National Grid and Energate Engage With Consumers at Community Summit

WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Energate, Inc., a leading, innovative provider of residential Demand Response for utilities and home energy management solutions for their customers, participated  in the Green Today/Growth Tomorrow (Green2Growth) community summit on sustainability hosted by National Grid and the City of Worcester, Sept. 19-20.  Energate demonstrated its home energy management solution consisting of devices, software and portals.  [Media note:  Energate also will exhibit next week, Sept. 25-28, at Autovation 2011 in booth #423 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, DC.]

The Green2Growth Community Summit presents an opportunity for a wide range of constituents from varying backgrounds to have a say in the vision, process, and desired outcome for a more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient transformation of Worcester's economic base.  Attendees and speakers represent a wide range of perspectives from the community and Energate is one of a very few technology providers at the invitation-only event.

"The Summit is an excellent opportunity to explore how we build upon the qualities that make our community special while taking advantage of new investment in sustainable development and smart energy technology," said Cheri Warren, VP Asset Management, National Grid.

Energate is a fast-emerging market leader for home energy management and demand response solutions.   The company's Consumer Connected Demand Response (CCDR) solution, including industry-leading smart thermostats with consumer portals and mobile apps, provides consumers with solutions that manage energy use, enhance convenience, and deliver comfort—but most importantly, are friendly, intuitive and simple to use.  Energate's CCDR bridges the gap between utilities and their customers and helps consumers make informed energy consumption choices while allowing utilities to deploy smart programs designed to meet the needs of their customers.

"In order for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies to have a transformative effect on local economies, they must be widely adopted by consumers and extremely simple to use and manage by both utilities and their customers," said Niraj Bhargava, CEO of Energate, Inc.  "Directly interacting with National Grid Consumers in Worcester has validated Energate's solutions are on track and also supports our roadmap that is committed to consumer engagement."

About National Grid

National Grid is an international energy delivery company. In the U.S., National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, and manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). It is the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. National Grid also owns over 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation that provides power to over one million LIPA customers. Visit National Grid at www.nationalgridus.com.

About Energate

Energate is a leading provider of demand response and home energy management solutions including software, wireless communications, gateways, smart thermostats, switches and consumer energy displays. The Consumer Connected Demand Response (CCDR) solution allows utilities to immediately address residential energy demand and empowers consumers to more effectively manage their energy use. Energate products seamlessly connect to the Smart Grid to deal with supply and demand challenges, the increased use of renewables and dynamic rate structures. Founded in 2004, Energate is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario with offices in California, Illinois, Texas and Toronto. Visit www.energateinc.com.

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