BRAYDEN AUTOMATION

Brayden Automation Corp. markets its demand control systems and software to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and utility customers in the United States and internationally. Major residential markets include Arizona, South Dakota, North Dakota, Virginia and North Carolina, with several minor markets in Colorado and Ohio. Residential markets are limited by the availability of demand-based rates. Currently, only about 15 utilities in the United States offer residential demand-ba... sed rates to their residential customers. Unlike the residential market, every utility in every state has demand-based rates for commercial and industrial customers. BAC also markets its products internationally in Canada, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay. Over the years, Brayden Automation has diversified its product offering to include both powerline carrier systems and pulse isolation relays. In 1998, the company acquired the powerline carrier technology Southwood Electronics of Indianapolis, IN. BAC repackaged the technology to be used with the Energy Sentry demand control systems and as a stand-alone system for general purpose control applications. BAC continues to market these products under the WireLynx trademark. WireLynx systems use technology that communicates over existing wires within a building and is particularly important for commercial and industrial applications, where the ability to run wires is not always possible or economical.More