EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comverge, Inc. (NASDAQ:COMV) a leading clean capacity provider through demand response and energy efficiency, announced they have partnered with TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd. (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation), a leading electric retailer based in Westborough, MA, to provide energy management services to reduce energy use and costs. "This partnership expands our energy offerings, adds real value for our customers and maximizes our competitive strength," said William Taylor, TransCanada's vice-president and general manager, Eastern Power. "Comverge's demand side technology enables us to provide our customers with the tools they need to achieve significant savings and meet their energy reduction goals." TransCanada is an active retail electric supplier in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The company was the first retail supplier to deliver competitively procured electricity in Massachusetts in 1998 and has a retail portfolio that includes major corporations, hospitals, colleges, universities and government facilities. In addition to a power marketing and commercial office in Westborough MA, TransCanada owns and operates or has under development 3,739 MW of energy assets in the U.S. Northeast, including 567 MW of hydroelectric generation along the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers, and the 132 MW Kibby Wind Power project under construction in Northwestern Maine. Comverge will extend additional energy services to TransCanada for its commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, to help produce energy load reduction and related services. Together, Comverge and TransCanada will provide various product offerings to reduce energy costs during peak times when the price of energy is high or the electricity grid is congested. In addition, these demand response programs will compensate customers for curtailing load. "We are offering TransCanada's retail electric customers an opportunity to manage their energy usage and costs," said George Hunt, senior vice president of the Comverge Clean Energy Solutions Group. "In a competitive energy environment, offering such programs to help companies work more efficiently, while using less energy, is an added value to a company's profile and we are happy that we have partnered with TransCanada to provide these important services." About Comverge Comverge is a leading provider of clean energy solutions that improve grid reliability and supply electric capacity on a more cost effective basis than conventional alternatives by reducing base load and peak load energy consumption. For more information, visit http://www.comverge.com/. About TransCanada With more than 50 years' experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas pipelines, power generation, gas storage facilities, and projects related to oil pipelines and LNG facilities. TransCanada's network of wholly owned pipelines extends more than 59,000 kilometers (36,500 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 355 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns, or has interests in, over 10,900 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. For more information, visit http://www.transcanada.com/powermarketing. For Additional Information Michael Picchi Executive Vice President and CFO 770-696-7660 Chris Neff Director of Marketing Comverge, Inc. 973-947-6064 Cecily Dobson TransCanada Media Relations 403-920-7859 or (800) 608-7859 David Moneta/Myles Dougan/Terry Hook TransCanada Investor & Analyst Inquiries (403) 920-7911 or (800) 361-6522 DATASOURCE: Comverge, Inc. CONTACT: Michael Picchi, Executive Vice President and CFO, +1-770-696-7660, , or Chris Neff, Director of Marketing, +1-973-947-6064, , both of Comverge, Inc.; Cecily Dobson, TransCanada Media Relations, +1-403-920-7859 or 1-800-608-7859; David Moneta, Myles Dougan, or Terry Hook, all for TransCanada Investor & Analyst Inquiries, +1-403-920-7911 or 1-800-361-6522 Web Site: http://www.comverge.com/ http://www.transcanada.com/powermarketing

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