(March 13, 2007 - Newark, N.J.)  - Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) today announced the election of Anne E. Hoskins as vice president – federal affairs and policy, effective April 5, 2007, within one of its subsidiaries, PSEG Services Corporation.

Hoskins will be responsible for PSEG’s federal governmental affairs and will have a leadership role in the development of public policy positions on issues affecting the company and its operations in the United States and various foreign countries.

The new officer will report to R. Edwin Selover, PSEG’s executive vice president and general counsel who oversees the company’s legal, governance and public affairs group.

In her role, Hoskins will be supported by Kristen M. Ludecke, who was named last week as director federal affairs with responsibility for PSEG’s office in Washington, DC. Ludecke has been with company for seven years and previously worked with the U.S. Senate’s Energy Committee.

“Anne Hoskins’ exceptional background made her an excellent choice to be an advocate on the national stage for PSEG and its shareholders, customers, employees and communities it serves,” Selover said.   “She will certainly strengthen the company’s position as a leader in the energy utility industry.” 

Hoskins has served as senior and regulatory counsel for Verizon Wireless since 2000, working from offices in Washington and Bedminster, NJ.  She advised on federal and state regulatory issues and was responsible for regulatory matters in 14 states.  She also developed and advocated policy and legal positions before the Federal Communications Commission.

Her prior experience includes the following: regulatory counsel at Bell Atlantic in New York, associate in the Newark law firm of McCarter and English, attorney in the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, program coordinator for the Center for Policy Alternatives in Washington, and policy adviser in the Governor’s Office of Policy and Planning in New Jersey. 

Hoskins holds a Doctor of Law degree from Harvard Law School, a Master of Public Affairs degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University. 

Corporate Profile
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $12 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, PSEG Energy Holdings, and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). PSEG Power, one of the largest independent power producers in the U.S. has three main subsidiaries:  PSEG Fossil LLC, PSEG Nuclear LLC, and PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC.  PSEG Energy Holdings, with assets in excess of $6 billion, has two main unregulated energy-related businesses:  PSEG Global and PSEG Resources. PSE&G, New Jersey’s oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serves nearly three-quarters of the state’s population and the winner of the ReliabilityOne National Achievement Award for superior electric system reliability in 2005 and 2006. PSEG Services Corporation provides corporate support to the operating businesses.