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GridPoint Appoints Automotive and Climate Experts as Advisors

GridPoint Welcomes Volt Developer Anthony Posawatz and Sierra Club’s Carl Pope as Advisors

LONG BEACH, CA – Aug. 10, 2009 – GridPoint, Inc., an established leader in smart grid software, announced today at the Plug-In 2009 Conference and Exposition the appointment of new members to its board of advisors including Chevrolet Volt developer Anthony Posawatz and Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope.

“We are honored to tap the ability and experience of these industry leaders as we provide utilities with solutions to make the power grid more clean, efficient and flexible so as to accommodate new technologies like plug-in electric vehicles,” said Peter L. Corsell, CEO, GridPoint.

Anthony Posawatz, P. E., is recognized as one of the industry’s champions in product and market innovation, especially as related to the “electrification of the automobile and the nation.” A 25-year veteran of General Motors, he led the development of the highly acclaimed 2007 Volt concept car and currently serves as Vehicle Line Director for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt within GM’s Global Electric Vehicle Development team. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), the trade association dedicated to accelerating battery, hybrid, plug-in and fuel cell electric drive technologies and infrastructure. Posawatz and his teams have developed award-winning products like the Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Avalanche, 2002 Motor Trend Truck of the Year.

Carl Pope is Executive Director of the Sierra Club. A veteran leader in the environmental movement, Pope has been with the Sierra Club for nearly 30 years. During his tenure as Executive Director, the Sierra Club has grown to 700,000 members and was named by the Aspen Institute the most influential environmental organization in Washington, D.C. Mr. Pope has had a distinguished record of environmental activism and leadership including authoring books such as “Hazardous Waste in America.” He has served on the boards of Public Voice, National Clean Air Coalition, California Common Cause and others. Pope was also Executive Director of the California League of Conservation Voters and the Political Director of Zero Population Growth.

The GridPoint Platform allows utilities to progressively integrate and customize smart grid solutions. GridPoint is working with utilities nationwide including Xcel Energy, Duke Energy, Austin Energy, Progress Energy and Seattle City Light and was selected by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer in 2008.