Microfield's EnergyConnect Signs University of Pennsylvania.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Microfield Group, Inc. ("Microfield") (OTCBB:MICG) today announced that its subsidiary EnergyConnect, Inc. ("ECI"), has added a new participant, the University of Pennsylvania, to the ECI Philadelphia portfolio. The University of Pennsylvania is home to the nation's first medical school, the world's first electronic digital computer, and a diverse student body of nearly 20,000 students enrolled in Penn's programs across 270 urban acres in West Philadelphia.

Penn's campus includes a chiller plant that houses four 5,000 ton chillers and supplies campus buildings with a distribution chilled water loop. ECI will assist Penn with strategies to participate in PJM real time and day-ahead programs that curtail or shift load and improve the capability of their facilities to participate and earn energy revenues while reducing electric costs.

Several years ago, the University of Pennsylvania instituted a strategic plan that focuses on saving energy. "Even with our current maximum electrical demand down 5MW from the summer of 2000, the demand and energy charges from our utility are increasing every year," explains Gerry McGillian, Penn's utility operation manager. "Summer demand for the campus exceeds 60 MW. The more we can bring that number down, the more we can save all year-round."

Liz Kimmel, Director of Business Development for EnergyConnect and a Penn graduate said, "ECI is pleased to be selected by Penn to provide Demand Response Programs and Energy Management services. Substantially expanding in the number of buildings we serve in Philadelphia capitalizes on underlying ECI systems and capabilities developed and applied in the Mid-Atlantic and other regions of the US."

About Microfield Group, Inc.

Microfield Group, Inc. supplies high value technologies and services to electricity providers and consumers. The Company identifies, enhances, integrates, and compensates the inherent capabilities of electric energy consumers to improve the efficiency of regional electric grids, including related electric transaction, infrastructure, design and construction services. These services include support for wind and solar generation, building controls, telecommunications, and security. Microfield is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and its common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "MICG." Additional information about Microfield is available at www.microfield.com.

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