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ElectSolvetoProvideMeterDataManagement&IntegrationServices

ForAmericanMunicipalPower’sAdvancedMeteringProgramAMPtoHostAdvancedMeteringSoftware&ManageTechnologyDeploymentforMemberUtilities

LAKEWOOD,COandSHREVEPORT,LA(July14,2016)–ElectSolveTechnologySolutions&Services,Inc.,hasbeenselectedbyAmericanMunicipalPowerInc.(AMP)toprovidemeterdatamanagement(MDM)andbackofficeintegrationservicesforAMP’slarge-scaleadvancedmeteringinfrastructure(AMI)program,thecompanyannouncedtoday.ElectSolveoffersadvancedmeterdatamanagementsolutionsandtechnicalservicestopublicpowerutilitiesatadiscountthroughitsalliancewithHometownConnections,APPA’sutilityservicessubsidiary.AMPisanon-profitwholesalepowersupplierandservicesproviderfor133municipalelectricutilitiesinninestates—Ohio,Pennsylvania,Michigan,Virginia,Kentucky,WestVirginia,Indiana,MarylandandDelaware.Collectively,AMPmembersystemsservemorethan645,000customers.Insupportofitsmembership,AMPwillbehostingtheAMI/MDMsoftwareandcoordinatingthedeploymentofadvancedmetersandtwo-waycommunicationstechnologyforitsparticipatingmembers’electricandwatercustomers.ByofferingadvancedmeteringandMeter&OperationalDataManagementthroughaSoftware-as-a-Serviceprogram,AMPwillhelpparticipatingmemberutilitiesoffertheircustomersthereliability,outagemanagement,remoteconnect/disconnectandother“smart”benefitsofAMI/MDM,whileminimizingdeploymentriskandreducingthecostofownershipfortheutilities.“ElectSolvewasfounded,grownandcontinuestogrowtoservethesmalltomid-tierutilitymarket,”saidMarkPonder,ElectSolveCEO.“IamconfidentthatouruCentra™MDMandintegrationplatformisacomprehensivesolutionthatwillbeinstrumentaltoAMPinachievingitsgoalsforitsmembers.”ElectSolvewillbeprovidingMeterDataManagementasaServicehostedbyAMP.WiththisofferingAMPmemberswillhave fullMeter-to-Cash integrationwith their AMI offering aswell as the opportunity to implement the full suite ofuCentra™analytics available, including a fully functional Customer Engagement Portal. The goal of the project is themakeAMI,MDMSandotherrelatedback-officehostedservicesavailableasamanagedservice,toeachmemberutilityat a loweroverall cost point resulting fromhostingeconomiesof scale.Aggregationof services,managedat a singlepoint,willenablesmallerutilitiestoparticipateandrecognizetheoverallbenefitsofSmartGridtechnologiesbutatamuchlowercostcomparedtoindependentlypursuingthesetechnologies.

“Whilepowersupplyremainsourprimarymission,AMPoffersawidevarietyofotherservicestohelpmembersprovidetopqualitymunicipalutilityservicestotheircustomers,”saidMarcGerken,AMPPresident/CEO.“AMP’sAMIprogramprovidestheeconomiesofscalegivingourmemberstheopportunitytoinstallstateofthearttechnologywithlowercostsandreducedrisk.AsaHometownConnectionspartner,ElectSolveunderstandsthemissionofpublicpowerandsharesourgoals.”TheAMPprogramwillbeundertheoversightofBranndonKelley,AMP’sCIO.Theteamwillinclude:

• 57yearsofexperiencedeliveringandmanagingITsolutions• 28yearsofexperienceinITinanelectricutility• 14yearsofexperiencemanagingAMI

PAGETWO—ElectSolvetoProvideMeterDataManagement&IntegrationServicestoAMPAdvancedMeteringProgram

Theprogramwilloffertheopportunityformembermunicipalutilitiesbothlargeandsmalltotakeadvantageofthisadvancedtechnologywithouttheburdenandcostofstaffingandexpertise.“AMP’snewAMIprogramisdesignedtohelpourmembercommunitiesmaintainahighlevelofcustomerserviceandreliability.WeselectedElectSolveasthebestresourceforoperationaldataintegration,consolidationandmanagementbecauseitsuCentra™softwareinterfaceswithover50ofthemostcommon3rdpartyvendorsolutionsusedbypublicpowerutilitiesandprovidesacentralized,comprehensive,easy-to-understandsolutionformanagingallutilitydata,”saidBranndonKelley,AMPCIO.“SinceHometownConnectionsformedapublicpowermarketingalliancewithElectSolvein2011,wehaveseenfirst-handthemajorimprovementstoutilityoperationsandcustomerservicethecompany’ssoftwareandteamofexpertsprovide,”saidTimBlodgett,president&chiefexecutiveofficer.“WeapplaudAMPforitsinnovativeofferingandareconfidentthedatamanagementandintegrationservicesprovidedbyElectSolvewillcontributegreatlytotheprogram’ssuccess.”AboutElectSolveElectSolveisafullserviceprovideroftechnicalservices,consultingandadvanceddatamanagementsolutions.Since1999,ElectSolvehashelpedelectric,waterandgasutilitiesmaximizethereturnontheirtechnologyinvestmentdollars.ElectSolve’sflagshipproduct,uCentra™OperationalDataManagementSystem(ODM),isaprovenandvendorneutralnext-generationmeterdatamanagementsystem(MDM)thatprovidesanintegrationplatformforintegratingadvanceddatacollectionsystems.uCentra™providesafull360-degreeviewofalloperationaldatawithcentralizedmanagement,analysis,andreportingallfromasingleunifiedplatform.Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.electsolve.com/.

AboutHometownConnectionsInternational,LLCHometownConnectionsistheutilityservicessubsidiaryoftheAmericanPublicPowerAssociation,offeringpublicpowerutilitiesguidanceandaccesstoqualityproducts/servicesfromatrustedentitywithpublicpower’sbestinterestsinmind.HometownConnectionspersonnelprovideconsultingsupportintheareasoforganizationassessment,strategicplanning,governancedevelopment,marketresearch,andstaffing.HometownConnectionsisaresourcetoAPPAmemberslargeandsmall,providingdiscountedpricingontechnology,services,andothersolutionsfromindustry-leadingcompanies.TheproductsandservicesofferedthroughHometownConnectionsincludethefullrangeofadvancedgridsolutions,aswellasfinancialandorganizationalmanagementtoolsandconsulting.Formoreinformation,visitwww.hometownconnections.com,https://www.facebook.com/HTConnections,https://twitter.com/HTConnections.

###MediaContactsElectSolve:JenniceHoltomjholtom@electsolve.com877-221-2055HometownConnections:BillSmartbsmart@hometownconnections.com303-940-7331