Washington, DC - TechNet, the bipartisan political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new poll that found that wide majorities of the American people support their utilities offering more technologies for home energy management and smart metering which are key parts of creating a national energy Smart Grid.

The American people strongly support cutting-edge innovations to help them save money on their energy bills and change their electricity consumption, said Jim Hawley, Acting CEO of TechNet. As the world gathered in Copenhagen over the past few weeks to discuss better ways to manage our energy resources, this data proves that our citizens are willing to embrace technology to become more efficient and on save on energy costs. Technology solutions are critical to a robust deployment of a national Smart Grid and helping us be smarter about the way we use energy and our natural resources.

74% of Americans are likely to change their energy use in order to save money on their utility bills if they were given new technology solutions;

88% of Americans would like their utility companies to invest in new technologies; and

77% of Americans would like their utility to help them reduce energy consumption.

For the past four years, TechNet has promoted policies to spur green innovation, fostered by visionary entrepreneurship, as a key driver to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental challenges. This effort has included strong efforts to expand the nations Smart Grid and its supporting technologies. TechNet and its member companies believe that cutting edge innovation and smart deployment of clean energy technologies can reduce costs for consumers over the long run, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide the foundation for robust economic growth in the future. Many of TechNet¿s policy prescriptions were included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act earlier this year to push forward on a new smart grid, create new green technologies and new efficiencies through innovation.

The survey of more than 2,300 Americans was conducted in November 2009 for TechNet by Zogby International. The margin of error is +/- 2.1 percentage points.

About TechNet:
TechNet is the national, bipartisan network of CEOs that promotes the growth of technology industries and the economy by building long-term relationships between technology leaders and policymakers and by advocating a targeted policy agenda. Our members are the nations drivers of innovation in the fields of information technology, e-commerce, clean technology, biotechnology, venture capital and investment banking representing two million employees and $800 billion in revenues. TechNet has offices in Washington, DC, Palo Alto, Sacramento, Seattle, Boston, Austin, and Albany, NY. www.technet.org. You can also follow us on Twitter at Technetupdate@twitter.

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