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Omnion Buys AC Battery

9 January 1998

Omnion Buys AC Battery

    EAST TROY, Wis., Jan. 9 -- Omnion Power Engineering
Corporation has purchased AC Battery Corporation, also of East Troy, from
Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems (Division of General Motors
Corporation ).  Delphi had operated AC Battery as a wholly owned
subsidiary since October 1994.  Terms of the sale, which was completed on
December 23, 1997, were not disclosed.
    AC Battery's primary product, the PQ2000 Power Quality System, is designed
to protect power sensitive industrial and commercial installations from impact
of utility power voltage sags and short duration power outages.  Several
utility companies around the United States have tested and installed the
PQ2000 and found it to be an effective solution for medium and large scale
customers.
    According to Omnion's president, Hans Meyer, "We have worked closely with
AC Battery over the last four years in the commercialization of the PQ2000
product and now, the consolidation of our two businesses will make the PQ2000
the most reliable and cost-effective solution available.  Omnion will honor
all customer commitments made by AC Battery."
    "We think the market for large scale power protection systems is growing
rapidly, and we will accelerate our efforts to make the PQ2000 product line
the leading solution in the United States and internationally," states
Mr. Meyer.  Omnion will continue to market the PQ2000 and related products
through the existing sales channels and utility relationships established by
AC Battery.
    Omnion Power Engineering Corporation, founded in 1971, is a leading
supplier of solid state power conversion systems ranging from power protection
technology to energy storage systems used with solar or wind energy generation
systems.  Omnion manufactures a complete line of residential and commercial
solar photovoltaic systems sold throughout the United States.

SOURCE  Omnion Power Engineering Corporation