January 27, 2015

Southern Ute Alternative Energy Announces California Minority-Owned Business Entity (MBE) Certification

Southern Ute Alternative Energy, LLC (www.suaellc.com) announced today that it has

received certification as a Minority-owned Business Entity (MBE) from the California Supplier
Clearinghouse. Southern Ute Alternative Energy, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe’s Growth Fund (www.sugf.com).
 
Under General Order 156, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) requires large investorowned
utilities and their regulated subsidiaries in California to implement programs that expand their
business relationships with woman and minority owned businesses (“WMBEs”). The Clearinghouse is a
Commission-supervised entity which audits and verifies the status of WMBEs and maintains a database
of woman, minority and service disabled veteran owned businesses that is accessible to both the CPUC
and participating utilities.