First, there were blackouts

Next there was a “Gray out”

Then USCL invented the EMS-2020

Now USCL is positioning itself to emPower customers and utilities through real-time feedback

  An integrated approach to consumer energy management, demand response, automatic load control and advanced metering infrastructure: A Beta site deployment Tom Tamarkin, CEO                                                                

The vision is to turn Caleeforneeia ratepayers into customers. Hello. I am Tom Tamarkin with USCL Corporation. I’m from Caleeforneeia. Caleeforneeia has a problem. At brief but predictable times, we use more power than we can produce and deliver. Caleeforneeia has a new governor…. as well as a new name. His intent is to terminate the problem. The vision is to turn Caleeforneeia ratepayers into customers. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Israel's Vice Prime Minister Ehud olmert discuss energy conservation and announce various related trade agreements with Alan Edelstein, Emily, & Tom Tamarkin of USCL Corp.

Think about it . . . You wouldn’t go to the gas station and fill up your tank without a meter on the pump showing the cost per gallon and how much you’ve pumped.

California takes the lead At the public policy level, California is taking the lead. A recent CPUC administrative law ruling has required the State’s three investor owned utilities to submit AMI plans.

AMI consists of three fundamental building blocks Back-office computer Wide Area Network data telecommunications system to “back-haul” An Advanced Integrated Metrology unit

Key components Key to the realization of the State’s vision of effective demand response, and critical peak demand response, is an indoor customer Graphic User Interface to provide Real-time energy feedback.

EMS 2020 Home Utility Management August 15, 2004 6:36 PM Accumulated Monthly Use 1,568.16 kWh $187.44 kWh Rate Cost 700 @$0.08058 $ 56.41 300 @$.13965 $ 41.90 568.16 @$15688 $ 89.13 Accumulated Monthly Cost $187.44 Projected Monthly Cost $417.05 Monthly Budget $500.00 Budget Status EMS 2020 Home Utility Management

EMS 2020 Home Utility Management August 15, 2004 6:36 PM Current Use 4394 Watts $0.35/Hour Daily Use kWh Rate Cost 65.06 @$0.0805 $5.23 0.00 @$0.1396 $0.00 0.00 @$0.1568 $0.00 65.06 $5.23

based on monthly budget % of energy used vs. % of time passed based on monthly budget August 15, 2004 6:36 PM Daily Monthly EOM 32% 77% 37% 48% 83% % of energy used vs. % of time passed based on daily budget End-of-month (EOM) projections based on past and current usage USE TIME USE TIME USE EMS 2020 Home Utility Management

EMS 2020 Home Utility Management CR $ 0.18 MTD $75.25 EMS 2020 Home Utility Management

EMS 2020 Home Utility Management CR $ 0.55 MTD $75.25 EMS 2020 Home Utility Management

AMI starts with the meter The heart of the AMI system is the Watt hour meter. In retail, it’s all about “location, location, location.” With AMI, the adage becomes: “cost, cost, cost.”

Meter hardware and firmware requirements Time of Use rate structures Peak demand or class of service rate structures Dynamic or Real Time Pricing Critical Peak Pricing Wide Area Network Data Telecommunications Service Outage Reporting Service restoration reporting

Additional hardware and firmware requirements Theft of Power Reporting Remote service connect and disconnect Over voltage and under voltage reporting Power factor monitoring and reporting Local Area Network gateway Remote programmability Product life cycle, MTBF, and environmental considerations In-home Information display

Conclusion AMR is out AMI is in

Patent Pending

Offer customers a choice

AMI and Return on Investment AMI can provide a significant Return On Investment if: The cost is low The system provides many functions & multiple pay back cost centers Allows the generation of new revenue streams through non-core opportunities