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EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit32_1.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit31_2.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit32_2.htm
EX-10.2 - MATERIAL AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_2.htm
EX-10.6 - MATERIAL AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_6.htm
EX-10.9 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_9.htm
EX-10.5 - MATERIAL AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_5.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit31_1.htm
EX-10.7 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_7.htm
EX-10.1 - MATERIAL AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_1.htm
EX-10.4 - MATERIAL AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_4.htm
EX-10.8 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_8.htm
EX-10.3 - MATERIAL AGREEMENT - COMVERGE, INC.exhibit10_3.htm
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
 
or
 
¨
Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the transition period from              to             
 
Commission File Number:  001-33399
 
Comverge, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
     
Delaware
 
22-3543611
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
     
5390 Triangle Parkway, Suite 300
Norcross, Georgia
 
30092
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(678) 392-4954
 (Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x    No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨       No   ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. (See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer    ¨    Accelerated filer   x    Non-accelerated filer   ¨    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes   ¨     No   x
 
There were 25,314,127 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding on November 2, 2010. 
 
 



 
 
 
Comverge, Inc.
 
         
     
  
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Assets
           
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 10,396     $ 16,069  
Restricted cash
    1,735       3,000  
Marketable securities
    21,543       34,409  
Billed accounts receivable, net
    14,853       8,119  
Unbilled accounts receivable
    28,300       11,873  
Inventory, net
    8,124       6,605  
Deferred costs
    5,785       1,715  
Other current assets
    1,579       938  
Total current assets
    92,315       82,728  
                 
Restricted cash
    3,539       2,636  
Property and equipment, net
    19,914       18,340  
Intangible assets, net
    6,698       8,779  
Goodwill
    8,179       8,179  
Other assets
    254       235  
Total assets
  $ 130,899     $ 120,897  
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 4,688     $ 6,874  
Accrued expenses
    27,296       11,574  
Deferred revenue
    22,032       5,890  
Current portion of long-term debt
    3,000       3,000  
Other current liabilities
    6,994       5,648  
Total current liabilities
    64,010       32,986  
Long-term liabilities
               
Deferred revenue
    2,170       1,203  
Long-term debt
    7,500       9,750  
Other liabilities
    2,717       2,914  
Total long-term liabilities
    12,387       13,867  
                 
Shareholders' equity
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share, authorized 150,000,000
               
shares;  issued 25,316,460 and outstanding 25,295,323 shares as of
               
September 30, 2010 and issued 25,072,764 and outstanding 25,067,102
               
shares as of December 31, 2009
    25       25  
Additional paid-in capital
    261,174       258,660  
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 21,137 and 5,662 shares as of
               
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
    (224 )     (63 )
Accumulated deficit
    (206,508 )     (184,596 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    35       18  
Total shareholders' equity
    54,502       74,044  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 130,899     $ 120,897  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenue
                       
Product
  $ 5,798     $ 6,263     $ 16,553     $ 16,176  
Service
    45,937       26,932       65,610       41,864  
Total revenue
    51,735       33,195       82,163       58,040  
Cost of revenue
                               
Product
    4,588       3,793       12,594       9,879  
Service
    30,928       19,948       43,278       28,451  
Total cost of revenue
    35,516       23,741       55,872       38,330  
Gross profit
    16,219       9,454       26,291       19,710  
Operating expenses
                               
General and administrative expenses
    10,496       12,419       27,808       28,409  
Marketing and selling expenses
    4,634       4,340       13,478       12,782  
Research and development expenses
    1,664       1,158       4,572       3,483  
Amortization of intangible assets
    536       553       1,608       1,657  
Operating loss
    (1,111 )     (9,016 )     (21,175 )     (26,621 )
Interest and other expense, net
    214       376       567       940  
Loss before income taxes
    (1,325 )     (9,392 )     (21,742 )     (27,561 )
Provision for income taxes
    55       52       170       159  
Net loss
  $ (1,380 )   $ (9,444 )   $ (21,912 )   $ (27,720 )
                                 
Net loss per share (basic and diluted)
  $ (0.06 )   $ (0.44 )   $ (0.89 )   $ (1.29 )
                                 
Weighted average shares used in computation     24,718,710        21,551,171        24,638,815        21,442,715   


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 

 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net loss
  $ (21,912 )   $ (27,720 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
         
Depreciation
    966       810  
Amortization of intangible assets
    2,121       2,089  
Stock-based compensation
    2,335       6,803  
Other
    1,022       780  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Billed and unbilled accounts receivable, net
    (23,278 )     (6,185 )
Inventory, net
    (1,911 )     (1,340 )
Deferred costs and other assets
    (1,406 )     (555 )
Accounts payable
    (1,851 )     (1,161 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    16,902       12,163  
Deferred revenue
    17,109       20,938  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (9,903 )     6,622  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Changes in restricted cash
    362       (39 )
Purchases of marketable securities
    (13,948 )     (24,777 )
Maturities of marketable securities
    26,262       25,750  
Purchases of property and equipment
    (5,765 )     (13,011 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    6,911       (12,077 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Borrowings under debt facility
    18,000       10,900  
Repayment of debt facility
    (20,250 )     (1,758 )
Payment of subordinated convertible notes
    -       (590 )
Other
    (431 )     131  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (2,681 )     8,683  
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (5,673 )     3,228  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    16,069       19,571  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 10,396     $ 22,799  
                 
Cash paid for interest
  $ 723     $ 1,063  
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities
         
Recording of (reduction in) asset retirement obligation
  $ (201 )   $ 336  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
1.
 
Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
 
Description of Business
 
Comverge, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), provide intelligent energy management solutions that enable energy providers and consumers to optimize their power usage and meet peak demand.  The Company delivers its intelligent energy management solutions through a portfolio of hardware, software and services.  The Company has three operating segments: the Utility Products & Services segment, the Residential Business segment, and the Commercial & Industrial Business segment.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of its subsidiaries. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2010 and the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2009 on Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2010.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

2.
 
Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Revenue Recognition – Utility Products & Services
 
The Company sells hardware products and services directly to utilities for use and deployment by the utility. The Company recognizes revenue for such sales when delivery has occurred or services have been rendered and the following criteria have been met: delivery has occurred, the price is fixed and determinable, collection is probable, and persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists.  The Company reports shipping and handling revenue and its associated costs in revenue and cost of revenue, respectively.
 
 

The Company has certain contracts which are multiple element arrangements and provide for several deliverables to the customer that may include installation services, marketing services, program management services, software, hardware and hosting services. These contracts require no significant production, modification or customization of the software and the software is incidental to the products and services as a whole. The Company evaluates each deliverable to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. If objective and reliable evidence of fair value exists for all units of accounting in the arrangement, revenue is allocated to each unit of accounting based on relative fair values. Each unit of accounting is then accounted for under the applicable revenue recognition guidance.

 Revenue Recognition - Residential Business
 
The Company defers revenue and the associated cost of revenue related to certain long-term Virtual Peaking Capacity, or VPC, contracts until such time as the annual contract payment is fixed and determinable. The Company invoices VPC customers on a monthly or quarterly basis throughout the contract year. The VPC contracts require the Company to provide electric capacity through demand reduction to utility customers, and require a measurement and verification of such capacity on an annual basis in order to determine final contract consideration for a given contract year. Contract years typically begin at the end of a control season (generally, at the end of a utility’s summer cooling season that correlates to the end of the utility’s peak demand for electricity) and continue for twelve months thereafter.  Once a participant enrolls in one of the Company’s VPC programs, the Company installs intelligent hardware at the participant’s location. The cost of the installation and the hardware are capitalized and depreciated as cost of revenue over the remaining term of the contract with the utility, which is shorter than the operating life of the equipment.  The Company also records telecommunications costs related to the network as cost of revenue.  The cost of revenue is recognized contemporaneously with revenue.
 
