GM Uses Uni-Solar PV Panels to Power One of the Largest Solar Installations in Corporate Use

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GM Uses Uni-Solar PV Panels to Power One of the Largest Solar Installations in Corporate Use
              United Solar Ovonic's Second Installation for GM

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Solar
Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ENER), announced today that it has been selected for one of the
largest solar power installations in corporate use. Uni-Solar PV solar
panels will be installed on the roof of the GM facility in Fontana,
California. When completed in December, the installation will produce 1.3
million kilowatt hours of electricity a year, roughly the amount needed to
power 200 homes for one year.
    The Fontana solar array will be installed atop GM's 300,000 square foot
warehouse facility. This installation follows United Solar Ovonic's
similar- sized installation at another GM facility in Rancho Cucamonga.
    Subhendu Guha, President of United Solar Ovonic, said: "This is our
second installation for GM after the 1MW solar installation in Rancho
Cucamonga. We are gratified, of course, that UNI-SOLAR(R) panels are the
product of choice for GM and for a growing list of corporations advancing
the increased use of renewable energy."
    "At General Motors we understand that good environmental decisions are
good business decisions and solar energy is a perfect example of this,"
said Elizabeth A. Lowery, GM vice president, Environment, Energy and Safety
Policy. "The new solar arrays on our rooftops are reducing our energy costs
and carbon footprint, while providing green energy to the community."
    Constellation Energy Projects & Services Group, a division of
Constellation Energy, will own and operate the rooftop system and provide
power to the GM facility under a 25-year power purchase agreement.
    About United Solar Ovonic
    United Solar Ovonic, building on technology invented and pioneered by
ECD, is the world leader in thin-film amorphous photovoltaics. Because of
characteristics unique to the United Solar Ovonic solar cell technology,
such as lightweight, ruggedness and flexibility, it is ideal as
building-integrated photovoltaic roofing systems for residential and
industrial customers. ECD and United Solar Ovonic hold the basic patents
covering the continuous roll-to- roll manufacturing of thin-film
amorphous-silicon alloy multi-junction solar cells and related products.
More information is available at http://www.uni-solar.com.
    This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions which
ECD, as of the date of this release, believes to be reasonable and
appropriate. ECD cautions, however, that the actual facts and conditions
that may exist in the future could vary materially from the assumed facts
and conditions upon which such forward-looking statements are based. The
risk factors identified in the ECD filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K,
could impact any forward- looking statements contained in this release.
SOURCE United Solar Ovonic
http://www.uni-solar.com
CONTACT:
Qudrat Delawari, Vice President, United Solar
Ovonic LLC, +1-858-530-8586