BluePoint Energy, Inc. Accepted Into Environmental Protection Agency Partners Program.

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GRANITE BAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003

Chapeau, Inc. dba BluePoint Energy, Inc. ("BPE") announced today that it has been accepted into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") Partners Program. BPE now joins a very solid list of the EPA's voluntary CHP Partnership Program members including, among others: Caterpillar Inc. (Caterpillar Energy Products Group), NYSERDA, The Gas Company and Keyspan Business Solutions, LLC (KBS) all intent on advancing cost-effective CHP development. The main goal of the Partnership Program is to enable the CHP industry, CHP interested parties and state and local governments build cooperative relationships to increase the use of CHP.

According to the EPA, "Industry Partners include facilities in the industrial, commercial, district energy, and institutional sectors, as well as project developers and equipment suppliers. State and Local Partners include state and local energy, environmental, and economic development agencies. Partners agree to work with EPA to promote the benefits of CHP and support the development of new CHP projects. In return, EPA agrees to provide a set of tools and services to support Partners as they investigate and develop new CHP projects."

BluePoint CEO, Guy Archbold, stated, "We are pleased to report acceptance into the EPA/CHP Partners Program. The reach and influence of the Environmental Protection Agency in its ability to help promote CHP and our interests as well as those of the other qualified participants in the program can only benefit the anticipated placement of our products in the marketplace. We are pleased to be accepted into the program."

About Chapeau, Inc. dba BluePoint Energy, Inc.

Chapeau, Inc. dba BluePoint Energy, Inc. designs, assembles and sells packaged CHP and power generation systems to Utilities, Energy Service Companies, and Commercial end user's in need of reliable, efficient, clean, and cost effective energy solutions. Interested parties may access the BPE listing on the EPA web site via http://www.epa.gov/chp/partners/bluepointenergyinc.htm. The Company trades publicly on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the ticker symbol CPEU.

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