WPPI Annual Meeting TODAY---NEV Plug in Vehicles will be Featured--

Press Advisory
Wisconsin Public Power Inc.
September 11, 2006
Contact: Anne Rodriguez
(608) 834-4569
www.wppisys.org

ANNUAL MEETING TO FEATURE PLUG-IN VEHICLES
WHAT: Following the “State of WPPI” address at WPPI’s Annual Meeting, member utilities will
host a demonstration and display of plug-in vehicles.

• Photo Op: Local utility officials will participate in vehicle demonstrations.
• Learn what WPPI member communities are doing to support Plug-In Hybrid
Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) technology.
• Get a firsthand look at a PHEV Ford Escape by Hymotion and two models of the
Summit Utility NEV by Reedsburg-based Columbia ParCar.

• Hear WPPI CEO Roy Thilly’s “State of WPPI” address.

WHY: WPPI member utilities have demonstrated overwhelming support for Plug-In Partners, a
national campaign promoting PHEVs. In addition, local interest continues to grow in the
potential for communities to benefit from use of the all-electric NEV.

WHERE: Marriott Madison West Hotel
1313 John Q. Hammons Dr.
Middleton, WI 53562
WHEN: Thursday September 14, 2006
“State of WPPI” -- 2:30 p.m.

Plug-In Vehicle Display and Demonstration – 3:30 p.m.

WHO: WPPI member communities include: Algoma; Black River Falls; Boscobel; Brodhead;
Cedarburg; Columbus; Cuba City; Eagle River; Florence; Hartford; Hustisford;
Independence, IA; Jefferson; Juneau; Kaukauna; Lake Mills; Lodi; Menasha; Mt. Horeb;
Muscoda; Negaunee, MI; New Glarus; New Holstein; New London; New Richmond;
Norway, MI; Oconomowoc; Oconto Falls; Plymouth; Prairie du Sac; Reedsburg;
Richland Center; River Falls; Slinger; Stoughton; Sturgeon Bay; Sun Prairie; Two
Rivers; Waterloo; Waunakee; Waupun; Westby; and Whitehall.