Intelligent Energy Management Provider GridPoint Announces Board of Advisors, Led by Chief Advisor Former Senator Bill Bradley; Board of Advisors Includes Esther Dyson, David J. Jhirad, David M. Schwarz and Scott Sklar

WASHINGTON--Nov. 1, 2005--GridPoint, Inc.(TM), a provider of intelligent energy management (IEM) appliances, today announced its board of directors, appointing well-known executives and former government officials. Led by Senator Bill Bradley, the board includes technology journalist and investor Esther Dyson, internationally recognized energy and environment leader David J. Jhirad, architectural scholar David M. Schwarz, and renewable energy expert Scott Sklar.

"Our advisory board has already made a significant contribution by increasing GridPoint's exposure during our recent launch of GridPoint's renewable energy appliance," said Peter L. Corsell, President and CEO of GridPoint. "We're delighted to have such a renowned, experienced and very involved advisory board."

Senator Bill Bradley is Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC., and Chief Outside Advisor to McKinsey & Company's nonprofit practice. Senator Bradley has also served as Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman of the International Council of JP Morgan & Co., an essayist for CBS evening news, and a visiting professor at Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Maryland. He has authored five books on American politics, culture and the economy.

Esther Dyson is editor at large of CNET Networks and editor of its IT-industry newsletter, Release 1.0. Ms. Dyson focuses on emerging technologies, companies and markets, both as a journalist and as an active private investor in communications/IT start-ups. Dr. David J. Jhirad is an internationally recognized leader in energy and environmental issues and has made major contributions to electric power policy and regulatory reform, natural gas infrastructure development, and international energy security. Dr. Jhirad currently serves as Vice President for Research at the environmental think tank World Resources Institute.

David M. Schwarz is a leading architectural scholar as well as the founder of the renowned firm David M. Schwarz Architectural Services, Inc. Mr. Schwarz's work has been featured at the Smithsonian Institution, the Urban Land Institute and the National Building Museum. Scott Sklar is the founder and President of The Stella Group, Ltd., a strategic marketing and policy firm focused on clean distributed energy generation. Mr. Sklar has also served as Executive Director of the national Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Executive Director of the National BioEnergy Industries Association (NBIA).

GridPoint builds intelligent energy management (IEM) products to provide protection from power outages, reduce energy costs and manage energy efficiency for the home and business. Unlike any other residential and light commercial energy technology, GridPoint products uniquely incorporate advanced software coupled with communication technologies and network controls that allow the appliance to automatically execute intelligent decisions to improve power reliability and management. The single cabinet, "plug-and-play" appliances are easy to install and monitored by GridPoint's network operations center to ensure maximum efficiency and early detection of maintenance needs.

About GridPoint

GridPoint builds intelligent energy management (IEM) products to provide protection from power outages, reduce energy costs and manage energy efficiency for the home and business. GridPoint IEM appliances provide traditional and renewable energy users with instant, automatic backup power based on clean, high-capacity, battery-based technology. GridPoint products also offer the renewable energy user a superior way to integrate alternative energy sources. GridPoint's single cabinet, "plug-and-play" appliances are easy to install and sold through a network of premium home builders, utilities, retail chains and government entities as well as installers and contractors of electrical, heating, air-conditioning, home automation and renewable energy systems.

On the Net: www.gridpoint.com.