December 27, 2007 Press Release

HelioPower Spins out Energy Services Company, HelioEMS

Comprehensive Energy Management Approach to serve commercial and public sector organizations

Murrieta, Calif., Dec. 27, 2007

HelioPower and its parent company, The HelioGroup, today announced the establishment of Helio Energy Management Solutions (HelioEMS), an energy services company that engineers sustainable energy solutions, improves facility efficiency and reduces energy costs.

"Serving our clients with a comprehensive approach to energy planning and management has always been part of our mission at HelioPower," said Company President, Mo Rousso. "Spinning out the professional services and systems integration components of our business allows us to offer an engineered end-to-end energy management solution. We provide energy reduction, demand response management and sustainable energy systems that integrate monitoring and control for continuous performance improvement for commercial and public sector facilities."

"With the establishment of HelioEMS we will continue to bring our 30+ years of experience to the market," explained Mr. Rousso. "This new company structure allows us to focus on energy management and better and more rapidly serve the growing number of commercial and public sector organizations who want to optimize energy utilization for enhanced ROI."

Thomas R. (TR) Bietsch, SVP and Michael Murray, Director of Energy Services join Mr. Rousso at the helm of HelioEMS.

"TR is a results-oriented professional services and business process development executive," said Mr. Rousso. "For HelioEMS, his mandate is to convert our clients' energy systems into cost saving contributors that positively impact their bottom line." Mr. Bietsch brings extensive knowledge management, utility and multinational consulting services to the team.

'Additionally, with 15 years in financial services and 10 years of engineering experience, Michael's skills fit perfectly into the disciplines required to provide superior services to HelioEMS clients,' explained Rousso. "We are a group of engineers dedicated to a comprehensive energy services approach. We look at the total picture of each client's current energy consumption and how energy and load reduction, as well as renewable energy systems can provide a strong financial ROI. Sustainable energy systems must not only work to further the environmental goals of our clients, but they must also positively improve the bottom line of a public or private enterprise through significantly reduced operating costs."

About HelioEMS: Dedicated to comprehensive energy planning and management solutions, HelioEMS engineers and installs sustainable energy solutions, improves facility efficiency and reduces energy costs on behalf of commercial and public sector clients. For more information contact 1 866 765 2755 or email Mike Murray at mmurray@helioems.com.

About HelioPower: HelioPower is a leading sustainable energy integration firm. With offices in Murrieta, Sacramento, and Berkeley, HelioPower designs and installs renewable energy systems, in particular solar system technology, for residential and commercial clients throughout California and Nevada. To reach HelioPower call toll free 1 866 Solar 55 (866 765 2755) or visit www.heliopower.com.

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