New Energy.com Launches Online Service to Evaluate Electric Peak Load Management Options Quickly and Economically

Overland Park, KS., July 3, 2000 -- New Energy.com announced today the launch of its new energy management evaluation website. This new site makes it easy for businesses and vendors to obtain economic unbiased research, financial analyses, and business case development services on-line for implementing back-up or supplemental electric generation, load control equipment, and energy conservation measures in service areas where utility peak load management and load factor improvement incentives exist. In addition, the site offers B2B sales support services to manufacturers, distributors, contractors, and other sellers of equipment designed to furnish on-site electric power or manage peak loads.

"Until now, commercial and industrial electric customers needed to rely on expensive customized energy consulting services or in-house resources to obtain business case analysis services for determining whether or not to manage peak loads with on-site generation or other energy conservation means,'' said Alex Hapka, CEO and President of New Energy.com. "Traditionally, these customers needed to pay very large fees to consulting firms to get this type of information. Now, with our new on-line, easy-to-use automated service, they can obtain everything from utility incentive pricing information for in-house analyses to complete facility business case studies to help guide decision-making with respect to installing distributed generation or load control equipment, or implementing energy conservation programs. There is no real need anymore to invest tens of thousands of dollars or more for highly specialized consultant studies when virtually the same information can be obtained on-line through New Energy.com quickly and for a small fraction of the typical cost of deploying 'bricks and mortar' firms."

In addition to economic commercial and industrial electric customer on-line consulting support services, New Energy.com offers B2B sales support programs for manufacturers, distributors, contractors, and other sellers of distributed generation or load management equipment. Manufacturers can become site sponsors and obtain discounts on various sales support packages for their distribution network companies. Distributors and electrical contractors can enroll in various sales support programs, including utility incentive and rate information database management services, customized financial analysis tools geared to specific products, and tailored sales prospect analysis services suitable for proposal insertion. "We will be the 'virtual economic analyst' in the equipment sales process ensuring that all available utility incentives, vendor financing programs, installation and maintenance costs, stand-by charges, and value of increased electric service reliability are thoroughly researched, interpreted, and properly deployed, " said Hapka. "Now, businesses involved anywhere in the peak load management equipment sales cycle can bring an independent and impartial source of analytic services to the table to assist both the buyer and seller in understanding the complete picture of the bottom-line payback of the opportunity."

The New Energy.com website features sections devoted to understanding how peak load management programs work, sample case studies, energy-related news feeds, various load management educational links, and all the necessary tools to commission business case analyses.

About New Energy.com

New Energy.com is an Internet company dedicated to helping commercial and industrial electric customers obtain timely, decision-making quality information for installing distributed generation or load control equipment, or implementing energy conservation programs. In addition, a complete array of independent and objective information services is provided to manufacturers, distributors, and other sellers of on-site generation and load control equipment, including proposal support, utility pricing analyses, sales prospect business case analyses, and sales staff support services. New Energy.com is a privately held e-commerce company based in Overland Park, Kansas and can be found on the Web at http://newenergy.8m.com.