SUMMER/FALL 2008 SCHEDULE SET FOR SQUARE D SERVICES PLANT TOUR VAN

PALATINE, Ill. — April 23, 2008 — The Square D Services Plant Tour van from Schneider Electric, designed as a rolling showroom for equipment and capabilities, will visit 33 locations across the United States in summer/fall 2008. The van has logged more than 120,000 miles since its 2005 debut and has been visited by over 14,000 people at more than 1,300 sites nationwide. The vibrant, eye-catching Plant Tour van will make stops in primarily the western and southwestern U.S. between June and October 2008.

“The Square D Services Plant Tour van is a unique approach to educating maintenance staff and facility managers in a given city or region about Schneider Electric product and service offerings,” says Mike Rice, Vice President of Services. “It provides a convenient opportunity for such personnel to learn about products and services that can help update vintage or older equipment to modern technology and components, creating a safer, reliable and more cost-effective manufacturing environment.”

Rice notes that changes to the van for the 2008 schedule have been well-received by visitors. In addition to the life extension, equipment optimization and electrical safety solutions already displayed, new displays include a Square D® Masterpact® circuit breaker test unit; electronic board repair; enhancements to power monitoring solutions; and an electrical joint temperature monitoring system utilizing spread-spectrum wireless with Modbus® TCP communications. The tour offers free lunch-and-learn seminars such as arc flash facility safety requirements and equipment life extension options.

Following is the Plant Tour van schedule for summer/fall 2008:
June 2-6 – Pittsburgh, Pa.
June 9-16 – Columbus, Ohio
June 16-20 – Indianapolis, Ind./Cincinnati, Ohio
July 7-11 – Denver, Colo.
July 14-18 – Denver, Colo./Billings, Mont.
July 21-25 – Salt Lake City, Utah/Boise and Idaho Falls, Idaho
July 28-Aug. 1 – Seattle and Spokane, Wash.
Aug. 4-8 – Eugene and Portland, Ore.
Aug. 11-15 – San Francisco, Calif.
Aug. 18-22 – San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif.
Aug. 25-29 – Sacramento and Stockton, Calif./Reno, Nev.
Sept. 8-12 – Fresno and Bakersfield, Calif.
Sept. 15-19 – Los Angeles and Ventura, Calif.
Sept. 22-26 – San Diego, Riverside and Orange County, Calif.
Sept. 29-Oct. 3 – Las Vegas, Nev.
Oct. 6-10 – Tucson and Phoenix, Ariz.
Oct. 13-17 – El Paso, Lubbock and Abilene, Texas
Oct. 20-24 – Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla./Little Rock, Ark.

For more information about Square D Services, call 1-888-SQUARED or visit http://www.squared-services.com.

Schneider Electric total sales in North America in 2007 were $6.6 billion (U.S.). These include the sales of the North American Operating Division of Schneider Electric (NAOD), as well as North American sales of other Schneider Electric companies such as APC, TAC, etc. Headquartered in Palatine, Ill., the North American Operating Division markets many of the brands of Schneider Electric to customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In the United States, Schneider Electric is best known by its flagship Square D® brand. Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, offers integrated solutions making energy safer, more reliable, efficient and productive in the energy & infrastructure, industry, data centers & networks, buildings and residential markets. With sales of $23.7 billion in 2007, the company's 120,000 employees in 102 countries help individuals & organizations make the most of their energy. Visit Schneider Electric on the Internet at:

• Corporate – http://www.us.schneider-electric.com
• Telemecanique Products – http://www.us.telemecanique.com
• Square D Products – http://www.us.squared.com
• Merlin Gerin Products – http://www.us.merlingerin.com

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