BPL Global Recognized by ''The Clean Tech Revolution'' As One of Ten to Watch in Smart Grid

New book, The Clean Tech Revolution, Identifies Leaders in Technology to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reliability on the Power Grid.

PITTSBURGH, PA., June 26, 2007 – BPL Global™, Ltd., an international leader in Distribution Intelligence and Broadband over Power Line Solutions, announced today that it has been named on the Ten to Watch list of companies in The Clean Tech Revolution, (www.thecleantechrevolution.com), released by Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. BPL Global is featured in the chapter titled "Smart Grid: Creating an Intelligent, Distributed, Twenty-First-Century Grid." In the book, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, of market research firm Clean Edge, identify 10 companies in each of eight clean-technology industry sectors that they have identified for important growth and industry influence in the near future.

“We did extensive research in selecting companies for the Ten to Watch in the smart grid category,” said Pernick, co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution and co-founder of Clean Edge, one of the industry’s premier research and publishing firms. “We looked at dozens of firms in each sector to choose ten innovative companies, whether public or private, that are poised to make an impact.”

“You are often judged by the company you keep; so, it is an honor for BPL Global to be listed among such a distinguished group of companies,” said Keith Schaefer, CEO, BPL Global. “Cleaner technology is by definition smarter technology. We are excited to be part of the solution to the energy industry’s great challenge of meeting rising demand while simultaneously meeting new demands for greener energy. I truly believe that BPL Global and its partners are leading the transformation of how energy is delivered.”

BPL Global forms joint ventures with electric utilities and Internet service providers (ISPs), ensuring heightened reliability and efficiency of utility grids through distribution intelligence initiatives, while providing data, voice and eventually video broadband services over power lines to multi-occupancy buildings, businesses, government agencies, and consumers. The company’s integrated platform of distribution intelligence applications includes demand management; distribution reliability and business optimization.

About the book:
In The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity, the authors identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its current revolution among the inner circles of corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe. The Clean Tech Revolution looks at developments from Shanghai, to Hyderabad, to Silicon Valley, highlighting breakthrough opportunities, potential roadblocks and pitfalls, and pioneering individuals, companies, and regions. The authors highlight the eight major clean-tech sectors that offer the best near- to mid-term opportunity: solar energy, wind power, biofuels and biomaterials, green buildings, personal transportation, the smart grid, mobile applications, and water filtration. Pernick and Wilder based their book on extensive research from their work at Clean Edge and from interviews and conversations with more than a hundred clean-tech innovators. They shine the spotlight on the winners among technologies, companies, and regions that are likely to reap the greatest benefits from clean tech–and they show you why the time to act is now. List price is $26.95. More information is available at www.thecleantechrevolution.com.

About BPL Global
BPL Global, Ltd. is dedicated to leading the transformation of how energy and information are delivered. The company provides Distribution Intelligence Solutions to electric utilities, enabling an intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital productivity. BPL Global provides Broadband Solutions enabling data, voice and video services over power lines to multi-occupancy buildings, businesses, government agencies, and consumers. Operating internationally, the company forms joint ventures with national/regional electric utilities, internet service providers and strategic partners. BPL Global specializes in delivering end-to-end solutions, integrating the best in technology, software, hardware, design, systems integration, and managed services.