies, which have successfully pursued similar outreach missions in their respective states.  For more information on the Utah Coalition for New Energy Technologies and its partner coalitions in Arizona and Colorado, visit www.newenergytechnologies.org.

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