On the Heels of the Department of Energy's Stimulus Awards for the Smart Grid — Indianapolis Power & Light Company Chooses Ecologic Analytics' MDM System

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - January. 5, 2010: Ecologic Analytics, a leading provider of meter data management systems (MDMS) for the Smart Grid, announced that Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) has selected the Ecologic MDMS for IPL's initiative to modernize and improve efficiency of the local power grid. The MDMS project is part of IPL's Advanced Demand Side Management Initiative, which is subject to approval by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. IPL is one of a number of utilities participating in the $3.4 billion Smart Grid Investment Grant program recently announced by President Barack Obama. The industry-proven Ecologic MDMS will support IPL in further enhancing energy information for approximately 470,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Indianapolis and the surrounding counties spanning more than 528 square miles of Central Indiana.

"From the first meeting, the team at Ecologic Analytics demonstrated a clear understanding of our Smart Grid objectives and has worked to understand our internal processes," said Bill Henley, vice president, corporate affairs with IPL. "This understanding is reflected in the implementation planning processes that are an important part of the additional value Ecologic Analytics provides IPL."

IPL is joining a growing installed base of utilities that rely on the Ecologic team for their immediate and future Smart Grid initiatives including three of the top five "most intelligent utilities" as ranked by IDC Energy Insights' 2009 UtiliQ report. The Ecologic MDMS is a central repository and connection point converging the many available streams of information with business processes, customers and infrastructure across the IPL enterprise.

"We appreciate the confidence that IPL has placed in the Ecologic Analytics processes and solution," said Kristine Beck, co-founder and chief operations officer of Ecologic Analytics. "We're excited to add another leader in the utility industry to our community of Ecologic MDMS users."

About Ecologic Analytics

Ecologic Analytics, LLC is a leading provider of meter data management systems (MDMS) for electric, natural gas and water utilities. Ecologic Analytics offers a flexible, configurable and highly scalable enterprise software solution that receives data from any AMI/AMR system and/or manual source, supporting the dynamic operational and business processes needed for Smart Grid initiatives. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.

About Indianapolis Power & Light Company

Indianapolis Power & Light Company (www.IPLpower.com) provides retail electric service to about 470,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Indianapolis, as well as portions of other Central Indiana communities surrounding Marion County. For more than 80 years, IPL has supplied its customers with some of the lowest-cost, most reliable power in the country.

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