WESTBOROUGH, Mass., March 28, 2005 - Ashley Mason has been appointed manager of renewable markets development at Conservation Services Group (CSG). Mason will be responsible for the development of renewable energy certificate markets across North America.

Ashley Mason has been appointed manager of renewable markets development at Conservation Services Group (CSG), according to Patricia Stanton, director of the renewable energy group at the national energy services firm. In this role, Mason will be responsible for the development of renewable energy certificate markets across North America. She will also implement strategic policy and advocacy initiatives and build retail partnerships for CSG.

Mason has been an integral part of renewable power market research, development, management and analysis since 1997. Prior to joining CSG, Mason was market development manager for APX, Inc. There she managed a certificate-based environmental registry business unit as well as an $8 million contract with the New England Power Pool to develop and administer their Generation Information System. She also served as a project manager for XENERGY, Inc. and as a staff analyst for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Stanton said, "Ashley's proficiency with certificate-based environmental registries, renewable energy certificate markets, energy policy, distributed generation markets, and green energy technologies, makes her an indispensable asset to CSG's team."

Mason received her undergraduate degree from Trinity College in Conn. and her Master's degree in energy and environmental analysis from Boston University. Originally from Fairhaven, N.J., she now resides in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Conservation Services Group is a non-profit organization based in Westborough, Massachusetts. CSG has been providing energy-saving strategies, services and technologies to consumers and businesses nationwide since 1984.

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