Released on: September 27, 2007, 2:37 am

Press Release Author: Kerry Poulter, Opus Energy

Industry: Energy

Press Release Summary: Another industry first for Opus as online energy purchasing
product is rolled out to the non-half hourly market

Opus Energy - a leading independent electricity supplier to businesses - today
launched Opus Evolution, a real-time online energy purchasing system that gives
customers direct access to wholesale electricity markets.


Press Release Body: The system, which, for the first time, offers smaller (non-half
hourly) customers the chance to take advantage of pricing deals normally only
offered to larger (half hourly) customers, is the first of its type in the UK.

Steve James, Commercial Manager at Opus Energy said: "Opus Evolution is about
offering customers access to flexible and transparent wholesale pricing at the
click of a button. In doing so, we're meeting a growing demand from our customers
for smarter, more cost-effective ways to manage their electricity."

Opus has already signed up Thorntons Plc on the new system. Caroline Simpson a
Senior Energy Buyer at Thorntons said: "The Opus Evolution tool gives us the
flexibility to purchase direct from the wholesale market as and when we feel it's
the right time to buy, which in turn has reduced our electricity prices. The
management information we have access to online gives us an extremely useful and
detailed view of our energy pricing and consumption."

Through a secure logon, customers can dictate how much electricity they purchase and
when. Customers are also able to manage their different premises through the secure
website, seeing market data and portfolio reports. With a pre-negotiated service fee
locked at the start of the contract, customers are able to add or remove premises at
any time during the period of the contract, knowing that the only variable element
of the price will be the commodity cost as reflected directly from the market.


Web Site: http://www.opusenergy.com

Contact Details: Opus Energy
Beaver House
23-38 Hythe Bridge Street
Oxford
OX1 2EP

01865 264726
Kerry Poulter, Marketing Specialist