Acorn Factor Equity Affiliate, Comverge, Inc., Receives ISO New England 2006 Demand Response Achievement Award.MAHWAH, N.J. -- Acorn Factor, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ACFN ACFN American Council for Fitness and Nutrition ) announced today that its Equity Affiliate, Comverge Inc., has been named the recipient of a 2006 ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Demand Response Achievement Award. The award is given annually to companies and customers in recognition of their contributions in helping maintain the reliability of New England's bulk power grid through the use of demand response. ISO New England is recognizing Comverge's CoolSentry[TM] program due to its unique place in the region of providing residential and small commercial customers an ability to participate economically in a program that helps maintain grid reliability. "ISO New England is pleased to recognize Comverge's CoolSentry program with this award," commented Robert Laurita, Supervisor of Demand Response at ISO New England. "CoolSentry allows a previously untapped pool of resources - namely residential and small business electricity users - to band together and participate in the ISO's Demand-Response Programs, reducing electricity use when it's most needed to help maintain power system reliability." Comverge's CoolSentry[TM] Demand Response program in Southwestern Connecticut Southwestern Connecticut is a geographic region of the U.S. state of Connecticut. There are no official definitions for this region but generally includes one or more of the following official regions located entirely or partly in the southern part of Fairfield County: tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains 1. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See Synonyms at force. 2. area this summer, during the August 2, 2006 system peak. Over 25,000 residents and small business owners have enrolled in the program. Capacity is provided by cycling usage of central air conditioners Conditioners used on leather take many shapes and forms. They are used mostly to keep leather from drying out and deteriorating. A very old and widely used conditioner is dubbin. when requested by the ISO. The emergency-only program has been operated twice in the past three years - both during record system peaks in the area. "We are very pleased to accept this award," commented Robert Chiste, Comverge Chairman, President, & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We've been very fortunate to have such strong support from ISO New England, the State of Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control and the two Connecticut utilities, United Illuminating The United Illuminating Holdings Corporation (UI) is an electricity distributor for southern Connecticut. It currently serves roughly 320,000 customers in 17 municipalities in the Greater Bridgeport, New Haven, and Lower Naugatuck Valley regions. and Connecticut Light & Power. We look forward to working with these groups to further expand our capacity to avoid blackouts and ease the surging power prices in the area through additional demand response programs and measures in the future." About Comverge Comverge is a leading provider of clean energy solutions that enhance grid reliability and enable utilities to increase available electric capacity during periods of peak energy demand on a more cost-effective basis than conventional alternatives. For more information, visit www.comverge.com. About Acorn Factor Acorn Factor, Inc., formerly Data Systems & Software Inc., is a holding company which currently maintains an equity position in Comverge, Inc. - a leading provider of clean energy solutions that enhance grid reliability and enable electric utilities to increase available electric capacity. ACFN also owns an interest in Paketeria GmbH and a controlling position in dsIT. Additional information about Acorn Factor and its subsidiary and equity affiliates is available at www.acornfactor.com, www.dsit.co.il, www.comverge.com and www.paketeria.de. |
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