BROADBAND ENERGY NETWORKS INTRODUCES
SUITE OF ENERGY AND UTILITY AUTOMATION
APPLICATIONS FOR BPL AT UTC EXPO IN LONG BEACH, CA

UPPER DARBY, PA, May, 2005 – Broadband Energy Networks, a Philadelphia-area developer of advanced automation hardware, software, and services, will introduce a suite of BPL-enabled Energy Automation Services for managing use of electricity and other essential resources, at the UTC (United Telecom Council) TELECOM 2005 Expo being held in Long Beach CA, May 22-25. These new Energy Automation Services from Broadband Energy are part of the Company’s UNI-PLEX™ Platform for Energy, Information and Automation – technology to enable more efficient use of electricity, water, natural gas, and other essential resources, with benefits for utilities and resource providers as well as for their customers and communities.

The company’s participation in the event, in the Mitsubishi Electric Power Products pavilion (Booth 320), will spotlight a series of BPL-enabled automation solutions developed by Broadband Energy –· Utility Applications, including demand response, grid monitoring, and AMR meter data display;· Building Automation Applications, for commercial, industrial, and residential facilities; and· Public Service Applications, such as air quality monitoring in public spaces, remote-controlled camera monitoring, and other public health, safety and homeland security uses.

“This event provides Broadband Energy an excellent opportunity to step up and showcase its wide range of capabilities in the ‘Broadband over PowerLine’ arena,” said Lawrence Silverman, company founder and chairman. “Our advanced automation products and technology directly address the ‘critical communications for essential infrastructure’ the stated mission of UTC Expo,” he said.

To power its applications, Broadband Energy uses its UNI-PLEX Automation Computer, the Connector C2K, ™ as the local command center for the system, combining it on the BPL network with smart meters, communicating thermostats, intelligent lighting and load controls, remote-controllable cameras, and air quality monitors, to provide new services and applications for users and providers.

Joining Broadband Energy in the implementation of its BPL-enabled Energy Automation Services is the BPL Division of Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc., that is providing BPL communications equipment for installation by utilities on the power grid. Broadband Energy Networks is a privately owned company located at 7000 Terminal Square, Upper Darby, PA 19082; Tel: 610-734-1245. Web: www.broadbandenergynetworks.com. Lawrence Silverman may be reached at lsilverman@broadbandenergynetworks.com.
About Broadband Energy Networks

Broadband Energy Networks develops advanced automation products and technology for energy and resource management. Broadband Energy’s UNI-PLEX Automation Computing platform uses the Company’s patented process for object-modeling of protocols in software to combine products and systems from a broad range of manufacturers into a single, unified system that can be accessed over the Internet. UNI-PLEX systems are currently being deployed in projects with selected energy, broadband and communications partners and manufacturers around the U.S. and overseas.

For more information, contact:
Lawrence Silverman at 610-734-1245 or lsilverman@broadbandenergynetworks.com.

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