The current deferred revenue and deferred cost of revenue as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are provided below:  
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Deferred revenue:
           
VPC contract related
  $ 18,830     $ 3,443  
Other
    3,202       2,447  
Current deferred revenue
  $ 22,032     $ 5,890  
                 
Deferred cost of revenue:
               
VPC contract related
  $ 5,027     $ 1,072  
Other
    758       643  
Current deferred cost of revenue
  $ 5,785     $ 1,715  
 
 
 
 
The Company enters into agreements to provide base load capacity. Energy efficiency revenues are earned based on the Company’s ability to achieve committed capacity through base load reduction. In order to provide capacity, the Company delivers and installs energy efficiency management solutions. The base load capacity contracts require the Company to provide electric capacity to utility customers, and include a measurement and verification of such capacity in order to determine contract consideration. The Company defers revenue and associated cost of revenue until such time as the capacity amount, and therefore the related revenue, is fixed and determinable. Once the capacity amount has been verified, the revenue is recognized. If the revenue is subject to penalty, refund or an ongoing obligation, the revenue is deferred until the contingency is resolved and/or the Company has met its performance obligation. Certain contracts contain multiple deliverables, or elements, which require the Company to assess whether the different elements qualify for separate accounting. The separate deliverables in these arrangements meet the separation criteria. Accordingly, revenue is recognized for each element by applying the residual method, since there is objective evidence of fair value of only the undelivered item. The amount allocated to the delivered item is limited to the amount that is not contingent upon delivery of the additional element.
 
Revenue Recognition - Commercial & Industrial Business
 
The Company enters into agreements to provide commercial and industrial demand response services. The demand response programs require the Company to provide electric capacity through demand reduction when the utility or independent system operator calls a demand response event to curtail electrical usage. Demand response revenues are earned based on the Company’s ability to deliver capacity. In order to provide capacity, the Company manages a portfolio of commercial and industrial participants’ electric loads. Capacity amounts are verified through the results of an actual demand response event or a demand response test.  The Company recognizes revenue and associated cost of revenue in its demand response services at such time as the capacity amount is fixed and determinable.
 
The Company records revenue from capacity programs with independent system operators. The capacity year for its primary capacity program spans from June 1st to May 31st annually. For participation, the Company receives cash payments on a monthly basis in the capacity year. Participation in the capacity program requires the Company to respond to requests from the system operator to curtail energy usage during the mandatory performance period of June through September, which is the peak demand season. The annual payments for a capacity year are recognized at the end of the mandatory performance period, once the revenue is fixed and determinable.  As of September 30, 2010, there was $20,279 of unbilled accounts receivable and $19,130 of accrued expenses recorded related to the capacity program.  These balances are not indicative of the gross margin associated with this capacity program due to the timing of cash receipts differing from the timing of cash payments to end-use participants.  These balances will be reduced as the Company receives payment from the independent system operator and pays the end-use participants throughout the capacity year.
 
Revenue from time-and-materials service contracts and other services are recognized as services are provided. Revenue from certain fixed price contracts are recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis, which involves the use of estimates. If the Company does not have a sufficient basis to measure the progress towards completion, revenue is recognized when the project is completed or when final acceptance is received from the customer. The Company also enters into agreements to provide hosting services that allow customers to monitor and analyze their electrical usage. Revenue from hosting contracts is recognized as the services are provided, generally on a recurring monthly basis.
 
 

Comprehensive Loss
 
The Company reports total changes in equity resulting from revenues, expenses, and gains and losses, including those that do not affect the accumulated deficit. Accordingly, other comprehensive loss includes those amounts relating to unrealized gains and losses on investment securities classified as available for sale.
 
The components of comprehensive loss are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                         
Net loss
  $ (1,380 )   $ (9,444 )   $ (21,912 )   $ (27,720 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities
    27       (3 )     17       16  
Comprehensive loss
  $ (1,353 )   $ (9,447 )   $ (21,895 )   $ (27,704 )
 
Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Company derives a significant portion of its revenue from products and services that it supplies to electricity providers, such as utilities and independent service operators. Changes in economic conditions and unforeseen events could occur and could have the effect of reducing use of electricity by our customers’ consumers. The Company’s business success depends in part on its relationships with a limited number of large customers.  During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company had one customer which accounted for 59% of the Company’s revenue. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company had two customers which accounted for 52%, in the aggregate, of the Company’s revenue. The total accounts receivable from these customers was $26,119 as of September 30, 2010, or 61% of net accounts receivable outstanding. The Company had one customer which accounted for 57% of the Company’s revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 33% of the Company’s revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  No other customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
 
The Company is subject to concentrations of credit risk from its cash and cash equivalents and short term investments. The Company limits its exposure to credit risk associated with cash and cash equivalents and short term investments by placing its cash and cash equivalents with a number of domestic financial institutions and by investing in investment grade securities.
 
Goodwill
 
The Company performs its annual impairment test of goodwill as of December 31st. Goodwill is tested for impairment using the two-step approach. Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.  The Company bases its fair value estimates on projected financial information which it believes to be reasonable.  If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test would be performed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. As of September 30, 2010, goodwill in the amount of $7,680 is related to the Energy Efficiency reporting unit in the Residential Business segment.
 
This reporting unit is experiencing a decline in installations in its service territories, resulting in revenue from the reporting unit being less than expected.  As of September 30, 2010, the Company does not believe an event or change in circumstance has occurred that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount.  If the decline in revenue and associated cash flows continues, it may impact the fair value of the reporting unit, causing its carrying value to exceed its fair value.  Also, materially different assumptions regarding future performance of the reporting unit or a change in the strategic direction of the reporting unit could result in significant impairment losses.
 
 
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued amendments to the accounting and disclosure for revenue recognition. These amendments, effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 (early adoption is permitted), modify the criteria for recognizing revenue in multiple element arrangements and the scope of what constitutes a non-software deliverable. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2010-06 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.  The guidance requires previous fair value hierarchy disclosures to be further disaggregated by class of assets and liabilities. A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position. In addition, significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy are required to be disclosed. These additional requirements became effective January 1, 2010 for quarterly and annual reporting. These amendments did not have an impact on the consolidated financial results as this guidance relates only to additional disclosures.
 
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-09 Subsequent Events: Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements.  The update removes the requirement to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.   The update is effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2010.  The change in disclosure did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operation or cash flows.
 

3.
 
Net Loss Per Share
 
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and, when dilutive, potential common shares from options and warrants using the treasury stock method and from convertible securities using the if-converted method. Because the Company reported a net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, all potential common shares have been excluded from the computation of the dilutive net loss per share for all periods presented because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. Such potential common shares consist of the following:
 
   
 September 30,
   
2010
 
2009
Unvested restricted stock awards
 
              567,696
 
             527,356
Outstanding options
 
           2,619,234
 
          2,239,840
Total
 
3,186,930
 
2,767,196
 
 
 

4.
 
Marketable Securities
 
The amortized cost and fair value of marketable securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, as well as the balance sheet classification as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is presented below.
 
   
September 30, 2010
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Cash and
   
Restricted
   
Marketable
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Equivalents
   
Cash
   
Securities
 
Money market funds
  $ 13,316     $ -     $ -     $ 13,316     $ 8,042     $ 5,274     $ -  
Commercial paper
    1,899       -       -       1,899       -       -       1,899  
Corporate debentures/bonds
    19,609       37       (2 )     19,644       -       -       19,644  
Total marketable securities
    34,824       37       (2 )     34,859       8,042       5,274       21,543  
Cash in operating accounts
    2,354       -       -       2,354       2,354       -       -  
Total
  $ 37,178     $ 37     $ (2 )   $ 37,213     $ 10,396     $ 5,274     $ 21,543  
 
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Cash and
   
Restricted
   
Marketable
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Equivalents
   
Cash
   
Securities
 
Money market funds
  $ 15,622     $ -     $ -     $ 15,622     $ 10,406     $ 2,216     $ 3,000  
Commercial paper
    6,142       -       -       6,142       -       -       6,142  
Corporate debentures/bonds
    26,249       45       (27 )     26,267       1,000       -       25,267  
Total marketable securities
    48,013       45       (27 )     48,031       11,406       2,216       34,409  
Cash in operating accounts
    8,083       -       -       8,083       4,663       3,420       -  
Total
  $ 56,096     $ 45     $ (27 )   $ 56,114     $ 16,069     $ 5,636     $ 34,409  
 
Realized gains and losses to date have not been material. Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $213 and $723, respectively.  Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $154 and $570, respectively.

