Enables CIOs and Datacenter Operators to Quickly and Easily Estimate Annual Cost and Energy Savings Captured with High Efficiency UPS System

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Datacenter power consumption is anticipated to increase substantially over the next several years due to a rise in power density. This coupled with the fact that most datacenter operations are growing in physical size year over year means reducing energy consumption to grow efficiency and reduce costs are of paramount importance for the CIO and datacenter operator.

To help with these efforts, Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) has introduced a simple, online energy efficiency calculator to help organizations understand their opportunity to reduce electricity consumption and energy costs by utilizing Active Power’s high efficiency, flywheel based UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system to protect their data center operations.

Operators can quickly compare energy and kilowatt per hour (kWh) savings with Active Power’s CleanSource UPS system versus conventional battery technology. The calculator can be found at http://tools.activepower.com/ec/.

Key features of the efficiency calculator include:

• Interactive slider bars for users to select UPS system size (kW) and load most relevant for their facility
• Estimates of kWh and money savings along with conversions to other interesting "green" equivalents such as CO₂ savings and number of homes powered with the energy savings from a CleanSource UPS deployment
• Lightweight dynamic design that provides estimate savings in seconds with just a few clicks
• Supports U.S. dollars, pounds and Euros with other currencies forthcoming
• Results generated in easy to read printable PDF report

“CIOs and datacenter operators in particular have to manage escalating business and IT demands and these changes almost always require delivering more power for a growing datacenter at a reduced expense,” said Lisa Brown, vice president, Marketing and Sales Operations at Active Power. “For those evaluating UPS systems, our efficiency calculator provides a quick snapshot of total energy savings, but more importantly the cost savings that can be achieved with the deployment of a CleanSource UPS system, the industry’s most efficient backup power system at up to 98 percent.”

About Active Power

Active Power provides efficient, reliable and green critical power solutions and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems to enable business continuity in the event of power disturbances. Founded in 1992, Active Power’s flywheel-based UPS systems protect critical operations in datacenters, healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, broadcast stations and governmental agencies in more than 40 countries. With expert power system engineers and worldwide services and support, Active Power ensures organizations have the power to perform. For more information, please visit www.activepower.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Specific risks include delays in new product development, product performance and quality issues and the acceptance of our current and new products by the power quality market. Please refer to Active Power filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ.

Active Power, CleanSource and CoolAir are registered trademarks of Active Power, Inc. The Active Power logo and PowerHouse are trademarks of Active Power, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.

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