1. EmPOWER Maryland New Alternatives To Meet Our Energy Efficiency Goal – 15% by 2015 Presented by: American Grid, Inc. Saving Energy Made simple.

2. What’s On Home Owners Minds? ① Manage Family Cash Flow. ② Defer Capital Spending. ③ Cut Utility Bills. ④ No Transparency. ⑤ Limited Options. November 5, 20102American Grid, Inc.

3. Who Has The Most Vested Interest In Reducing Home Energy Bills? Source: Linkedin National Poll: 1/15/10 – 1/22/10 November 5, 20103American Grid, Inc.

4. Give Me A Solution, Now. ① Transparent & Verifiable Savings. ② Easy to set up & Simple to use. ③ Fits with my active, mobile lifestyle. ④ Works with my home & all existing appliances. ⑤ Affordable. November 5, 20104American Grid, Inc.

5. Full Control Maximum Transparency Life Style Tools Verifiable Savings Affordable November 5, 2010American Grid, Inc.5

6. AG Thermostat AG Appliance Controller AG Energy Gateway AG Energy Monitor November 5, 20106American Grid, Inc.

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8. Systemic Energy Efficiency Model Awareness Empower Reinforce November 5, 20108American Grid, Inc.

9. EmPOWER Maryland Solution. 15% by 2015 IncentivesEducationTechnology November 5, 20109American Grid, Inc.

10. Stewardship Has Its Rewards. Promote Personal Stewardship Smart Home Energy Network Home Energy Survey Performance Rebates MD College Savings Plan @Home Scholarship through Stewardship Maryland Energy Scholars Home Energy Survey Competition & Awards Community Service Hours @School Community Stewardship Maryland Energy Ambassadors Home Energy Survey Competition & Awards Senior Citizens Social Network Sharing Ideas @Community November 5, 201010American Grid, Inc.

11. Program Benefits. ① Complements AMR & DR programs. – Incremental savings to other EE programs. – Easier roll out and rapid ramp up. ② Verifiable results. – $63M+ savings in utility bills for all consumers. – 10-12% base load demand reduction. ③ New local jobs created. – 250+ installers and support personnel. – 50+ logistics and factory. November 5, 201011American Grid, Inc.

12. ..More Benefits. ④ Hands-on training. – 300K + home owners through community education programs. – 300K+ young adults trained through school/college certification programs. November 5, 201012American Grid, Inc.

13. Recommendations. ① State wide trial - 20K home owners:  10K in pilot group & 10K in control group.  Six months including a summer. ② Selection based on energy use patterns, geography and other demographics. ③ Study effect of performance-based and other incentive programs. ④ Review, adjust for the 2012 program. November 5, 201013American Grid, Inc.

14. EmPOWERing Maryland citizens means, giving them – ① Actionable information to make better choices. ② Sensible incentives to select the right action. ③ Real time tools to take best action. It requires a robust and rapidly scalable solution using readily available resources and technologies. For mass deployment, it must be affordable, easy to setup and simple to use. Most importantly, it must fit into the active, mobile lifestyle of every citizen. November 5, 201014American Grid, Inc.

15. November 5, 2010 Tom Friedman, Author “The logic is that all of us are smarter than one of us.” Curtis Carslon, CEO, SRI International “ …on balance the sweet spot of innovation is moving down not up.” 15American Grid, Inc.

16. Thank You. November 5, 2010 C.P. Shankar President & Chief Executive Officer SaveEnergy@AmericanGrid.com American Grid, Inc. One AmericanGrid Way 14112 Big Branch Drive Dayton, MD 21036 410-531-4848 Main www.AmericanGrid.com AmericanGrid, Saving Energy Made Simple and Smart Home Energy Network are registered trademark of American Grid, Inc. The Smart Home Energy Network technology is protected by one or more patents. 16American Grid, Inc.