National Energy Marketers Association
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National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) is a trade association
based in Washington, DC that represents wholesale and retail marketers of natural gas
, electricity
, as well as energy and financial related products.
NEM's membership includes independent electric power producers, advanced metering, demand and load management firms, and related information technology providers. Some NEM members develop software for energy, advanced metering, information services, finance, risk management and the trading of commodities and financial instruments. NEM members also include inventors, patent holders, systems integrators, and developers of advanced power line surveillance and grid reliability technology with advanced uses in power line communication
(PLC) technologies as well as new electrical encoding, applications or decoding known as "Smart Electricity."
NEM lobbies at the state and federal levels as well as participates in regulatory proceedings to encourage retail competition as well as investment in new technologies.
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
based in Washington, DC that represents wholesale and retail marketers of natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
, as well as energy and financial related products.
NEM's membership includes independent electric power producers, advanced metering, demand and load management firms, and related information technology providers. Some NEM members develop software for energy, advanced metering, information services, finance, risk management and the trading of commodities and financial instruments. NEM members also include inventors, patent holders, systems integrators, and developers of advanced power line surveillance and grid reliability technology with advanced uses in power line communication
Power line communication
Power line communication or power line carrier , also known as power line digital subscriber line , mains communication, power line telecom , power line networking , or broadband over power lines are systems for carrying data on a conductor also used for electric power transmission.A wide range...
(PLC) technologies as well as new electrical encoding, applications or decoding known as "Smart Electricity."
NEM lobbies at the state and federal levels as well as participates in regulatory proceedings to encourage retail competition as well as investment in new technologies.