EnergyConnect, Inc.

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Microfield Group, Inc. (”Microfield”) (OTCBB: MICG - News) today announced that its subsidiary EnergyConnect, Inc. (”EnergyConnect”), recently enrolled its fifteenth Pennsylvania university participant in its Demand Response program. EnergyConnect continues to lead in automated tailored solutions delivering demand response services from universities. Generating revenue for these university participants while simultaneously contributing to energy sustainability, improved reliability, and overall energy cost reduction continues as the hallmark of EnergyConnect programs. When fully operational, this group of Pennsylvania colleges and universities could receive annual revenues from demand response programs in excess of four million dollars.

Gene Ameduri, President of EnergyConnect said, “Our success in providing a significant revenue stream to the initial universities in this program influenced other colleges and universities to utilize EnergyConnect’s demand response solutions. The tendency of universities to be early adopters of new technology, combined with EnergyConnect’s cutting edge technology and operational experience, has enabled these universities to receive revenue that is often reinvested in sustainable energy conservation projects. As a result, demand response is a win for the colleges, the students, and the environment.”

EnergyConnect, Inc. is the leading provider of Energy Automation services. More than just demand response, EnergyConnect’s Energy Automation solutions proactively engage energy market participants, Independent System Operators, Regional Transmission Organizations and Electric Utilities. EnergyConnect is on the web at www.EnergyConnectInc.com.

About Microfield Group, Inc.

Microfield Group combines selling wholesale services to regional power grids with traditional electrical contracting and design and integration of infrastructure for wind, solar and other distributed power systems. This combination provides the platform to be a contributor to the growing alternative energy industry and to provide business processes and software capabilities that link the adjustment of consumer energy consumption to the wholesale electric market. Microfield utilizes consumers of electricity to generate revenue from the regional grids and serves this market through proprietary software and models that enable consumers to adjust use, provide prices to determine beneficial actions, and automate all aspects of the process. Microfield is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and its common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “MICG.” Additional information about Microfield is available at www.microfield.com.

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Microfield Group, Inc.
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Posted on Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 - Press Releases