Working with Hunt Technologies and Apogee Interactive, Crow Wing
Power is able to offer its customers daily energy-use and weather data
online to create accurate cost impact scenarios for consumers based on
changes to appliances and consumption patterns.turtletech. The company also
provides eLearning systems, call center programs and load management
platforms to utilities and their trade associations throughout North
America and New Zealand." (Please see http://www.vpc.

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This award recognizes their
achievement enhancing customer service and illustrates the value of
daily meter reads from the Turtle System," said Todd Headlee, chief
operating officer at Hunt Technologies.

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The Cooperative Research
Network announced award winners at the Connect Conference and Expo in
New Orleans May 16.

About Hunt Technologies, Inc.

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According to one of the award judges, Crow Wing has succeed in
creating a compelling reason for customers to visit their Web site,
and helps the utility answer the number one customer question: "Why is
my bill so high?"
"Congratulations to Crow Wing Power. For more information, please visit
http://www.

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Technologies and Apogee Interactive are pleased to recognize that Crow
Wing Power, a central Minnesota electric cooperative , has received an
Innovator Award from the Cooperative Research Network. The Cooperative Research Network provides electric
cooperatives with technical information and business tools that are
the result of collaborative research into a wide range of technologies
and services.

Hunt Technologies uses innovative technology to deliver
industry-leading automatic meter reading (AMR) solutions to the
electric, water and gas utilities market.
Unlike the administrations of George Herbert Walker Bush and Bill Clinton,
both of which supported gun control measures such as banning assault weapons,
the current Bush Administration has, in fact, allowed measures like the
federal assault weapons ban to expire while at the same time rolling back
other portions of federal gun control policy .

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For the past three years, Crow Wing Power has received
some of the top scores in the nation above other utilities for
customer satisfaction, as noted by the American Consumer Satisfaction
Index (ACSI). (www.

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These applications include Apogee 's
HomeEnergyCalculator(TM), the customer-facing energy-use analysis
tool; and BillingInsight(TM ) Call Center System, the utility-facing
software application that enables bill analysis for high bill call
resolution.

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net) is a leading provider of
online solutions for the energy industry.

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In his speech to NRA
members, Cheney described himself and President Bush as "lifelong gun owners,
hunters , and anglers -- and strong believers in the Bill of Rights of the
Constitution.

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According to Apogee 's Eric Watson, the integration of Apogee
applications with Hunt's AMR system offers utilities the opportunity
to provide a new level of customer service. "People who are familiar
with Apogee's energy calculation products will be amazed at how much
more valuable these applications become with integrated daily AMR and
weather data," Watson said.)
Josh Sugarmann, Violence Policy Center executive director, states, "The
Cheney shooting punctures the pro-gun argument that 'knowing guns ' and 'having
respect for guns' are enough to overcome the inherent hazards of firearms.

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From 2001 through 2003,
the most recent year available, nearly 30,000 Americans a year were killed by
firearms according to information from the CDC's National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control.org/cheney .

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Cheney Shooting Latest Addition to Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Injured and Killed by Guns During Bush Administration Says Violence Policy Center

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"We're really excited about how this new enhanced energy audit
product will revolutionize utility members' abilities to manage their
energy use . Bush's tenure.
Cheney has been the Administration's most vocal pro-gun voice, addressing
the National Rifle Association's Annual Meeting in 2004.

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For more information on Hunt Technologies, visit
www.com

About Apogee Interactive Inc.htm for a
copy of the speech from the NRA's America 's 1st Freedom magazine.

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From 2001 through 2004, the most recent year
available, 252,076 Americans were injured by firearms according to federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data .
Vice President Cheney's victim is now just one more sad statistic in America's
annual gun toll .

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Crow Wing Power Wins National CRN Award; Recognized for Application of Consumer-Focused Technology from Hunt Technologies and Apogee Interactive

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The Violence Policy Center is a national educational organization working
to stop gun death and injury in America.

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Crow Wing Power, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative based in
Brainerd, MN, received the Innovator Award in the category of
cooperatives with 20,000 to 50,000 meters. WASHINGTON, Saturday's shooting of a fellow hunter
by Vice President Dick Cheney was just one more addition to the more than
quarter million Americans who have been injured by firearms during President
George W.

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Apogee Interactive Inc.

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Based in central Minnesota ,
Hunt is a global provider of hardware and software for more than 450
utilities worldwide.vpc .

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apogee. Like many of you, I grew up close to the land, learned from my
dad how to handle a gun, and still look forward to every chance to join up
with friends to go hunting.

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The utility was
recognized for the application of consumer-focused technology that
utilizes Hunt's automatic meter reading (AMR) system data and an
online energy viewer from Apogee to provide valuable information to
the consumer. Crow Wing Power can
also take advantage of a software application that provides customer
service representatives with answers for customer high bill
complaints. By showing energy use in relation to the day of the week
and the weather, customers get a better understanding of the factors
that influence energy use, and customer service representatives are
able to settle and explain billing disputes more readily," said Char
Kinzer, manager of public relations for Crow Wing Power .

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Hunt Technologies, a leading provider of AMR solutions to the
electric, water and gas utility industry, recently began offering
Apogee applications to customers of its Turtle AMR System and data
hosting services. Serving more than 200
utilities nationwide since 1994, Apogee's Web-based content and tools
reach millions of electricity consumers daily.