(NYSE:UIL) Richard Peters, Associate Vice President of Transmission for The United Illuminating Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of UIL Holdings Corporation, will be presenting at the Williams Capital Group annual Transmission Seminar in New York on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

A copy of the investor presentation will be posted to the presentations and webcasts page on the UIL Holdings' website.

Headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, UIL Holdings Corporation (NYSE:UIL) is a diversified energy delivery company serving a total of 699,000 electric and natural gas utility customers in 66 communities across two states, with combined total assets of over $4 billion.

UIL is the parent company for The United Illuminating Company (UI), Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG), The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG), and The Berkshire Gas Company (BGC), each more than 100 years old. UI provides for the transmission and delivery of electricity and other energy related services for Connecticut's Greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas. SCG and CNG are natural gas distribution companies that serve customers in Connecticut, while Berkshire Gas serves natural gas customers in western Massachusetts. UIL employs more than 1,861 people in the New England region. For more information on UIL Holdings, visit http://www.uil.com.

UIL Holdings Corporation
Analyst:
Susan Allen, 203-499-2409