Press Release 20

Stephens, McCarthy, Lancaster, LLC Appointed Agent System Wide by Composite Technology Corporation.

Effective March 31, 2007 - Stephens, McCarthy, Lancaster, LLC is appointed the manufacturers representative for CTC (Composite Technology Corp.)

CTC (Composite Technology Corporation,) an industry leader in composite technology, designs, manufacturers and markets a diversified line of products that solve many of the power industry problems today. Our products range from composite core utility cable to a wide range of composite structures for the utility, municipality and industrial markets.

The CTC Advantage

ACCC power transmission and distribution cable benefit summary:

	Doubles the current carrying capacity over conventional ACSR - Reconductor existing pathways without structural modifications
	Virtually eliminates problematic high-temperature sag
	Uses conventional installation methods, tools, and hardware - No special tools or training
	Reduces construction costs by using fewer support structures
	Resists environmental degradation - Will not rust, corrode, or cause electrolysis with aluminum conductors or components
	Higher operating efficiency can help decrease power generation costs and help meet emission standards

Growing energy demand and an aging electricity infrastructure underscore the urgent need for new and upgraded transmission lines. Sagging and over-utilized power lines are increasingly becoming bottlenecks for electrical distribution systems. Despite catastrophic system failures and seasonal symptoms such as rolling brownouts, efforts to expand or improve transmission systems invariably stall due to the limited options available to utilities and government. With the power grid load up 35% in the last decade and only an 18% growth in grid capacity (source: EPRI), utility industry problems are going to continue to multiply.

With few technological improvements being introduced since transmission and distribution lines began appearing in the late 1800’s, the utility industry has historically had few options other than to build new transmission “pathways” to meet growing market demand. Given broad consumer resistance, the high costs, and nearly impossible environmental restrictions of
constructing new transmission lines, utilities have been looking for ways to stretch their existing systems with minimal capital investments.

Composite Technology Corporation is committed to assisting utilities and government achieve significant improvements in power grid capacity and reliability. Through our advanced cable manufacturing technology, our ACCC (Aluminum Conductor Composite Core) cable can double the current carrying capacity over existing transmission and distribution cable and can dramatically increase system reliability by virtually eliminating high-temperature sag. Its higher strength can significantly reduce new construction costs by allowing greater spans between support structures, thereby reducing the number
of structures by as much as 16% or more.

Stephens, McCarthy, Lancaster LLC is a Manufacturers Representative with headquarters in Petaluma, California. SML specializes in representing manufacturers who make products and solutions for the electrical utility industry. SML has been in business since 1995 and they cover a large portion of the western United States; Northern CA, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. SML has six outside salesmen strategically located in areas that allow them to provide excellent coverage to electric utilities.

Upon signing the contract Chris Stephens was quoted as saying “The unique high ampacity, low sag conductors offered by CTC will provide the utilities in our area with a key component in keeping up with growth, this is a solution that offers a very reliable technology with a solid performance history at an extremely attractive total installed cost”.

Glenn Lancaster followed up by stating “Our partnership with CTC allows us to provide a total transmission package for an electric utility, we can help the designer engineers with towers, conductor, insulators, hardware, fittings and communications. This is unique in our service area and we feel very privileged to represent CTC”.

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Last modified: April 29, 2012