Background:
	The Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) was established to create a forum for Texas energy market participants to discuss, develop and promote market issues, solutions and resolutions. TEAM provides members with focused monitoring and analysis of key market activities, meetings and proposals. Leveraging strength in numbers, TEAM enables energy market participants to shape policies and processes through a unified voice in the marketplace. The association's focus is multi-faceted across all market, regulatory and legislative sectors with an emphasis on promoting continued market development and initiatives beneficial to both the market and the energy consumer.
	Benefits:
	TEAM market coverage is achieved through a multi-pronged approach that includes regulatory and market working group participation as well as ongoing work with the Public Utilities Commission and the Legislature. TEAM members benefit from:
	• A unified voice in addressing market issues • Increased market participation and presence • A centralized resource for updates on market issues, rules, regulations and proposals • Significantly reduced time, effort, and expense commitment to keep abreast of market activities • Expanded market expertise in the areas of energy industry best practices, regulatory and legislative processes • Access to other market participants and service providers through the Association • Reduced costs and increased profits by leveraging the up-to-date market information, association expertise, and member network