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Centrica Business Solutions expands West Coast operations with acquisition of Vista Solar

Santa Clara, California (September 5, 2018) – Centrica plc announced today it has acquired Vista Solar, a leading California solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company serving commercial, institutional and industrial customers.

Vista Solar has a decade of experience in delivering comprehensive solar solutions to over 160 commercial customers deploying over 40 megawatts of solar. The business will be integrated into Centrica Business Solutions, which provides energy insight, asset optimization and energy solutions to large energy customers globally.

“Our team is excited to join Centrica Business Solutions,” said Jaymes Callinan, President & CEO of Vista Solar. “We believe access to Centrica’s scale, multi-technology solutions, and strong balance sheet will help us deliver better solutions to our customers. We’re thrilled to be part of a dynamic distributed energy pioneer like Centrica Business Solutions.”

“Vista Solar’s extensive experience in the California solar market will play an integral role in supporting our North American growth agenda,” said Stephen Prince, Head of Centrica Business Solutions North America. “We believe Vista Solar’s impressive track record in delivering commercial solar solutions, together with our existing technology and project capabilities – and trusted relationships with Direct Energy Business’ 240,000 customers, will be a winning combination helping our customers succeed.”

Through this acquisition, Centrica Business Solutions will expand its successful solar operations to California and other western states. Centrica Business Solutions has a legacy of facilitating solar projects helping customers with 150 megawatts of solar globally as of 2017.

Centrica Business Solutions is uniquely positioned to drive the changes needed for a distributed future with over 4,000 customer sites across 35 countries.

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