Tom Millhoff Appointed Vice President of Business Development at Helio Micro Utility

Berkeley, Calif., July 28, 2008/ -- Helio Micro Utility, Inc. (Helio mU), the green power pioneer selling solar energy without the upfront cost of panels, today announced the appointment of Tom Millhoff to the post of Vice President of Business Development. Helio mU provides green electricity to homeowners and commercial entities through the innovative Helio Green Energy Plan™, with no up front cost to install and manage solar panels.

Tom is a Silicon Valley native with 22 years of experience growing businesses for service and technology-based ventures. As Vice President of Business Development for Helio Micro Utility, he is opening commercial and large scale client markets for the company statewide.

"We are delighted to welcome Tom to the Helio Micro Utility team,” said company Chief Executive Officer, Mo Rousso. “He has a proven track record in developing creative solutions and building business relationships at all levels of a company. He has quickly come up to speed on the renewable energy industry and is positioning our financial products and services effectively in our target markets."

About the opportunity he sees at Helio Micro Utility Tom said, “Helio mU has assembled an impressive team of Solar and Financial industry veterans. We’ve already developed attractive ‘zero-down’ Solar financing solutions tailored specifically towards Non-Profits, Private Schools and Commercial entities. I look forward to working with California’s top Solar Value Added Resellers (VARS) to deliver 2008 projects requiring Power Purchase Agreement financing.”

Prior to Helio mU, Tom most recently served as the Chairman of National Car Wash Systems, where his operational activities at the company resulted in 100% growth over three years in a mature industry. As a Vice President at CitySearch Tom oversaw Consumer Marketing, Product Management and Community Content, and was instrumental in all aspects of the rollout of their first five markets.

Tom earned his brand management pedigree at Clorox, where he launched Lemon Fresh Pine-Sol, growing the product into a $30 million brand in six months. At Hewlett Packard he streamlined the DeskJet Printer product development process and produced the first European User Market Profile. As a consultant for Edgar, Dunn & Co., Tom assessed emerging technology markets and managed financial service engagements. Tom has also led systems integration projects for Fortune 500 clients at Andersen Consulting.

Tom holds a Masters of Business Administration from UCLA and has served on the Boards of the Sierra Angels and Golden Capital Network.

About Helio Micro Utility (Helio mU): Through its Buy Power Not Panels™ program, Helio mU offers innovative financial products engineered to meet the growing demands of the renewable energy market. The Company provides solar electricity to residential, commercial and not-for-profit customers with little or no initial capital outlay though long term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The Helio Green Energy Plan™ guarantees customers receive cost-effective and predictable energy pricing and maximum system performance over the life of the agreement. For more information please visit: www.HeliomU.com and at www.BuyPowerNotPanels.com.

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Helio Micro Utility: Glenna Wiseman,
Tel: 1 760 518 6158
Email: gwiseman@heliomu.com