1. Make the most of your energy December 2008 PrimeRead Software Automated meter data management software PrimeRead Software

2. Schneider Electric 2 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Better device data access ●PrimeRead software gives utilities multi-vendor, automated data collection offers large-scale commercial and industrial (C&I) data acquisition. ●PrimeRead software provides: ●Communications network flexibility ●Configurable data validation ●A true Windows interface ●Meter data management for AMI ●Validation, estimating and editing

3. Schneider Electric 3 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 PrimeRead software summary ●A multi-tier, open architecture makes PrimeRead software flexible and scalable ●Support for industry-standard SQL Server and Oracle databases allows data exchange with other corporate information systems such as: ●Billing ●Operations ●Customer Information Systems ●SCADA ●Power Quality Systems ●Energy Balance and Losses ●ISO/RTO ●Securely store information in one central database

4. Schneider Electric 4 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 PrimeRead software summary ●Easily read and display power quality information from your meters ●Import interval data, waveforms, PQ events and more from multiple utility devices (electricity, water and gas)

5. Schneider Electric 5 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 PrimeRead software operations ●Business Analysis for easy ad-hoc reporting, scheduled reporting, graphing and exporting data ●Set up call schedules, make on-demand calls and perform troubleshooting communications ●Configure devices, system parameters, customer information, TOU schedules and groups ●Unpack data retrieved from meters and store it in the centralized, secure database. Easily troubleshoot and log issues with this tool ●Configure automatic and user-defined validation routines and schedules, or access the estimation and editing functions ●*Unlisted modules are Importer and I/O

6. Schneider Electric 6 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Key features ●Multi-vendor ●Multi-networking ●Open architecture ●Backward compatibility with legacy systems ●Advanced user interface ●Global parameters ●User-defined fields for customer and for devices ●Channel, registers, event and waveform download ●Advanced port group functionality ●Online data analysis ●Groups or data aggregation structures ●Time of Use ●Unlimited scheduled reporting ●Automated data collection ●Online data validation ●Audit log for configuration and validation

7. Schneider Electric 7 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Extensive device support ●Datapro Datapower ●Electro Industries ●Nexus 1250 DNP and Modbus ●Nexus 1270 DNP and Modbus ●EDMI ●K3 ●K6 ●ELO Spectra ●EMH Elgama ●First Point TDS-2 ●Elster – ABB ●Alpha I ●Alpha II or Plus ●Alpha 3 ●AIN ●REX – MAS Residential ●IEC A-1000 series ●Actaris SL-7000 ●Aldana Enerlux ●American Innovations ●Cewe Prometer ●Circutor

8. Schneider Electric 8 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Extensive device support (continued) ●General Electric ●DR-87 ●Phase 3 ●KV ●KV2 ●KV2c ●Iskra ●MT851 ●Poreg 2 ●L+G – Bayard ●Altimus ●LG-100 ●S3 ●S4 ●S4e ●DXMS ●DXMX ●ZMC ●ZMD ●ZMU ●Nansen Spectrum ●PowerLogic ●ION7650 ●ION8600 ●Quadlogic ●Transponder ●S-20 ●Minicloset ●Schweitzer ●SEL ●DNP ●Modbus ●Hunt Power ●Emon IDR ●Emon MS-5000

9. Schneider Electric 9 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Extensive device support (continued) ●Scientific Columbus – Ametek ●Jem10 ●JemStar ●Transdata ●Mark V ●SSR-5000 ●Schlumberger - Itron ●Datastar Recorder ●Fulcrum SL 320 ●Fulcrum SQ-400 ●Q-1000 ●Quantum (Q100 & Q200 series) ●Quantum QDIP ●Sentinel ●Vectron ●Siemens ●Maxsys 2410 ●Maxsys 2510 ●Quad 4 Plus (w/o Superboard) ●Quad 4 Plus (Superboard) ●Sentry Recorder 200 ●Triacta ●Powerhawk ●ZIV ●Standard Protocols ●IEC 61107 ●DLMS ●IEC 870-5-102 ●ANSI C12.19

10. Schneider Electric 10 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Multi-networking ●Landlines ●Cellular (TDMA, CDMA & GSM) ●Cellular digital CDMA 1X-RTT/EVDO, GPRS/EDGE ●Fixed IPs ●Dynamic IPs ●CDPD (point to point and TCP/IP) ●Satellite (TCP/IP) ●Daisy Chain master-slave ●Optical Probes ●ANSI ●IEC ●Radios ●Utilinet – Cellnet ●TCP/IP ●Power line carrier (PLC) ●RS-232 Direct ●RS-485 (multi-drop) ●Ethernet ●Line Simulators ●Line splitters ●X25

