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Southern Natural Gas, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation, transports more than 3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day during peak periods through 8,000 miles of pipeline within the Southeast region of the United States. The company also owns and operates the Elba Island liquefied natural gas regasification facility in the state of Georgia, with approximately 4 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and over 440 million cubic feet per day of send-out capacity. Its parent company, El Paso Corporation own one of North America s largest interstate natural gas pipeline systems, approximately 42,000 miles long, that transports more than a quarter of the natural gas consumed in the United States each day. The parent company provides natural gas and related energy products. El Paso Corporation is organized around two core businesses that include pipelines and exploration and production. The parent company sells power-to-power transmission and distribution companies owned by local governments. Some of its pipeline assets are owned by El Paso Pipeline Partners. The parent company offers natural gas transmission services to a range of customers, including natural gas producers, marketers and end-users, as well as other natural gas transmission, distribution and electric generation companies. El Paso Corporation s Exploration & Production Company finds, develops and produces natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids.

Direct Energy Business is one of North America s leading integrated energy companies that has operations throughout Canada and the United States. It delivers energy and related services to more than 5 million residential, industrial and commercial customers annually. The company manages energy supply chain, as well as offers natural gas and heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment repair and maintenance services. It also provides energy-efficient home improvement solutions. Direct Energy manages a staff of over 4,800 employees and serves customers through the Direct Energy, CPL Retail Energy and WTU Retail Energy brands of products and related services. The company is a part of Centrica, which provides energy resource finding, generation, supply and processing services for customers throughout the world.

Established in 1980, CRDC Partners provides mechanical, electrical and plumbing designing services. The firm s services include fire protection, value engineering, energy analysis, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning surveys, and peer reviews. CRDC Partners projects include laboratory and research facilities, criminal justice institutions, hospitals, institutional buildings, corporate headquarters, hotels, and commercial and office buildings. The firm also has experience in the design of building control systems, energy management, and central plant and utility center systems. The firm s portfolio includes South Jersey Hospital Regional Medical Center, George Washington University Hospital, Crawford Long Hospital, and Louise Obici Memorial Hospital. CRDC Partners has offices in Dallas, Houston, Richmond, Va., Coral Gables, Fla., and Nashville, Tenn.