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GridPoint and Control4 Collaborate to Provide Seamless Integration Between Smart Home Devices and Utility Smart Grid Systems

Strategic relationship will provide consumers with advanced energy management while enabling utilities to balance supply and demand, creating a cleaner, more efficient grid

SAN DIEGO, CA – Feb. 3, 2009 – GridPoint, Inc., a leading smart grid company whose software platform benefits electric utilities, consumers and the environment, and Control4 Corporation, a leader in affordable IP-based control and entertainment systems, announced today at DistribuTECH that they will collaborate to provide seamless integration between smart home energy management devices and utility smart grid systems.

The recently announced Control4® Home Energy Manager, among the first complete solutions for the home area network, will provide consumers with the ability to easily control their lighting, thermostat, sprinklers, electronic shut-offs and other features through a single in-home display. Control4’s thermostat and in-home display will be integrated in the GridPoint Platform, a software infrastructure that enables electric utilities to integrate, aggregate and control a heterogeneous landscape of devices to deliver energy efficiency, load management, renewable energy management, energy storage management and electric vehicle management solutions.

The strategic relationship will provide utilities with superior energy efficiency and load management solutions that will enable them to reduce load during peak periods in concert with their customers’ energy usage preferences. Control4 provides real-time information and control within an individual home at the home area network level, while GridPoint’s technology aggregates this functionality across all homes to provide utilities with an intelligent network to efficiently balance supply and demand within their service territory. Additionally, the collaboration will provide consumers with advanced energy management, including the ability to create an energy profile online to automatically manage energy according to their consumption and budget goals.

“Control4 is a leader in home area networks and exemplifies the best-of-breed technologies we integrate within the platform to align the interests of utilities and consumers,” said Karl Lewis, Chief Strategy Officer of GridPoint.

The Control4® platform is based on standard technologies such as ZigBee, Wi-Fi and Ethernet to facilitate interoperability and integration between the Control4® platform and leading consumer electronic products for home theater control, multi-room music, smart lighting, temperature control and security. The Control4® Home Energy Manager solutions will be included in a number of test trials in 2009.

“With GridPoint, the Control4® solution will extend beyond providing consumers with the ability to manage their energy. It will allow them to participate in the development of a cleaner, more efficient electric grid, which benefits their community and the environment,” said Will West, Chief Executive Officer of Control4.

GridPoint is working with utilities nationwide including Xcel Energy, Austin Energy and Duke Energy to modernize the electricity grid.

About GridPoint
GridPoint, Inc., a leading smart grid company, is the pioneer of an innovative software platform that aligns the interests of electric utilities, consumers and the environment through an intelligent network of distributed energy resources that controls load, stores energy and produces power. The platform applies information technology to the electric grid to enable distributed energy resources to perform the same as central-station generation. During peak periods, utilities efficiently balance supply and demand by discharging stored power from distributed generation assets or reducing customers’ non-essential loads through demand response programs. Additionally, utilities effectively optimize baseload generation assets and relieve stress on T&D assets. The platform’s modular, scaleable and upgradeable architecture enables utilities to deploy proven technologies, (e.g., load control devices and advanced batteries) while creating a practical path for integrating new technologies (e.g., plug-in electric vehicles and fuel cells). For consumers, the platform provides protection from power outages, increases energy efficiency through online energy management and integrates renewable energy, paving the way for the commercial success of solar and wind energy sources. On the Net: www.gridpoint.com.

About Control4
Control4 is the platform for today’s digital home and is the first company to make whole-home automation a practical option for any residence. The company makes everyday life easier by providing one-touch control of both new and existing electronic systems in the home. By allowing leading consumer electronics products to easily work together, Control4 provides effortless entertainment, comfort, convenience and peace of mind to homeowners everywhere. Control4's affordable and easy to use software and hardware products enable home theater control, multi-room music, smart lighting, temperature control and security through a range of in-home and over-the-web remote control technology. The company delivers both wired and wireless solutions that can be installed in existing homes as well as homes under construction. Visit www.control4.com for more information.

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