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CAMBRIDGE, MA., August 8, 2000 - USPowerSolutions, a leading B2B Service Provider in e-commerce technology for the deregulated energy industry, today announces that it has been selected by Advanced Energy to provide EDI over the Internet in the Pennsylvania Electric Market.

By selecting USPowerSolutions' Internet EDI solution, PowerUp-G, Advanced Energy will benefit from:

• Elimination of costly Value-Added Network charges
• Increased Customer Data Security
• Vastly Reduced Transaction Times
• Improved Data Management Capabilities
• Automatic Error Notification and Resolution

USPowerSolutions' PowerUp-G deploys as an Application Service, hosted at the company's data center, and integrates with Energy Companies' existing EDI infrastructure, providing the advantages of EDI over the Internet with no setup costs or infrastructure investments.

Released in response to the move to Internet EDI in the deregulated energy industry, PowerUp-G capitalizes on the e-commerce and transaction management capabilities of USPowerSolutions' web-based Customer Information System, PowerUp, to Offer ESPs and EDCs significant savings over VAN-based EDI offerings.

"In the increasingly competitive deregulated energy market, ESPs and EDCs continue tochoose technology solutions that lower costs, increase data accuracy and timeliness, and share data effectively across the enterprise" said Alex Kanuth, USPowerSolutions' President. "We are pleased to be able to provide ESPs such as Advanced Energy with the advantage of Internet-based e-commerce capabilities."

Deployed in less than a week, PowerUp-G has provided Advanced Energy with immediate return on investment.

"We are excited towork with USPowerSolutions," said Jon Loercher of Advanced Energy. "Selecting PowerUp-G was an easy decision. The implementation went smoothly, USPowerSolutions delivered this product on time and had us operating under the GISB EDM standard in a matter of days. We look forward tocontinuing this relationship with USPowerSolutions." Advanced Energy is dedicated to the principles of honesty and integrity through leadership in innovative and uncompromising quality of service. Our commitment is complete customer satisfaction in providing a comfortable environment at home and in the workplace, while maintaining consciousness in conserving resources and protecting the environment.

About USPowerSolutions
USPowerSolutions provides relevant Internet technology solutions tointerconnect participants in the rapidly deregulating $300 Billion energy market. Using a Web-based communications network, USPowerSolutions enables electronic transactions between Distribution Companies, Customer Acquisition Portals, Product Vendors, and Energy Service Providers, freeing ESPs to focus on key business operations. Clients are better able to Increase profitability by expanding operations more rapidly, delivering superior customer service, and streamlining operations into new territories. USPowerSolutions is dedicated to meeting client needs and providing the best solution by developing configurable systems tofit specific needs.

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