ENERGY COMPANY UPDATES: PowerLight Poised to Achieve Record Milestone as Leading Solar Provider

Energy Resource, Oct 17, 2006

ENERGY RESOURCE-17 October 2006-ENERGY COMPANY UPDATES: PowerLight Poised to Achieve Record Milestone as Leading Solar Provider(C)2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com

PowerLight Corporation, a leading global provider of solar power systems, said it will achieve a record milestone this year with the deployment and successful operation of a cumulative 100 megawatts (MWs) of clean electricity, which the company describes as the "most solar PV power deployed and generated by any single solar power system provider."

Sixty megawatts of the cumulative one hundred megawatts are deployed in the U.S., with California, New Jersey and Hawaii serving as the company's leading markets.

"As 2006 draws to a close, PowerLight will reach a significant milestone: the deployment of 100 megawatts of solar PV power around the world, and the generation of over 150 million kWh to date by our customers," said Howard Wenger, executive vice president. "Widespread use of solar power is critical to achieving a sustainable, environmentally safer planet. PowerLight continues to be committed to making solar power a mainstream source of the world's energy supply."

For more information, visit www.powerlight.com.

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