The Company applies a fair value hierarchy that requires the use of observable market data, when available, and prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value in the following categories:
 
 
·
Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
 
 
·
Level 2 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
 
 
·
Level 3 – Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect the Company’s estimates of assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are generally classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include most money market securities, U.S. Treasury securities and equity investments. Such instruments are generally classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company invests in money market funds that are traded daily and does not adjust the quoted price for such instruments.

The types of instruments valued based on quoted prices in less active markets, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency include the Company’s U.S. Agency securities, Commercial Paper, U.S. Corporate Bonds and certificates of deposit. Such instruments are generally classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company uses consensus pricing, which is based on multiple pricing sources, to value its fixed income investments.
 
 

The table below presents marketable securities, grouped by fair value levels, as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
         
Quoted Prices in Active
   
Significant Other
   
Significant
 
         
Markets for Identical
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
September 30,
   
Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
2010
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Money market funds
  $ 13,316     $ 13,316     $     $ -  
Commercial paper
    1,899       -       1,899       -  
Corporate debentures/bonds
    19,644       -       19,644       -  
Total
  $ 34,859     $ 13,316     $ 21,543     $ -  
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
         
Quoted Prices in Active
   
Significant Other
   
Significant
 
         
Markets for Identical
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
December 31,
   
Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
2009
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Money market funds
  $ 15,622     $ 12,622     $ 3,000     $ -  
Commercial paper
    6,142       -       6,142       -  
Corporate debentures/bonds
    26,267       -       26,267       -  
Total
  $ 48,031     $ 12,622     $ 35,409     $ -  

5.
 
Long-Term Debt

On February 5, 2010, Comverge, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc, Comverge Giants, LLC, Public Energy Solutions, LLC, Public Energy Solutions NY, LLC, Clean Power Markets, Inc., and Alternative Energy Resources, Inc., entered into a second amendment to its existing credit and term loan facility with Silicon Valley Bank. The second amendment increased the revolver loan by an additional $20,000 bringing the total revolver loan to $30,000 for borrowings to fund general working capital and other corporate purposes and issuances of letters of credit.  The second amendment also added Alternative Energy Resources, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Comverge, as a borrower and extended the term of the revolver facility by one year to December 2012.  In connection with the extension of the term of the credit facility, a commitment fee of $100 was paid on February 5, 2010, and additional commitment fees of $75 are payable on each of February 5, 2011 and February 5, 2012.  As of September 30, 2010, the Company had $18,145 of outstanding letters of credit and $11,855 of borrowing availability from the revolver loan.
 
The interest on revolving loans under the amended facility accrues at either (a) a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Prime Rate or 4% plus the Prime Rate Advance Margin, or (b) a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Advance Rate plus the LIBOR Rate Advance Margin, as such terms are defined in the amended facility agreement.  The second amendment also sets forth certain financial ratios to be maintained by the borrowers on a consolidated basis.  The obligations under the amended facility are secured by all assets of Comverge and its other borrower subsidiaries, including Alternative Energy Resources, Inc. All other terms and conditions of the credit facility remain the same and in full force and effect.





Long-term debt as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of the following:
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Security and loan agreement with a U.S. bank, collateralized by
           
substantially all of the Company's assets, maturing in
           
December 2013, interest payable at a variable rate (3.26% and 3.28%
       
as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009)
  $ 10,500     $ 12,750  
Total debt
    10,500       12,750  
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
    (3,000 )     (3,000 )
Total long-term debt
  $ 7,500     $ 9,750  
 
 
6.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, or 2006 LTIP, was approved by the Company’s shareholders in May 2010 and provides for the granting of stock-based incentive awards to eligible Company employees and directors and to other non-employee service providers, including options to purchase the Company’s common stock and restricted stock awards at not less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and for a term of not greater than seven years. Awards are granted with service vesting requirements, performance vesting conditions, market vesting conditions, or a combination thereof. Subject to adjustment as defined in the 2006 LTIP, the aggregate number of shares available for issuance is 7,556,036. Stock-based incentive awards expire between five and ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over a one to four-year period from the date of grant.  As of September 30, 2010, 1,963,444 shares were available for grant under the 2006 LTIP. The expense related to stock-based incentive awards recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $1,010 and $2,335, respectively.  The expense related to stock-based incentive awards recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $3,986 and $6,803, respectively.
 
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is presented below:
 
   
September 30, 2010
 
         
Weighted
       
   
Number of
   
Average
       
   
Options
   
Exercise
   
Range of
 
   
(in Shares)
   
Price
   
Exercise Prices
 
Outstanding at beginning of period
    1,988,400     $ 12.63       $0.58 to $34.23  
Granted
    990,793       9.77       $6.80 to $11.52  
Exercised
    (111,966 )     1.60       $0.58 to $7.56  
Cancelled
    (81,913 )     21.78       $2.40 to $34.23  
Forfeited
    (166,080 )     7.84       $3.76 to $18.00  
Outstanding at end of period
    2,619,234     $ 12.04       $0.58 to $34.23  
Exercisable at end of period
    1,438,163     $ 14.22       $0.58 to $34.23  
 
 
 
   
Outstanding as of September 30, 2010
   
Exercisable as of September 30, 2010
 
               
Weighted
               
Weighted
 
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
   
Average
 
         
Remaining
   
Exercise
         
Remaining
   
Exercise
 
   
Number
   
Contractual
   
Price per
   
Number
   
Contractual
   
Price per
 
Exercise Prices
 
Outstanding
   
Life
   
Share
   
Exercisable
   
Life
   
Share
 
   
(In Shares)
   
(In Years)
         
(In Shares)
   
(In Years)
       
  $0.58 - $0.82     200,601       1.4     $ 0.73       200,601       1.4     $ 0.74  
  $2.40 - $3.99     31,538       1.5       2.84       31,538       1.5       2.84  
  $4.00 - $7.99     292,568       5.0       4.66       127,409       4.1       4.33  
  $8.00-$10.33     837,024       6.3       9.67       123,499       5.3       9.65  
  $10.34 - $14.09     582,271       4.8       11.57       284,105       3.5       12.11  
  $14.10 - $17.99     11,250       0.5       14.10       11,250       0.5       14.10  
  $18.00 - $23.53     451,421       3.0       18.08       447,200       3.0       18.08  
  $23.54     15,547       3.4       23.54       15,547       3.4       23.54  
  $23.55 - $36.00     197,014       3.3       32.59       197,014       3.3       32.59  
        2,619,234       4.5     $ 12.04       1,438,163       3.1     $ 14.22  

For awards with performance and/or service conditions only, the Company utilized the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate fair value of options issued, with the following assumptions (weighted averages based on grants during the period):

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2010
 
2009
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.05
%
1.88
%
Expected term of options, in years
 
4.6
 
4.6
 
Expected annual volatility
 
70
%
70
%
Expected dividend yield
 
0
%
0
%
 
The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $5.54 and $3.30, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is presented below:
 
   
September 30, 2010
 
         
Weighted
 
         
Average
 
         
Grant Date
 
   
Number of
   
Fair Value
 
   
Shares
   
Per Share
 
Unvested at beginning of period
    496,589     $ 9.28  
Granted
    248,093       10.06  
Vested
    (60,623 )     14.64  
Cancelled
    -    
NA
 
Forfeited
    (116,363 )     9.18  
Unvested at end of period
    567,696     $ 9.07  
 
 
 
7.
 
Segment Information
 
As of September 30, 2010, the Company had three reportable segments: the Utility Products & Services segment, the Residential Business segment, and the Commercial & Industrial Business segment. The Utility Products & Services segment sells hardware, software and services, such as installation and/or marketing, to utilities that elect to own and operate demand management networks for their own benefit. The Residential Business segment sells electric capacity to utilities under long-term contracts, either through demand response or energy efficiency, primarily through marketing and installing our devices on residential and small commercial end-use participants.  The Commercial & Industrial Business segment provides demand response and energy management services that enable commercial and industrial customers to reduce energy consumption and make informed decisions on energy and renewable energy purchases and programs.
 
