BP Solar Contract With Comverge

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comverge, Inc. (Nasdaq: COMV), a leading provider of smart grid demand response and energy efficiency solutions, announced today that BP Solar has selected Comverge to develop data acquisition and deployment solutions using Comverge's recently announced Apollo(R) integrated demand response platform, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) enabling technology, and information command center technology. The award is part of BP Solar's DOE sponsored project known as Solar America Initiative: "Reaching Grid Parity Using BP Solar Crystalline Silicon Technology".
The new contract with BP Solar calls for Comverge to integrate its advanced metering infrastructure technology utilizing its advanced PowerPortal(R) In-Home Display. Developing interfaces that provide solar production and other system information, BP Solar will have the option to integrate demand response using ZigBee(R) enabled intelligent thermostats and digital control units. Onsite systems data will be acquired and communicated offsite for performance monitoring, control, utility and customer information portals.
Robert M. Chiste, chairman, president and CEO of Comverge said, "We are pleased to be chosen by BP Solar for this important development initiative. We believe that the selection of Comverge is tangible recognition of the value of our integrated clean energy AMI enabled and solar power solutions, including our recently announced Apollo Platform(R) and PowerPortal In-Home Display." Mr. Chiste continued, "It is becoming generally recognized that, because of the uneven nature of solar and wind generation, demand response programs can act in concert with these alternative energy supplies to 'level' capacity. This relationship with BP Solar is an important step in Comverge's strategy to facilitate the integration of alternative energy solutions as part of the nation's drive toward energy independence."