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OCTI NEWS --

DAVIS, CA, Apr 21, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Octus, Inc. (OTCBB: OCTI), a
leading smart energy efficiency company, today announced it has secured a
contract to test and demonstrate energy-efficient LED parking garage fixtures
for one of the largest hotel-casinos in Northern California.

"This is a sound opportunity for Octus to demonstrate how a major hotel-casino
can reduce its energy use, expenses and carbon impact through a solid-state LED
lighting system," explained Octus CEO Chris Soderquist. "In addition to the
economic and environmental benefits for the hotel-casino, we anticipate the
safety, security, visibility and visual comfort of the parking facility will
greatly improve."

Octus is demonstrating two solid-state LED parking garage lighting products and
concurrently performing an energy and technology analysis to:





-- Provide a baseline technical and economic analysis of the

hotel-casino's parking facilities to include energy use, operational

cost and carbon footprint;

-- Provi de energy conservation and operational cost control alternatives,

and a description of operating and maintenance procedures that will

reduce energy consumption and operational costs;

-- Project the amount of energy and operational costs that will be saved

annually by the equipment, procedures and services recommended;

-- Provide a 10-year financial model that shows anticipated facility

costs and savings; and,

-- Generate a report summarizing the audit, analysis, technology

demonstration, and economic and environmental attributes.



The demonstration and analysis are scheduled to be completed by June 5, 2010.

About Octus Octus, Inc. (OTCBB: OCTI) is a smart energy management company that
reduces energy costs for commercial and institutional buildin g by 50% or more
through energy-efficient lighting, HVAC and energy management systems. Octus
makes buildings smart and efficient through its proprietary Smart Energy
Platform (OctusSEP) -- a portfolio of smart devices, sensors, network appliances
and software-enabled energy management services. The company's energy management
software, Octus SmartPortal, enables building owners and managers to command,
control and monitor energy use in real time, from any device. In addition, the
company develops energy projects through the implementation and financing of
energy-efficient lighting, mechanical and energy management measures. Octus was
founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Davis, California.





Contact:

Chris Soderquist, Octus, Email Contact, 530/564-0200

http://octusenergy.com





SOURCE: Octus, Inc.




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