FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Phoenix, Ariz., March 30, 2010 - Alpha Energy, a member of The Alpha Group and a division of Alpha Technologies Services Inc., recently announced the industry recognition by the Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Association of a 1MW Elevated Solar Racking system installed by Alpha on a major Auto Auction facility in Northern NJ.

During ABC’s 19th Annual Merit Construction Awards of Excellence, the electrical contractor on the Alpha Energy project – the Tri-M Group, LLC – was named an Excellence Winner in the Best Specialty category (Electrical Under $1 Million). ABC recognized Tri-M and Alpha for the outstanding design, engineering, innovation and workmanship that went into this New Jersey facility.

“This 1MW system was a big endeavor, and Tri-M Group did a great job in working with us,” said Drew Zogby, President and COO of Alpha Technologies. “As we were designing the system, we worked with the Tri-M team to make the most efficient use of both manpower and resources, drawing on our combined expertise to create a system that will operate to maximum efficiency.”

The largest continuous elevated solar racking structure in the US, the New Jersey installation is comprised of more than 5500 solar modules interconnected with eleven 100kW inverters. It is arranged so that even if one of the inverters goes down, the remainder of the system will continue producing solar energy, until repairs or maintenance can be completed on the problem inverter.

“It was important to us the system be built with redundancies in place, and with protections from the whole system going down because of a minor glitch,” said Zogby. “Tri-M worked with us on the integration of this compartmentalization strategy and implemented it on site and on schedule. We are proud to have worked with Tri-M on this project and congratulate them on this award.”

The Tri-M Group, LLC is a full service electrical contractor providing quality service for 40 years in the Mid Atlantic region. We focus on your Facility Life-Cycle costs by providing quality up front to minimize your long term maintenance issues.

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. is a national association representing more than 25,000 Merit Construction and construction-related firms in 79 chapters across the United States. The Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter represents almost 500 general contractors, specialty contractors, material suppliers and related firms in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

Alpha Energy, is a full-service engineering and project development company for turnkey renewable energy technologies and photovoltaic systems for commercial, institutional and remote (off-grid) applications. Alpha Energy is a division of Alpha Technologies, a world leading Total Power Solutions provider for more than thirty years. Stop by our Phoenix office on 1628 West Williams Drive or contact us at 623 251 3000. Alpha Energy is a member of The Alpha Group.

The Alpha Group represents a global alliance of independent companies that share a common philosophy - create world-class Total Power Solutions for communication, commercial, industrial and renewable energy markets.

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For this and/or more information, contact:
Jeff Lechtanski	Larry Madsen
Director of Marketing Communications – Alpha	Strategic Business Development - Alpha Energy
jlechtanski@alpha.com	AERequests@alpha.com
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