Exhibit 99.1
PowerSecure Announces $12 Million of Awards for Smart Grid Power Systems and Utility Infrastructure Projects
Wake Forest, N.C. – September 29, 2009 – PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today announced it has been awarded $12 million of new orders, including orders for 1) its industry-leading smart grid power systems, and 2) new utility infrastructure projects.
The new smart grid Interactive Distributed Generation® (IDG®) power systems will be deployed in partnership with utilities to deliver more efficient power during peak electricity demand, and provide standby power for hospital and telecommunications facilities. These systems will be electronically connected to and controlled by PowerSecure’s monitoring center 24x7, ensuring that the delivery of more efficient power is optimized, and that standby power is always ready to support customers’ operations.
The new utility infrastructure awards include transmission, distribution, and substation projects to upgrade and improve the efficiency of the electric grid. These projects will be completed on behalf of utilities, and include infrastructure to support large industrial business sites, institutions, federal facilities, and municipalities.
The entire amount of these new awards is for project-based business for which revenue is recognized as the projects are completed. The Company expects the projects to be completed, and revenue recognized, primarily from the fourth quarter of 2009 through the second quarter of 2010. Approximately $4 million of the new business is for the Company’s Interactive Distributed Generation systems, and $8 million is for utility infrastructure projects.
Sidney Hinton, CEO of PowerSecure, said, “We are very pleased to announce these new business awards. The strong pace of new business in our UtilityServices group is continuing, and is a testament to the terrific quality of work they are delivering our utility partners. Also, this most recent collection of new Interactive Distributed Generation system orders, along with an increase in activity we are seeing in our sales pipeline, give us optimism that our IDG business is beginning to accelerate as the economy improves. We are committed to exceeding the expectations of our utility partners and customers on all of these projects, and look forward to delivering them products and services with a strong, lasting value proposition.”
About PowerSecure
PowerSecure International, Inc. is a leading provider of Energy and Smart Grid Solutions to electric utilities, and their commercial, institutional, and industrial customers, as well as Energy Services to the oil and natural gas industry. PowerSecure’s Energy and Smart Grid Solutions businesses provide products and services in the areas of Interactive Distributed Generation®, Utility Infrastructure, and Energy Efficiency. The Company is a pioneer in developing Interactive Distributed Generation® systems with sophisticated, proactive smart grid capabilities, including the ability to 1) forecast peak electricity demand and electronically deploy the systems to deliver more efficient, and environmentally friendly power, 2) provide utilities with dedicated electric power generation assets for their demand response needs, and 3) provide customers with the most dependable standby power in the industry. PowerSecure also provides utilities with regulatory consulting, power system and
transmission engineering and construction, and provides businesses with energy efficiency products and services, including its state-of-the art EfficientLights lighting solution for refrigerated cases. The Company provides Energy Services to the oil and natural gas industry through its Southern Flow and WaterSecure business units. Additional information is available at www.powersecure.com.
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Contact
Chris Hutter
Chief Financial Officer
PowerSecure International, Inc.
(919) 453-1760
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