BPL Global Taps Water Opportunity with South San Joaquin Irrigation District

SSJID delivers water more efficiently with BPLG's new water management system

PITTSBURGH, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BPL Global(R), Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid
technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy
efficiency and reliability, has deployed its Power SG(R) integrated water and
energy management solution at South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) in
Manteca, CA. BPLG's solution has resulted in improved water delivery
efficiency and water accounting as well as minimizing the electricity required
for water services. Initial results demonstrate a minimum of 10% improvement
in water accounting and have set the stage for use of the irrigation pumps in
SSJID's electricity demand response program.

Electricity required for treatment and delivery of water accounts for as much
as 80% of its cost, according to Sandia National Laboratories. With increasing
demand for water and electricity, there is a global challenge to sustain
reliable, affordable, and predictable supplies of water and electricity.

"Adding integrated monitoring and control capability transforms our ability to
manage water and energy as scarce resources," said Jeff Shields, general
manager, SSJID. "The Power SG solution from BPLG has delivered immediate water
and energy benefits and has improved operations as well as increased the
reliability of our pumping assets. More efficient use of water for
agricultural irrigation today ultimately saves our customers money and
provides more water for other beneficial uses."

SSJID provides reliable and economical water services for agricultural
irrigation and domestic water in the South San Joaquin Valley. Committed to
water and energy stewardship, SSJID selected BPLG to deploy a water management
system to improve water services for their agricultural irrigation customers.
SSJID recognized that both water and energy could be better managed while
improving water quality and accuracy of water delivery and accounting.

"There is a strong linkage between water and electricity. Each is required to
deliver the other and there are supply and demand imbalances for both," said
Keith Schaefer, CEO of BPL Global. "Economic development in countries around
the world depends on affordable and sustainable supplies of both electricity
and water. BPLG is committed to providing leading solutions to utilities for
improved stewardship of these critical resources."

BPLG's Power SG integrated water and energy management solution includes
enterprise class software, a 5.8 GHz communications network, water quality
sensors and pump control interfaces. It provides SSJID with real time remote
monitoring and control capability for pumping stations spread throughout the
water district. This system monitors water quality of each well and critical
operational parameters of each pump. Real-time, secure communications with
pumping stations enabled centralized control of water delivery and real-time
decisions to optimize operations. Significant gains were realized --
optimizing the use of both ground and surface water supplies and saving energy
by delivering the exact amounts of water with the required quality to the
precise locations at the right time.

Population growth and increased standards of living are driving increased
demand for electricity and water, particularly in areas where water and energy
supplies are stressed and vulnerable. BPLG's solution for integrated water and
energy management is an extension of our Power SG platform that provides
end-to-end software solutions to utilities for improved stewardship of these
scarce resources.

About BPL Global
BPL Global, Ltd. (BPLG) is a smart grid technology company dedicated to
leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability. The company
provides software solutions and services to electric utilities enabling an
intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, integrate distributed
energy resources, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital
productivity. BPL Global partners with local utilities, Internet service
providers, equipment suppliers and financiers to create end-to-end solutions
integrating the best in software, communications, hardware and managed
services to aggressively deploy smart grid solutions around the world. Part of
the clean technology sector of the electric utility industry, our applications
provide the critical foundation for a coordinated, intelligent grid to deliver
energy more efficiently and reliably for a greener environment.
www.bplglobal.net.

About SSJID
In 1909, the South San Joaquin Irrigation District was established to provide
a reliable and economical source of irrigation water for approximately 72,000
acres of agriculture in, and surrounding, Escalon, Ripon and Manteca. SSJID's
historic water rights allow for several hydroelectric power plants on a series
of dams and reservoirs on the Stanislaus River. SSJID and Oakdale Irrigation
District completed the original Melones Reservoir in 1926, and have co-owned
the Tri-Dam Project, consisting of Donnells, Beardsley and Tulloch reservoirs
and powerhouses, since 1957. In 2005, as unprecedented urban growth replaced
agricultural land, the district expanded into providing domestic water service
to South San Joaquin County cities with its state-of-the-art membrane
filtration water treatment plant. SSJID recently completed a 1.4 megawatt
solar farm that provides nearly all the electricity to run its water treatment
plant, saving the district over $400,000 annually in power costs. The solar
farm is thought to be the world's first single-axis solar tracking system
featuring thin-film photovoltaic cells. For several years, the district has
been moving towards providing retail electric service as well, aiming to cut
electricity bills of those in its service territory by a minimum of 15% across
the board.

SOURCE BPL Global, Ltd.

Thorne King of BPL Global, +1-724-933-7704, tking@bplglobal.net