DistribuTECH 2006: Tampa, FL - February 8, 2006: Comverge, Inc. announced today that it's Maingate^® C&I gateway technology and PowerCAMP software suite have been selected by American Electric Power (AEP) to provide a full scale digital cellular AMR solution for AEP's over 15,000 commercial and industrial sites. Maingate^® C&I is currently in use at utilities across the US and provides access to robust meter data in real-time. Available in external box and underglass designs, Maingate^® C&I offers utilities both retrofit and drop in replacement solutions designed to lower recurring communications costs and increase data read reliability. The PowerCAMP suite enables AEP to collect data and automatically integrate this data with existing billing and CRM tools.

AEP selected Comverge's technology from a competitive bid process. American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP is the nation's largest generator of electricity, owning more than 36,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas).

"We are looking forward to working with AEP to ensure a smooth installation and initial reading phase," said Ed Myszka, President and COO of Comverge's Solutions Group. "With other deployments currently achieving greater than 99% nightly reads, we are confident that this solution will meet and exceed AEP's program goals. Comverge looks forward to making this deployment a success for AEP by providing industry-leading service and technology through innovation, operational excellence, and customer intimacy – our three core competencies."

As national AMPS coverage declines towards its 2007 sunset, many utilities are currently seeking cellular alternatives for commercial & industrial meter data collection. Capable of interfacing with 100% of popular commercial and industrial grade electric meters, Maingate^® C&I is well positioned to lead the industry in this technology.

About Comverge, Inc.
Comverge, Inc., The Power in Power Technology^TM, is a leading energy intelligence company recently recognized as one of Red Herring's Top 100 Private Companies in North America for 2005. Comverge's investors include Nth Power, EnerTech Capital, Data Systems & Software, Inc. (OTCBB: DSSI), E.ON Venture Partners GmbH (NYSE: EON), Ridgewood Capital, Easton Hunt Capital Partners, L.P., Norsk Hydro Technology Ventures (NYSE: NHY), Rockport Capital Partners, and Shell Internet Ventures, an affiliate of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (NYSE: RD). Comverge is represented across the world with offices and research facilities in Atlanta, Georgia; East Hanover, NJ; Newark, California; Pensacola, Florida; and Tel Aviv, Israel. Providing software and system solutions to over 500 clients in the electric utility industry, Comverge implements both integrated and outsourced solution based models for remote meter reading, distributed generation monitoring, and time-of-use billing and demand response, and direct or voluntary load control initiatives. For more information visit www.comverge.com.

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