Management has three primary measures of segment performance: revenue, gross profit and operating income. Substantially all of our revenues are generated with domestic customers. The Utility Products & Services segment product and service cost of revenue includes materials, labor and overhead. Within the Residential Business segment, cost of revenue is based on operating costs of the demand response networks, primarily telecommunications costs related to the network and depreciation of the assets capitalized in building the demand response network, and build-out costs of the base load energy efficiency networks, primarily lighting costs and installation services related to energy efficiency upgrades. The Commercial & Industrial Business segment’s cost of revenue includes participant payments for the demand response services as well as materials, labor and overhead for the energy management services. Operating expenses directly associated with each operating segment include sales, marketing, product development, amortization of intangible assets and certain administrative expenses. 
 
The Company does not allocate assets and liabilities to its operating segments. Operating expenses not directly associated with an operating segment are classified as “Corporate Unallocated Costs.” Corporate Unallocated Costs include support group compensation, travel, professional fees and marketing activities.
 
The following tables show operating results for each of the Company’s operating segments:
 
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
   
Utility
         
Commercial
             
   
Products
         
&
   
Corporate
       
   
&
   
Residential
   
Industrial
   
Unallocated
       
   
Services
   
Business
   
Business
   
Costs
   
Total
 
Revenue
                             
Product
  $ 5,798     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 5,798  
Service
    6,728       2,332       36,877       -       45,937  
Total revenue
    12,526       2,332       36,877       -       51,735  
Cost of revenue
                                       
Product
    4,588       -       -       -       4,588  
Service
    4,348       1,335       25,245       -       30,928  
Total cost of revenue
    8,936       1,335       25,245       -       35,516  
Gross profit
    3,590       997       11,632       -       16,219  
Operating expenses
                                       
General and administrative expenses
    2,512       2,112       891       4,981       10,496  
Marketing and selling expenses
    762       1,237       1,551       1,084       4,634  
Research and development expenses
    1,664       -       -       -       1,664  
Amortization of intangible assets
    -       299       233       4       536  
Operating income (loss)
    (1,348 )     (2,651 )     8,957       (6,069 )     (1,111 )
Interest and other expense (income), net
    (21 )     -       1       234       214  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (1,327 )   $ (2,651 )   $ 8,956     $ (6,303 )   $ (1,325 )
 
 

 
 
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Utility
         
Commercial
             
   
Products
         
&
   
Corporate
       
   
&
   
Residential
   
Industrial
   
Unallocated
       
   
Services
   
Business
   
Business
   
Costs
   
Total
 
Revenue
                             
Product
  $ 6,263     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 6,263  
Service
    2,922       2,285       21,725          -       26,932  
Total revenue
    9,185       2,285       21,725       -       33,195  
Cost of revenue
                                       
Product
    3,793       -       -       -       3,793  
Service
    1,713       1,272       16,963       -       19,948  
Total cost of revenue
    5,506       1,272       16,963       -       23,741  
Gross profit
    3,679       1,013       4,762       -       9,454  
Operating expenses
                                       
General and administrative expenses
    1,352       2,434       930       7,703       12,419  
Marketing and selling expenses
    942       1,600       1,178       620       4,340  
Research and development expenses
    1,158       -       -       -       1,158  
Amortization of intangible assets
    -       315       233       5       553  
Operating income (loss)
    227       (3,336 )     2,421       (8,328 )     (9,016 )
Interest and other expense, net
    (20 )     255       (3 )     144       376  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 247     $ (3,591 )   $ 2,424     $ (8,472 )   $ (9,392 )


 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
   
Utility
         
Commercial
             
   
Products
         
&
   
Corporate
       
   
&
   
Residential
   
Industrial
   
Unallocated
       
   
Services
   
Business
   
Business
   
Costs
   
Total
 
Revenue
                             
Product
  $ 16,553     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 16,553  
Service
    16,159       6,700       42,751       -       65,610  
Total revenue
    32,712       6,700       42,751       -       82,163  
Cost of revenue
                                       
Product
    12,594       -       -       -       12,594  
Service
    10,450       3,939       28,889       -       43,278  
Total cost of revenue
    23,044       3,939       28,889       -       55,872  
Gross profit
    9,668       2,761       13,862       -       26,291  
Operating expenses
                                       
General and administrative expenses
    6,544       6,891       2,509       11,864       27,808  
Marketing and selling expenses
    2,120       4,377       4,458       2,523       13,478  
Research and development expenses
    4,572       -       -       -       4,572  
Amortization of intangible assets
    -       897       699       12       1,608  
Operating income (loss)
    (3,568 )     (9,404 )     6,196       (14,399 )     (21,175 )
Interest and other expense (income), net
    (15 )     1       (6 )     587       567  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (3,553 )   $ (9,405 )   $ 6,202     $ (14,986 )   $ (21,742 )




 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Utility
         
Commercial
             
   
Products
         
&
   
Corporate
       
   
&
   
Residential
   
Industrial
   
Unallocated
       
   
Services
   
Business
   
Business
   
Costs
   
Total
 
Revenue
                             
Product
  $ 16,176     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 16,176  
Service
    7,609       9,256       24,999       -       41,864  
Total revenue
    23,785       9,256       24,999       -       58,040  
Cost of revenue
                                       
Product
    9,879       -       -       -       9,879  
Service
    3,866       5,605       18,980       -       28,451  
Total cost of revenue
    13,745       5,605       18,980       -       38,330  
Gross profit
    10,040       3,651       6,019       -       19,710  
Operating expenses
                                       
General and administrative expenses
    3,798       7,510       2,530       14,571       28,409  
Marketing and selling expenses
    2,556       4,756       3,054       2,416       12,782  
Research and development expenses
    3,483       -       -       -       3,483  
Amortization of intangible assets
    -       944       699       14       1,657  
Operating income (loss)
    203       (9,559 )     (264 )     (17,001 )     (26,621 )
Interest and other expense, net
    (11 )     691       -       260       940  
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 214     $ (10,250 )   $ (264 )   $ (17,261 )   $ (27,561 )
 
 
8.
 
Subsequent Events

On November 5, 2010, Comverge, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a five-year $15,000 subordinated convertible loan agreement with Partners For Growth III, L.P.  The loan will be used to fund general working capital and other corporate purposes.  

The loan is interest only, payable monthly, and accrues at a rate per annum equal to the floating Prime Rate plus 2.50%, currently 6.50% in total, as such terms are defined in the loan agreement.  The agreement also sets forth certain financial covenants and certain pro forma revenue targets to be maintained by the borrowers on a consolidated basis.  The obligations under the loan agreement are secured by all assets of Comverge and its subsidiaries.  The lender may convert the note into up to 1,594,048 shares of Comverge common stock at $9.41 per share.

The loan provides, at the borrowers' option, the ability to borrow up to an additional $5,000 in the first 36 months convertible into common stock at a conversion price based upon the stock price at the time of the additional borrowing; however, at no time may the amount of existing unconverted borrowings exceed $15,000.  In connection with the loan, a commitment fee of $300 was paid on November 5, 2010.  There are no additional commitment fees.









 
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q by reference contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business. The words “assumes,” “believes,” “expects,” “budgets,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends” or similar terminology identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. These expectations may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions or judgments that prove to be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could result in our expectations not being realized, cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements and/or otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Please see the section below entitled “Risk Factors,” the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-33399) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 8, 2010, and elsewhere in this filing for a discussion of examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. You should carefully review the risks described herein and in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC, including the other Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed in 2010. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date hereof. Except as provided by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement based on changing circumstances or otherwise.
 
You should read the following discussion together with management’s discussion and analysis, financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010 and the financials statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Overview
 
Comverge is a leading provider of intelligent energy management solutions that empower utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and residential consumers to use energy in a more effective and efficient manner.  Intelligent energy management solutions build upon demand response, enabling two-way communication between providers and consumers—giving all customer classes the insight and control needed to optimize energy usage and meet peak demand.  Beyond just reducing the energy load, this new approach reduces cost for the utility or grid operator, integrates other systems and allows for the informed decision-making that will power the smart grid.
 
