NewEnergy Associates Makes Forecasting Even More Effortless
with WeatherBank’s E-Commerce Weather Services

ATLANTA (February 28, 2000) NewEnergy Associates, pioneer in software and consulting for the energy industry, and WeatherBank, Inc., leading e-commerce weather services provider announced today an alliance to provide clients of NewEnergy NOSTRADAMUS short-term load and price forecasting software with pre-formatted historical and forecast weather data.  This allows for seamless and automatic weather forecast updates directly from WeatherBank, Inc., and makes NOSTRADAMUS the most convenient and effortless energy forecasting tool on today's market.  The alliance will help both current NOSTRADAMUS clients who are already using WeatherBank Inc. and new software clients, including those participating in the 30-day trial of NOSTRADAMUS, who may be interested in evaluating WeatherBank's forecasting services.

"We are excited to be able to offer our clients NewEnergy NOSTRADAMUS, packaged complete with weather data on both a historical and forecast basis,” stated Jaime Kirsche, Vice-President of Marketing for NewEnergy Associates.  “This is just another step in our efforts to provide ready-to-use data services with our software tools designed specifically to meet the demands of today’s energy industry.”

“WeatherBank is very enthusiastic about this new alliance,” added WeatherBank President Steven A. Root. “I believe that the combination of the accuracy and ease-of-use of NOSTRADAMUS and the reliability of WeatherBank’s e-commerce weather services will bring tremendous value to the energy industry, where precision in forecasting is paramount.”

NewEnergy Associates is a leading provider of decision support and operational management software and consulting services to the energy industry.  Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, NewEnergy has been specializing in the development and support of integrated, state-of-the-art business applications for 25 years. NewEnergy currently supports over 400 software installations at more than 180 national and international electric and natural gas energy companies and continues to grow worldwide.

WeatherBank has nearly 30 years of experience in providing specialized weather information and forecasting services to the energy industry. Located in Edmond, OK, an Oklahoma City suburb, WeatherBank’s custom weather services and site-specific forecasts aid power professionals in every area from gas and electric operations to energy planning, production, management and marketing.

Contact Information:
Janis Bennett
Manager of Business Development
NewEnergy Associates
400 Interstate North Parkway, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone:  770.779.2944
Fax: 770.779.1025
http://www.newenergyassoc.com/justdownloadit

Kimberly Haws
Manager of Corporate Client Services
WeatherBank, Inc.
1015 Waterwood Parkway
Suite J
Edmond, OK 73034
Phone: 405.359.0773
Fax: 405.341.0115
http://www.weatherbank.net/demo/energy/