11. Schneider Electric 11 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Multi-tiered, open architecture ●Flexible enough for application distribution over a network environment or over a geographically dispersed area ●Dynamically updates all stored information each time you perform an operation ●Supports industry-standard SQL Server and Oracle databases ●A native 32-bit application provides all current Windows operational and connectivity options and decreases the learning curve

12. Schneider Electric 12 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Open architecture Central Data Base: Oracle SQL Server Mobile Users W2000, XP, SP2, 2003 Server Data Collection Analysis and Reports Validation PDAs Client – Server Multi-tier Data Collection

13. Schneider Electric 13 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Backward compatibility with legacy systems ●PrimeRead software’s relational database provides: ●Fast import of historical data into the software ●A universal import and export engine for exporting data as flat files or XML to billing systems, SCADA or data warehouses: ●Support for specific formats: ●MV-90 Masterfile import ●Lotus PRN import/export ●EU export ●MDEF export ●EDI 867 import/export ●Lodestar export ●XML ●CMEP

14. Schneider Electric 14 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Advanced user interface ●Outlook-style interface with: ●Navigation bars ●Floating toolbars ●Develop grids that allow you to: ●Group ●Sort ●Filter ●Select columns ●Create ad-hoc reports with grid information ●Grid information can be exported to: ●Text ●HTML ●Excel ●XML ●Grids allows volume handling of data

15. Schneider Electric 15 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Global parameters with individual customization ●On-line data validation for the following validation checks: ●Energy Tolerance ●Interval Tolerance ●Zero Tolerance ●Non-Zero Tolerance ●Time Tolerance ●Overflow Tolerance

16. Schneider Electric 16 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Global parameters with individual customization ●DST ●Global parameter that may be customized individually ●Time Synchronization ●Global parameter that may be customized individually

17. Schneider Electric 17 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 User-defined customer and device fields ●50 User-defined fields for: ●Customers ●Devices ●These fields are associated in the database and: ●Link customer data with external information systems ●Link device data with external information systems ●Store custom information

18. Schneider Electric 18 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Channel, registers and event download ●User-defined channel definitions ●These are associated to the physical channels inside the devices ●Registers may be downloaded from the devices ●Registers may be selected for download ●Events and power quality data may be downloaded

19. Schneider Electric 19 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Advanced port group functionality ●For serial port data collection only ●Allows similar ports on several workstations to launch calls ●Scheduled calls are in the database, not the data collection station ●Provides load balancing between the data collection workstations ●Provides a fault tolerant operation ●Allows specific modem configuration strings to be assigned to port and device combination

20. Schneider Electric 20 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Online data analysis ●Business Analysis Module features: ●Online data analysis using decision cubes ●Based on creation of simple filters: ●Multiple filters may be applied ●Unlimited number of filters may be created ●Filters may be used in other areas in the application ●Graphs may be generated from the cube data ●Multiple types of graphs

21. Schneider Electric 21 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Groups and data structure ●Unlimited number of groups or data structures may be created thus allowing: ●Totalization or aggregation ●Device characterization and data mining functionality ●Groups, which may be used for: ●Reports ●Decision cube in Business Analysis Module ●Call groups ●Totalization is accomplished using dynamic tables

22. Schneider Electric 22 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Time of Use ●Based on creation of TOU calendars ●Create an unlimited number of calendars ●Apply any of the following attributes: ●Seasons ●Day types, each day type may have its own TOU rate structure ●Up to 365 day types for each calendar ●TOU rates ●Up to 48 changes per day ●The calendars are applied dynamically to the database ●View the calendars applied to the database in the Business Analysis Module

23. Schneider Electric 23 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Scheduled report generation ●Based on Crystal Reports ●Create an unlimited number of reports ●Or choose from more than 100 standard reports ●Schedule report generation ●Generate reports in a variety of formats including: ●EU ●Lotus PRN ●EDI 867 ●Lodestar ●Excel ●HTML ●Word ●CSV

24. Schneider Electric 24 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Automated data collection ●Calls can be permanently scheduled: ●Individually ●Using groups ●Data collection may be accomplished using multiple data collection stations ●No user intervention is required for data collection

25. Schneider Electric 25 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Online data validation ●Validation is automatic for selected channels ●The channel data has a flag that allows verification of the validation from an external source ●Validation may be accomplished on any workstation in the system ●Interactive data estimating ●Manual data editing

26. Schneider Electric 26 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Audit log for configuration and validation ●Allows tracking of changes made in both Configuration and Validation modules

27. Schneider Electric 27 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 In conclusion… ●PrimeRead software is an easy to use tool ●Provides multi-vendor, automated data collection for utilities ●Offers communications network flexibility, configurable data validation and a true Windows interface ●Makes C&I data collection more flexible, scalable and reliable

28. Schneider Electric 28 - Marketing – PrimeRead Software – December 2008 Need more information? ●Visit us on the web at: ●www.powerlogic.com