We provide our intelligent energy management solutions through our three reporting segments: the Utility Products & Services segment, the Residential Business segment, and the Commercial & Industrial, or C&I, Business segment.  The Utility Products & Services segment sells solutions comprising intelligent hardware, our IntelliSOURCE software and services, such as installation, marketing and program management, to utilities that elect to own and operate intelligent energy management networks for their own benefit.  The Residential Business segment sells electric capacity to utilities under long-term contracts, either through demand response or energy efficiency, primarily through marketing and installing our devices on residential and small commercial end-use participants.  The C&I Business segment provides demand response and energy management services to utilities and associated electricity markets that enable commercial and industrial consumers to reduce energy consumption costs and make informed decisions on energy and renewable energy purchases and programs.  
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2010, we owned or managed 3,541 megawatts, an increase of 642 megawatts or 22% from December 31, 2009. For capacity and turnkey contracts, we include megawatts as owned or managed if there is a contract in place that provides for a certain capacity target or maximum.  For open markets, we include megawatts as owned or managed if we have enrolled a participant’s megawatt in the open market and have the right to curtail that participant’s energy usage if called upon.  The table below summarizes the megawatts we own or manage by segment.
 
 
As of  September 30, 2010
         
Commercial &
   
 
Utility Products
 
Residential
 
Industrial
 
Total
 
& Services
 
Business
 
Business
 
Comverge
Megawatts owned/managed under capacity contracts
                          -
 
                    640
 
                       270
 
                910
Megawatts owned for sale in open market programs
                          -
 
                      10
 
                    1,494
 
             1,504
Megawatts managed under turnkey contracts
                        690
 
                       -
 
                         -
 
                690
Megawatts managed for a fee on a pay-for-performance basis
                          -
 
                       -
 
                       437
 
                437
Megawatts owned or managed
                        690
 
                    650
 
                    2,201
 
             3,541
 
 
The table below presents the activity in megawatts owned or managed during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
 
Megawatts
 
Owned or Managed
As of December 31, 2009
                                   2,899
Capacity contracts
12
Open market programs
310
Turnkey contracts
320
As of September 30, 2010
                                   3,541
 
Megawatts owned/ managed under capacity contracts
 
As of September 30, 2010, we owned or managed 910 megawatts of contracted capacity from Virtual Peaking Capacity, or VPC, and energy efficiency contracts, an increase of 12 megawatts from December 31, 2009. Our existing VPC contracts represented contracted capacity of 817 megawatts and our energy efficiency contracts represented contracted capacity of 93 megawatts.
 
Cumulatively, we have installed capacity of 558 megawatts under our VPC and energy efficiency capacity contracts as of September 30, 2010 compared to 462 megawatts as of December 31, 2009, an increase of 96 megawatts. The main components of the change are an increase of 92 megawatts installed during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 in our existing VPC programs and an increase of 4 megawatts from the energy efficiency program during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The table below presents contracted, installed and available capacity as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(Megawatts)
September 30, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
Contracted capacity
910
 
898
Installed capacity (1)
558
 
462
Available capacity (2)
517
 
421

 
 
(1)
For residential VPC programs, installed capacity generally refers to the number of devices installed multiplied by the historically highest demonstrated available capacity provided per device for the applicable service territory.  For C&I VPC programs, installed capacity generally refers to the megawatts that our participants have committed to shed.
 
(2)  
Available capacity represents the amount of electric capacity that we have made available to our customers during each contract year based on the results of our measurement and verification process. For residential VPC programs, we have used the most recently settled measurement and verification results to present available capacity for each period, which is typically measured during the fourth quarter of each year.  For C&I VPC programs, we have assumed that our participants will shed the committed capacity as included in installed capacity.
 

 

Megawatts owned for sale in open markets
 
As of September 30, 2010, we had 1,504 megawatts enrolled in open market programs, an increase of 310 megawatts from December 31, 2009.  We consider capacity enrolled when a participant has agreed to shed a committed capacity in an open market program in which we participate.

Megawatts managed under turnkey contracts
 
As of September 30, 2010, we managed 690 megawatts under turnkey contracts, an increase of 320 megawatts from December 31, 2009. The increase of 320 megawatts consists of 40 megawatts from an expansion of our program with Pepco Holdings, Inc. in January 2010 and 280 megawatts from executed agreements with three other customers during the year.  Under these agreements, we will provide a full turnkey program, including hardware, installation, marketing and call center services.  We calculate megawatts managed under turnkey contracts by using a pre-determined factor of anticipated load reduction for each unit deployed, in relation to the type of end-use participant, whether residential or commercial and industrial, and our customer’s service territory.

Recent Developments
 
In July 2010, we were selected by American Electric Power (AEP) to deliver a comprehensive energy management pilot program to be serviced by Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of AEP. The smart grid ready demand response program will be built on our IntelliSOURCE software. Under a three-year agreement, we will provide full turnkey services for both PSO’s residential and commercial and industrial customers.
 
On July 30, 2010, we entered into an amendment to our current agreement with TXU in which we will provide intelligent hardware and energy management services through December 2012.  The TXU agreement is renewable for successive one year terms thereafter. We estimate receiving in excess of $30 million in payments over the initial contract term.  

In August 2010, we were notified by the supplier of our thermostats, White-Rodgers, that White-Rodgers had filed with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, to address a product issue with the thermostats that White-Rodgers had shipped to Comverge.  White-Rodgers reported to the CPSC that it was aware of incidents of battery leakage in the model of thermostat sold to Comverge, in which battery leakage led to an overheating of the device.  White-Rodgers informed us that in the event of battery leakage, electrolyte can contact the printed circuit board, which may result in the circuit board overheating.  White-Rodgers has communicated to us that it has not conceded that the thermostats contain a defect or pose a substantial product hazard, but has nevertheless voluntarily proposed a corrective action plan to address thermostats in inventory and thermostats installed in the field.  We are not aware of any reports of personal injury associated with these incidents, but we are aware of one claim for minor property damage.   White-Rodgers has stated that it will cover reasonable costs associated with implementing the corrective action plan after that plan is approved by the CPSC.
 
On October 26, 2010, the board of directors (the "Board") of Comverge, Inc. appointed John McCarter and John Rego as independent directors to the Board effectively immediately, in accordance with Comverge's Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation.  The Board determined that Mr. McCarter will be a Class II director and Mr. Rego a Class III director, and as such, each will serve until the next election of their respective classes, subject to the election and qualification of a successor or successors, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. In addition, the Board appointed Mr. McCarter to serve on the compensation committee, and Mr. Rego to serve on the audit committee of the Board.
 
New Loan Agreement

On November 5, 2010, Comverge, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a five-year $15 million subordinated convertible loan agreement with Partners For Growth III, L.P.  The loan will be used to fund general working capital and other corporate purposes.  

The loan is interest only, payable monthly, and accrues at a rate per annum equal to the floating Prime Rate plus 2.50%, currently 6.50% in total, as such terms are defined in the loan agreement.  The agreement also sets forth certain financial covenants and certain pro forma revenue targets to be maintained by the borrowers on a consolidated basis.  The obligations under the loan agreement are secured by all assets of Comverge and its subsidiaries.  The lender may convert the note into up to 1,594,048 shares of Comverge common stock at $9.41 per share.

The loan provides, at the borrowers' option, the ability to borrow up to an additional $5 million in the first 36 months convertible into common stock at a conversion price based upon the stock price at the time of the additional borrowing; however, at no time may the amount of existing unconverted borrowings exceed $15 million.  In connection with the loan, a commitment fee of $300,000 was paid on November 5, 2010.  There are no additional commitment fees.

Current Outlook
 
We are revising our revenue outlook for full year 2010 and expect revenues to be in the range of $118 million to $125 million.  We also expect to grow total megawatts under management by 800 megawatts.
 
