PlotWatt To Participate At CED`s November STREAK Seminar

Nov. 12 Seminar Offers Professional Mentoring For Electrical Analysis Startup
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
CED, formerly the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (www.cednc.org), a
private, nonprofit organization that promotes entrepreneurial efforts in the
Triangle region of North Carolina, has announced that it will host the next
installment of its popular STREAK program, to be held Thursday, Nov. 12 from 4
p.m. to 5 p.m. STREAK is designed to assist early-stage, high-growth life
sciences and technology companies in preparing for and reaching fundraising
goals through the critique of pitch presentations by a seasoned panel of
investors, entrepreneurs and marketing experts.

The presenting company at the event will be PlotWatt (www.plotwatt.com), a
Web-based electrical contractor. Panelists include Bruce Boehm, an independent
venture capitalist; R. Brooks Malone, III, CPA at Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP;
Jack Spain, senior consultant at Fuentek, LLC; J. Robert Tyler, III, partner at
Poyner Spruill, LLP; and Grace W. Ueng, managing director at Savvy Marketing
Group.

STREAK is a closed-door session opportunity that is only available to CED
members and takes place on the second Thursday afternoon of each month. Of the
12 companies selected to present before the panels, CED will select the most
notable presenters to showcase at a January event. For details on entry criteria
and the application process, CED members should e-mail their business plan and
other relevant information to program coordinators Bob Pickens at
bpickens@cednc.org or Dhruv Patel at dpatel@cednc.org.

QUOTES:

"We are excited to have PlotWatt present at our November STREAK seminar," said
Bob Pickens, director of entrepreneurship at CED. "The STREAK program will
afford them the opportunity to take their business to the next level by
providing access to our area`s top entrepreneurial and venture capital
resources."

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DETAILS:

- PlotWatt offers a Web-based service to provide residential electricity users
with customized recommendations for drastically reducing their home`s electric
bills. Easily installable monitors feed data from the consumer`s circuit breaker
to a data processing center. Proprietary algorithms are then applied to the data
to translate total energy consumption into appliance-level cost and actionable
recommendations.

- One of CED`s most popular and valuable offerings, STREAK provides members the
opportunity to submit their business plan and investor pitch for consideration
to present before a custom-built expert panel. The panelists are hand-picked to
address the specific needs of each company by providing feedback on strategy,
business advice, funding options and additional relevant contacts. STREAK is
sponsored by Hutchison Law Group and Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP.

ABOUT CED:

CED (formerly The Council for Entrepreneurial Development) is a private,
nonprofit organization founded in 1984 to identify, enable and promote
high-growth, high-impact companies and accelerate the region`s entrepreneurial
culture. Headquartered in the Research Triangle Park, CED is the oldest and
largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 5,500
active members. CED provides know-how, networking, mentoring and capital
formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual
conferences, programs and web-based resources. CED has helped entrepreneurs,
investors, service partners, researchers and public policy makers in diverse
emerging industries and at all stages of development - from high-tech,
production-based organizations to service companies, from one-person start-ups
to 1000-person businesses. Visit www.cednc.org for more information.

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