Convergence Energy Partners With Helios USA

For Immediate Release

Convergence Energy Partners With Helios USA

Convergence Energy plans 2011 solar installations using Wisconsin-based Helios USA solar panels.

LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin (February 16, 2011) — Convergence Energy, a full-service provider of solar energy products, is pleased to announce its partnership with Helios USA, a leading manufacturer of high-performance mono-crystalline solar modules for use in solar electric systems.

With a number of ongoing installations, including Convergence Energy’s innovative solar farm in Walworth County Wisconsin, Convergence Energy plans to use Helios USA as its primary source for solar panels.
“Partnering with Helios USA is a natural fit for Convergence Energy,” said Thomas B. Martin, CEO of Convergence Energy. “The energy output of Helios panels is higher than normal per square foot resulting in greater panel performance. We are committed to working with manufacturers who produce innovative, financially smart solar products for both our commercial and residential installations.”

The Convergence Energy solar farm is open land with large tracking arrays of solar panels. These arrays are motorized so that they follow the sun as it moves from east to west daily (and north to south with the seasons). “As a result solar PV panels on a solar farm can be more efficient than in some on-building installations”, said Jim Miller, Convergence Energy’s VP of Engineering. “When you couple tracking with the high output of Helios panels you have key ingredients to approach state-of-the-art design”, Miller noted.

“We are very pleased to be working with a customer-focused solar innovator like Convergence Energy,” said Steve Ostrenga, CEO of Helios USA. “Our objective is to produce the highest quality, most advanced solar panels in the market. Partnerships help us gain and maintain technological leadership” he elaborated.

First shipments of Helios photovoltaic panels to Convergence Energy are expected to occur in late February.

About Convergence Energy
Convergence Energy, LLC is a full-service provider of solar energy systems to commercial and residential applications. Since its founding in 2007, Convergence has engineered and constructed more than 40 sizeable solar systems. Convergence has pioneered an Optimal Design™ methodology, leveraging its expertise in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, architectural design and financial product development. Optimal Design ensures that customers get the best total financial return on their solar systems.

Convergence offers a range of innovative solar concepts to the market, including the first consumer solar farm in Wisconsin — with a completed rating of 1 MegaWatt — and Solar Hosting™, which allows companies with sites that are disadvantaged for on-site solar to capture solar’s benefits.

Convergence Energy is headquartered in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, with offices in Austin, Texas, Telluride, Colorado and Trevor, IL.

About Helios USA
Helios USA manufactures high-performance mono-crystalline solar modules for solar electric systems. Helios uses only high-quality components and an advanced, automated manufacturing platform to offer modules that deliver higher efficiency, lower installation costs, and a smaller system footprint.

Helios USA is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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