 
Payments from Long-Term Contracts
 
Payments from long-term contracts represent our estimate of total payments that we expect to receive under long-term agreements with our customers. The information presented below with respect to payments from long-term contracts includes payments related to our VPC contracts, energy efficiency contracts, and open market programs. As of September 30, 2010, we estimated that our total payments to be received through 2024 will be approximately $615 million.
 
These estimates of payments from long-term contracts are forward-looking statements based on the contractual terms and conditions. In management’s view, such information was prepared on a reasonable basis, reflects the best currently available estimates and judgments, and, to management’s knowledge and belief, presents the assumptions and considerations on which we base our belief that we can receive such payments. However, this information should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of actual future results, and readers of this report should not place undue reliance on this information. Any differences among these assumptions, other factors and our actual experiences may result in actual payments in future periods differing significantly from management’s current estimates. See “Risk Factors—We may not receive the payments anticipated by our long-term contracts and recognize revenues or the anticipated margins from our backlog, and comparisons of period-to-period estimates are not necessarily meaningful and may not be indicative of actual payments” as contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010.  The information in this section is designed to summarize the financial terms of our long-term contracts and is not intended to provide guidance on our future operating results, including revenue or profitability.
 
Our estimated payments from long-term contracts have been prepared by management based on the following assumptions:

VPC Contract
 
Our existing VPC contracts as of September 30, 2010 represented contracted capacity of 817 megawatts. In calculating an estimated $225 million of payments from our VPC contracts as of September 30, 2010, we have included expectations regarding build-out based on our historical experience as well as future expectations of participant enrollment in each contract’s service territory.

We have assumed that once our build-out phase is completed, we will operate our VPC contracts at the capacity achieved during build-out, which generally will be the contracted capacity.

The amount our utility customers pay to us at the end of each contract year may vary based upon the results of measurement and verification tests performed each contract year based on the electric capacity that we made available to the utility during the contract year. The payments from VPC contracts reflect our most reasonable currently available estimates and judgments regarding the capacity that we believe we will provide our utility customer.

The amount of available capacity we are able to provide, and therefore the amount of payments we receive, is dependent upon the number of participants in our VPC programs. For purposes of estimating our payments under long-term contracts, we have assumed the rate of replacement of participant terminations under our VPC contracts will remain consistent with our historical average.

Payments from long-term contracts include $7.4 million that we expect to recognize as revenue over the remainder of this year, which we include in backlog. Payments from long-term contracts exclude $14.2 million of payments which we have already received but have been deferred in accordance with our revenue recognition policy. We expect to also recognize these payments as revenue over the course of the next twelve months.
 
 

Energy Efficiency Contracts
 
Our existing energy efficiency contracts as of September 30, 2010 represent potential base load contracted capacity of 93 megawatts. In calculating the estimated $51 million in payments from these contracts, while the build-out rate has slowed, we have assumed we will complete full build-out of the entire remaining megawatts under contract by the end of 2012 or, if the contract is extended, the end of the extension date. We have assumed that once our build-out is complete, the permanent base load reduction will remain installed and will continue to provide the installed capacity for the remainder of the contract term.
 
Open Market Programs
 
As of September 30, 2010, we had up to 997 megawatts bid into various capacity open market programs with PJM Interconnection, LLC. We currently expect to receive approximately $139 million in long term payments through the year 2014. We also have megawatts bid into open market programs in other geographical service territories from which we currently expect to receive $7 million through the year 2012.  In estimating the long term payments, we have assumed that we will have limited churn among our commercial and industrial participants that we have currently enrolled in the auctions and that we will be able to fulfill incremental capacity in certain programs with new enrollments.
 
Turnkey Contracts
 
Our turnkey contracts as of September 30, 2010 represent $163 million in payments expected to be received through the year 2014 with seven utility customers to provide products, software, and services, including program management, installation, and/or marketing. Payments from turnkey contracts are based on contractual minimum order volumes, forecasted installations and other services applied over the term of the contract.
 
Other Contracts
 
We expect to receive an estimated $30 million in payments through 2014 pursuant to currently executed contracts for our intelligent energy management solutions.
 
In addition to the foregoing assumptions, our estimated payments from long-term contracts assume that we will be able to meet on a timely basis all of our obligations under these contracts and that our customers will not terminate the contracts for convenience or other reasons. Our annual net loss in 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $31.7 million, $94.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively. We may continue to generate annual net losses in the future, including through the term of our long-term contracts. See “Risk Factors—We have incurred annual net losses since our inception, and we may continue to incur annual net losses in the future.” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010.
 
Although we currently intend to release quarterly updates of future revisions that we may make to our estimated payments from long-term contracts, we do not undertake any obligation to release the results of any future revisions that we may make to these estimated payments from long-term contracts to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.
 
Backlog
Our backlog represents our estimate of revenues from commitments, including purchase orders and long-term contracts, that we expect to recognize over the course of the next twelve months.  The inaccuracy of any of our estimates and other factors may result in actual results being significantly lower than estimated under our reported backlog.  Material delays, market conditions, cancellations or payment defaults could materially affect our financial condition, results of operation and cash flow.  Accordingly, a comparison of backlog from period to period is not necessarily meaningful and may not be indicative of actual revenues.  As of September 30, 2010, we had contractual backlog of $122 million through September 30, 2011.
 
 

 

Results of Operations
 
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Revenue
 
The following table summarizes our revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
         
Nine Months Ended September 30,
       
               
Percent
               
Percent
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
Segment Revenue:
                                   
Utility Products & Services
  $ 12,526     $ 9,185       36 %   $ 32,712     $ 23,785       38 %
Residential Business
    2,332       2,285       2       6,700       9,256       (28 )
Commercial & Industrial Business
    36,877       21,725       70       42,751       24,999       71  
Total
  $ 51,735     $ 33,195       56 %   $ 82,163     $ 58,040       42 %
 
Utility Products & Services Revenue
 
Our Utility Products & Services segment had revenue of $12.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $9.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $3.3 million or 36%. Our three largest turnkey programs provided the increase in revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2010, mainly due to the services provided as a part of these long-term turnkey solutions.  During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we sold 65,000 units of intelligent hardware compared to 59,000 units of intelligent hardware during the three months ended September 30, 2009.  For the three months ended September 30, 2010, our three largest turnkey programs comprised 42% of the units sold compared to 2% during the three months ended September 30, 2009.
 
Our Utility Products & Services segment had revenue of $32.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $23.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $8.9 million or 38%.  Our three largest turnkey programs provided the increase in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, mainly due to the services provided as a part of these long-term turnkey solutions. Volume remained consistent for both nine-month periods at approximately 150,000 units of intelligent hardware, with turnkey intelligent hardware sales comprising 34% and 1% of units sold during 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Residential Business Revenue
 
Our Residential Business segment had revenue of $2.3 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The energy efficiency programs contributed an increase of $0.2 million offset by a $0.2 million decrease in revenue from our marketing and other services.
 
Our Residential Business segment had revenue of $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $2.6 million or 28%. The decrease is primarily due to a decline in the number of installations we performed as well as the rate per megawatt that we received during 2010 in the energy efficiency programs.  If the decline in revenue and associated cash flows continues, it may impact the fair value of the reporting unit, causing its carrying value to exceed its fair value.  Also, materially different assumptions regarding future performance of the reporting unit or a change in the strategic direction of the reporting unit could result in significant impairment losses.  The related goodwill balance is currently $7.7 million.
 
We defer revenues and direct costs under our VPC contracts until such revenue can be made fixed and determinable through a measurement and verification test, generally in our fourth quarter. Deferred revenue and deferred charges related to VPC contracts are presented below:
   
As of
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
Percent
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
Percent
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2009
   
2008
   
Change
 
VPC Contract Related:
                                   
Deferred revenue
  $ 18,830     $ 3,443       447 %     24,953     $ 4,271       484 %
Deferred cost of revenue
    5,027       1,072       369 %     11,843       791       1397 %
 
 
 
Deferred revenue as of September 30, 2010 increased by $15.4 million from December 31, 2009 as compared to a $20.7 million increase in deferred revenue from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009. During 2010, deferred revenue increased by a lesser amount due to our Nevada VPC program, which has transitioned from an aggressive growth phase to primarily maintenance of the megawatts previously deployed.  Payments for maintenance in the Nevada VPC program during 2010 are less than those received during the original build out of the program.
 
