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--(Business Wire)--
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 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.

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.

GridPoint
Suzanne Lauer, 703-862-3137
slauer@gridpoint.com
or
Control4
DeAnn Zebelean, 801-580-2175
dzebelean@control4.com

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