Mercury Cable & Energy Announces a Strategic partnership with EC Source Services for the Installation of HVCRC Smart Conductor

Monday, Mar 08, 2010

Mercury Cable & Energy (“Mercury Cable”), the leading developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (“HVCRC”) for electrical transmission lines, is pleased to announce that it has signed a strategic partnership with EC Source Services (ECS). Under the terms of the agreement, ECS will provide installation services for Mercury Cable’s HVCRC conductor applications. Furthermore ECS has agreed to provide Mercury Cable with training and installation oversight for HCVRC projects.

“We look forward to working with Mercury Cable as they bring HVCRC to market” said Brian E. Bratton, President and CEO of ECS.

Mercury Cable approached ECS after extensive analysis of the High Voltage installation marketplace. Their outstanding reputation with U.S. utilities combined with their previous experience with High Voltage conductors make them an ideal partner for Mercury Cable.

“We are pleased to reach this agreement with ECS”, said Todd Harris, President of Mercury. “ECS is an ideal fit for the introduction into the U.S. and Canadian markets of Mercury’s HVCRC products stranded by General Cable.”

EC Source (ECS) management team has a long-term record of successfully executing energy infrastructure projects ahead of schedule and under budget with safety and quality as our top priorities. With a mission critical fleet of highly specialized equipment, a strong capital base, and strategic locations in Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Wyoming, ECS is uniquely positioned to consistently deliver superior results to the energy infrastructure industry.

For more detailed information please visit http://www.ecsourceservices.com/

Mercury Cable & Energy is a privately-held developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced

Conductors (HVCRC), Smart Conductors for the Smart Grid. The patented HVCRC Smart Conductor is

superior to existing conductors in a number of key performance areas including:

· Up to double the current carrying capacity of ACSR

· Substantially reduces high-temperature sag

· Requires fewer structures for new line construction

· Increases capacity of existing rights-of-way and structures through retrofitting

· Eliminates bi-metallic corrosion

· Significantly reduces line losses compared to same-diameter conventional and composite

conductors at equal operating temperatures

Source: Mercury Cable and Energy