Commercial & Industrial Business Revenue
 
Our Commercial & Industrial Business segment had revenue of $36.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $21.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $15.2 million or 70%. Of the increase, $11.6 million is due to the increased megawatts and their associated performance during the summer in the PJM capacity program.  We recognize the capacity program revenue at the end of the mandatory performance period, which is the peak demand season between June and September.  An increase of $0.8 million is due to providing increased megawatts in open market programs in geographic service territories other than the PJM market.  In addition, the Commercial & Industrial Business had an increase of $3.2 million in revenue due to increased megawatt commitments in our C&I VPC programs compared to the prior three-month period.  The increase in revenue from open market and VPC programs was partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in our energy management services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the prior period due to the decline in our engineering projects.
 
Our Commercial & Industrial Business segment had revenue of $42.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $25.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $17.8 million or 71%. Of the increase, $11.6 million is due to increased megawatts in the PJM capacity program as well as energy payments for their performance during the summer.  An increase of $3.0 million is due to providing increased megawatts in open market programs in geographic service territories other than the PJM market.  In addition, the Commercial & Industrial Business had an increase of $4.0 million in revenue due to increased megawatt commitments in our C&I VPC programs compared to the prior nine-month period.  The increase in revenue from open market and VPC programs was partially offset by a decrease of $0.8 million in our energy management services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to prior period due to the decline in our engineering projects.
 
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
 
The following table summarizes our gross profit and gross margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2010
         
2009
         
2010
         
2009
       
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Gross
 
   
Profit
   
Margin
   
Profit
   
Margin
   
Profit
   
Margin
   
Profit
   
Margin
 
Segment Gross Profit and Margin:
                                               
Utility Products & Services
  $ 3,590       29 %   $ 3,679       40 %   $ 9,668       30 %   $ 10,040       42 %
Residential Business
    997       43       1,013       44       2,761       41       3,651       39  
Commercial & Industrial Business
    11,632       32       4,762       22       13,862       32       6,019       24  
Total
  $ 16,219       31 %   $ 9,454       28 %   $ 26,291       32 %   $ 19,710       34 %
 
Utility Products & Services Gross Profit and Gross Margin
 
Gross profit from our Utility Products & Services segment was consistent at $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009.   Gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was 29% compared to 40% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of 11 percentage points.  The decrease in gross margin is due to the expansion of our turnkey programs at an accelerated rate and the lower gross margin currently contributed from such programs.
 
 
 
Gross profit from our Utility Products & Services segment was $9.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $10.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $0.3 million or 3%.  Gross profit decreased by $0.3 million due to the recording of $0.6 million in costs for the voluntary product replacement effort in one of our customer’s programs.  This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $0.3 million in gross profit from our turnkey programs. Gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was 30% compared to 42% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of 12 percentage points.  The decrease in gross margin is due to the expansion of our turnkey programs at an accelerated rate and the lower gross margin currently contributed from such programs.  While these programs have lower gross margins than our VPC programs, we incur less selling, general and administrative expenses in operating these programs.
 
Residential Business Gross Profit and Gross Margin
 
Gross profit for our Residential Business segment was $1.0 million for both three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Gross profit from our energy efficiency programs remained consistent at $0.6 million for both periods. Our marketing and other services also contributed gross profit of $0.4 million for both periods. Gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased by 1 percentage point from the three months ended September 30, 2009 due to the lower margin contributed from the energy efficiency programs, which varies based on the lighting projects completed during the period.
 
Gross profit for our Residential Business segment was $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $0.9 million or 24%. The decrease in gross profit is due to a decrease of $1.1 million from our energy efficiency programs partially offset by an increase of $0.2 million from our marketing and other services.  Gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was 41% compared to 39% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of 2 percentage points, due to the higher margin contributed from our marketing and other services partially offset by a decrease in gross margin contributed from the energy efficiency programs.
 
Commercial & Industrial Business Gross Profit and Gross Margin
 
Gross profit for our Commercial & Industrial Business segment was $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $6.8 million or 142%. The increase is due to an increase of $5.2 million in gross profit contributed from those megawatts enrolled in the PJM capacity program, an increase of $0.1 million in gross profit contributed from megawatts enrolled in open market programs other than PJM and an increase of $1.7 million in gross profit from our C&I VPC programs partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million from our energy management services.  Gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased by 10 percentage points compared to gross margin for three months ended September 30, 2009 due to the enrollment of more profitable megawatts in the PJM capacity program.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our Commercial & Industrial Business segment’s gross profit was $13.9 million and $6.0 million, respectively, an increase of $7.9 million or 132%. The increase is due to an increase of $5.2 million in gross profit contributed from those megawatts enrolled in the PJM capacity program, an increase of $0.8 million in gross profit contributed from megawatts enrolled in open market programs other than PJM and an increase of $2.1 million in gross profit from our C&I VPC programs partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in gross profit from energy management services.  Gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by 8 percentage points compared to gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to the enrollment of more profitable megawatts in the PJM capacity program.
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 
The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
         
Nine Months Ended September 30,
       
               
Percent
               
Percent
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
Operating Expenses:
                                   
General and administrative expenses
  $ 10,496     $ 12,419       (15 )%   $ 27,808     $ 28,409       (2 )%
Marketing and selling expenses
    4,634       4,340       7       13,478       12,782       5  
Research and development expenses
    1,664       1,158       44       4,572       3,483       31  
Amortization of intangible assets
    536       553       (3 )     1,608       1,657       (3 )
Total
  $ 17,330     $ 18,470       (6 )%   $ 47,466     $ 46,331       2 %
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses were $10.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $12.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $1.9 million or 15%. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded $4.3 million in non-recurring stock based compensation and retirement and consulting expense related to the retirement of our former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.  The decrease of $4.3 million was partially offset by an increase of $0.9 million in centralization costs, $0.7 million in compensation and benefits, $0.3 million in consulting expense and $0.5 million in other expense.
 
General and administrative expenses were $27.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $28.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $0.6 million or 2%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, there was a decrease of $4.3 million related to departure of our former Chief Executive Officer as discussed above and a $1.1 million decrease in stock-based compensation as we accelerated vesting on certain equity awards during the prior year and recorded the related expense at that time. The decrease was partially offset by an increase of $1.7 million in compensation and benefits, $0.9 million in centralization costs, $0.5 million in rent and occupancy expense, $0.5 million in consulting expense, $0.5 million in professional fees and $0.7 million in other expense.
 
We are centralizing our business support operations in our Norcross, Georgia headquarters to establish a more unified culture and to run our business more efficiently.  We expect to incur total costs of $3.5 million for relocation, hiring, and leased office closures, primarily during the fourth quarter of 2010.
 
Marketing and Selling Expenses
 
Marketing and selling expenses were $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $0.3 million or 7%. The increase in marketing and selling expenses was mainly due to an increase of $0.3 million in compensation and benefits and $0.2 million in consulting expense partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in stock-based compensation.
 
Marketing and selling expenses were $13.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $0.7 million or 5%. The increase in marketing and selling expenses was due to an increase of $1.9 million in compensation and benefits, mainly as a result of the current expansion of our sales force, partially offset by a decrease of $0.6 million in marketing and advertising and a decrease of $0.6 million in stock-based compensation as we accelerated vesting on certain equity awards during the prior year and recorded the related expense at that time.
 
Although VPC revenue for the current contract year was deferred during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we expensed customer acquisition costs as incurred. VPC customer acquisition costs were $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, a decrease of $0.1 million.  VPC customer acquisition costs were $3.2 million and $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, a decrease of $0.5 million.
 
 
 
Research and Development Expenses
 
Research and development expenses are incurred primarily in connection with the identification, testing and development of new products and software, specifically the development of solutions to support utility Advanced Metering Infrastructure, or AMI. Research and development expenses were $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $0.5 million or 44%. Research and development expenses were $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $1.1 million or 31%.  The increase in research and development expenses is due to an increase and re-deployment in headcount and an increase in contractors to develop new solutions, including our AMI-enabled hardware products and our IntelliSOURCE software.
 
