Opower clients and partners to share best practices for tech-driven customer engagement

Opower (NYSE:OPWR), the global leader in cloud-based software for the utility industry, today announced that over 200 utility leaders and innovators from around the world will participate in the company’s second-annual user conference, PowerUp. The event, to be held February 17-19 in Miami, Florida, will feature a range of sessions from utility leaders and industry experts on issues and trends facing the utility sector, and updates from Opower leadership on technology advancements to drive successful customer engagement.

Utilities are currently confronted with a series of complex challenges – including regulatory uncertainty, customer care challenges and increased competition. PowerUp will address this changing landscape with content and sessions featuring some of the industry’s most innovative approaches to leveraging technology to engage customers and improve business outcomes for utilities.

"It's rare that the utility community has the chance to convene and share innovative solutions for addressing future challenges facing the industry,” said Tom Baron, Senior Program Manager at National Grid. “PowerUp is a fantastic opportunity to meet with other leaders in an intimate and engaging environment. I look forward to attending again this year."

At the three-day conference, attendees will participate in interactive working sessions with leading thinkers in the energy and utility world, and will view new demos of Opower’s technology platform. PowerUp will feature sessions from some of the most innovative utilities around the world including Baltimore Gas & Electric, E.ON, National Grid, and ComEd. The event will also include inspiring keynotes from journalist and TED speaker Joshua Prager, Republican pollster Frank Luntz, and Democratic campaign manager Jim Messina.

“PowerUp is a forum for utility professionals and their peers to collaborate on how best to engage customers and to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the industry today," said Dan Yates, Opower CEO. “We are fortunate to work with some of the most innovative thinkers in the utility industry and we are thrilled to have them join us at a conference custom-built for tackling their biggest challenges and opportunities.”

PowerUp will take place from February 17-19 at the James Royal Palm in Miami Beach, Florida. To learn more about the conference, please visit the event Web site.

About Opower

Opower is a technology company that combines behavioral science, data management, and insightful analytics to transform the way utilities relate to their customers. Opower’s software has been deployed to more than 95 utility partners around the world, and reaches more than 50 million households and businesses. Opower’s technology platform analyzes more than 380 billion meter reads to deliver its services, and has created enough energy savings through behavior change to power all the homes in a city of 1.25 million people for a year. Founded in 2007 and listed on the NYSE as OPWR, Opower is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in San Francisco, London, Singapore and Tokyo. For more information, please visit www.opower.com and follow us on Twitter at @Opower.

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