Publisher's Note

I'm pleased to introduce the fourth annual Platts Global Power Markets Conference Insight. The wholesale power market is growing again. Growth brings its own new challenges and growing pains. How will all this growth be funded? How will competition be affected with possible new legislation? What new renewable technologies are on the horizon? As you will see, these and other topics will be covered extensively in this issue.

Platts Insight is the print companion to our key events. For each event, Insight elaborates on topics discussed at the conference, from the opening keynote address to the final session, in articles written by recognized leaders in the field. If you're looking for ways to reach precisely targeted conference audiences with business, industrial, or technical products and services, Insight offers a high-profile forum for addressing the industry issues that are important to each event's audience on a daily basis.

Copies of this issue also will be sent to more than 7,500 industry professionals, including current and past attendees of the Global Power Markets Conference, and to subscribers of selected Platts publications, including Global Power Report, Energy Economist, and Power Markets Week.

We'll be publishing additional issues of Insight throughout the year in conjunction with other major events. If you'd like to learn more about those other issues, visit our web site at www.events.platts.com.

I hope you enjoy this issue.

Patsy Wurster

Publisher, Platts Insight

Patsy Wurster