CRA International Designs and Conducts Germany's First Virtual Power Plant Auction.

BOSTON -- CRA International (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, announced that it played a central role in Germany's first Internet auction of a virtual coal-fired power plant. CRA's client, RWE Power AG, successfully auctioned generating capacity of 200 MW of secure output to European municipalities, industrial customers, electricity generators, and traders. Winning bidders can call up electricity at any time over a specified period as if they own the power plant, but face none of the risks associated with ownership.

CRA was responsible for the auction design, rules, and implementation. CRA also held bidder information sessions, hosted the auction at its state-of-the-art Internet auction site, and concluded contracts between RWE and the winning bidders at the close of the auction.

"After auctions in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark, the RWE auction continues the trend in Europe to sell capacity through virtual power plant auctions," said James C. Burrows, CRA International's president and chief executive officer. "CRA made important contributions to foster this approach in Europe through its previous work for Nuon, a Dutch power company, and most recently for RWE. While the Nuon auction was used as a remedy in merger control, RWE's auction was the first voluntary virtual power plant auction in Europe. The success demonstrated that these auctions are an effective instrument to offer and sell innovative products as well."

CRA helped RWE meet its goals of testing innovative new products and sales channels. An auction for the delivery period 2007-2009 offered two products for sale: 100 MW referenced to the index for hard coal published by the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), and 200 MW referenced to the API#2 coal index. In the end, 200 MW indexed with API#2 for the 2007-2009 period was sold, yielding a price of EUR 247,000/MW. A second auction, for the delivery period 2010-2012, tested receptivity to new, innovative products.

"CRA expects an increase in the use of auctions in electricity markets for procurement and selling alike," concluded Burrows. "We look forward to continuing to assist clients in Europe and internationally with our auctions and e-markets practice and other industry-specific practices."

About CRA International

Founded in 1965, CRA International is a leading provider of economic and financial expertise and management consulting services. Working with businesses, law firms, accounting firms, and governments, CRA is the preferred consulting firm for complex assignments with pivotal and high-stakes outcomes. The firm is distinguished by a unique combination of credentials: deep vertical experience in a variety of industries; broad horizontal expertise in a range of functional disciplines; and rigorous economic, financial, and market analysis. CRA offers a proven track record of thousands of successful engagements in regulatory and litigation support, business strategy and planning, market and demand forecasting, policy analysis, and engineering and technology management. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has more than a dozen offices within the United States and ten offices in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. Detailed information about CRA is available at www.crai.com.

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