Amortization of Intangible Assets
 
Amortization of intangible assets was $0.5 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1.6 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  In addition to the amortization presented in operating expenses, we also recorded $0.2 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, of amortization expense in our cost of revenue. We record amortization expense as we amortize the intangibles from our acquisitions completed in 2007 and our technology licenses purchased in 2009.
 
Interest and Other Expense, Net
 
We recorded net interest and other expense of $0.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $0.2 million. We recorded net interest and other expense of $0.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $0.3 million. The decrease in interest and other expense, net is due to the decrease in our outstanding debt facilities.
 
Income Taxes
 
A provision of $0.1 million was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and a provision of $0.2 million was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 related to a deferred tax liability. We provided a full valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets because the realization of any future tax benefits could not be sufficiently assured as of September 30, 2010 and 2009.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
In November 2008, we entered into a security and loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank. The security and loan agreement was amended in February 2010 to increase the revolver loan from $10.0 million to $30.0 million for borrowings to fund general working capital and other corporate purposes and issuances of letters of credit.  As of September 30, 2010, we had $18.1 million of outstanding letters of credit and $11.9 million of borrowing availability from the revolver loan.
 
Management believes that available cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and borrowings available under our loan facility will be sufficient to meet our capital needs for at least the next 12 months.  Future available sources of working capital, including cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, short-term or long-term financing, equity offerings or any combination of these sources, should allow us to meet our long-term liquidity needs.
 
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (dollars in thousands):

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Operating activities
  $ (9,903 )   $ 6,622  
Investing activities
    6,911       (12,077 )
Financing activities
    (2,681 )     8,683  
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (5,673 )   $ 3,228  
 
 
 

Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
 
Cash flows used in operating activities were $9.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $16.5 million.  The change in cash flows from operating activities included:
 
 
·
a decrease in net loss of $5.8 million;
 
 
·
an increase in depreciation and amortization of $0.2 million;
 
 
·
a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $4.5 million due to the acceleration of the former CEO’s awards during the third quarter of 2009 and the acceleration of certain equity awards during the fourth quarter of 2009;
 
 
·
an increase in other adjustments to net loss of $0.2 million;
 
 
·
an increase in the change in accounts receivable and accrued expenses and other liabilities due to our revenue recognition policy for the Commercial & Industrial Business’ capacity program with PJM.  We record revenue and the associated costs in the third quarter of each year, after the mandatory performance period. We receive the payments from PJM and make corresponding payments to our C&I participants throughout the capacity year, which spans from June 1st to May 31st; and
 
 
·
a decrease in the change in deferred revenue is a function of our revenue recognition policy for the Residential Business’ VPC programs and the associated billings, specifically our Nevada VPC program as discussed above.
 
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities
 
 
Cash flows provided by investing activities were $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to cash flows used in investing activities of $12.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $19.0 million. The change in cash flows from investing activities included:
 
 
·
a decrease of $7.2 million in capital expenditures due to a slower installation pace in certain of our VPC programs, mainly the Nevada VPC program;
 
 
·
a decrease of $10.8 million in purchases of marketable securities and an increase of $0.5 million in maturities of marketable securities and
 
 
·
an increase of $0.4 million in the change in restricted cash due to the release of certain contractual cash requirements.
 
Our capital expenditures are mainly for purchases of equipment and installation services used to build out and expand our residential VPC programs. Installation services represent the installation of the demand response hardware at participants’ locations, which are primarily residential.
 
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
 
Cash flows used in financing activities were $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily consisting of $2.3 million in payments, net, of our current debt facility.  Cash flows provided by financing activities were $8.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, consisting mainly of borrowings of $10.9 million under our then-outstanding credit agreement and payments of $2.3 million for our then-outstanding debt.
 
 
 
Working Capital
 
Our working capital as of September 30, 2010 was $28.3 million compared to $49.7 million as of December 31, 2009, a decrease of $21.4 million.  Current assets increased by $9.6 million due to an increase of $23.2 million in accounts receivable, $1.5 million in inventory and $4.7 million in deferred costs and other current assets partially offset by a decrease of $19.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities.  Current liabilities increased by $31.0 million due to an increase of $16.1 million in deferred revenue and $14.9 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities.  Deferred revenue and deferred costs increased mainly due to our revenue recognition policy for the Residential Business segment’s VPC contracts. Unbilled accounts receivable and accrued expenses increased due to our revenue recognition policy for the Commercial & Industrial segment’s PJM capacity program.
 
Indebtedness
 
As of September 30, 2010, $3.0 million of our outstanding debt was due within the next twelve months.  As of September 30, 2010, we were in compliance with our financial and restrictive debt covenants for the outstanding debt facility.
 
Letters of Credit
 
After the amendment in February 2010, our facility with Silicon Valley Bank provides for the issuance of up to $30.0 million of letters of credit. As of September 30, 2010, we had $18.1 million face value of irrevocable letters of credit outstanding from the facility.  Additionally, we have $2.0 million of cash collateralized letters of credit outstanding, which are presented as a portion of the restricted cash in our financial statements.
 
Capital Spending
 
As of September 30, 2010, our VPC programs had installed capacity of 558 megawatts. Our existing VPC contracts as of September 30, 2010 provided for a potential contracted capacity of 817 megawatts. Our residential VPC programs require a significant amount of capital spending to build out our demand response networks. We expect to incur approximately $11.1 million in capital expenditures, primarily over the next three years, to continue building out our existing VPC programs, of which $2.1 million is anticipated to be incurred through December 31, 2010. If we are successful in being awarded additional VPC contracts, we would incur additional amounts to build out these new VPC programs.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA, is defined as net loss before net interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not a substitute for other GAAP financial measures such as net loss, operating loss or cash flows from operating activities as calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., or GAAP. In addition, our calculation of EBITDA may or may not be consistent with that of other companies. We urge you to review the GAAP financial measures included in this filing and our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the other financial information contained in this filing, and to not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
 
EBITDA is a common alternative measure of performance used by investors, financial analysts and rating agencies to assess operating performance for companies in our industry. Depreciation is a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate revenue. We do not believe that this expense is indicative of our core operating performance because the depreciable lives of assets vary greatly depending on the maturity terms of our VPC contracts. The clean energy sector has experienced recent trends of increased growth and new company development, which have led to significant variations among companies with respect to capital structures and cost of capital (which affect interest expense). Management views interest expense as a by-product of capital structure decisions and, therefore, it is not indicative of our core operating performance.
 
We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before stock-based compensation expense. Management does not believe that stock-based compensation is indicative of our core operating performance because the stock-based compensation is the result of stock-based incentive awards which require a noncash expense to be recorded in the financial statements.
 
 
 
A reconciliation of net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net loss
  $ (1,380 )   $ (9,444 )   $ (21,912 )   $ (27,720 )
Depreciation and amortization
    1,099       1,022       3,087       2,899  
Interest expense, net
    235       459       592       1,007  
Provision for income taxes
    55       52       170       159  
EBITDA
    9       (7,911 )     (18,063 )     (23,655 )
Non-cash stock compensation expense
    1,010       3,986       2,335       6,803  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 1,019     $ (3,925 )   $ (15,728 )   $ (16,852 )
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
For a complete discussion of our critical accounting policies, refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010.

Contractual Obligations
 
For additional information about our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2009, please read “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Commitments and Contingencies — Contractual Obligations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
For a complete discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, refer to Note 2 in the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
 
 
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk were included in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010. We believe that there have been no significant changes from December 31, 2009 during the quarter ended September 30, 2010.

 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls
 
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. Additionally, our disclosure controls and procedures were also effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
 
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


In the ordinary conduct of our business, we are subject to periodic lawsuits, investigations and claims. Although we cannot predict with certainty the ultimate resolution of lawsuits, investigations and claims asserted against us, we do not believe that any currently pending legal proceeding or proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is subject will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition, except as follows:

On October 12, 2010, a civil action complaint was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Case No. 3:10-CV-00638) by Louisville Gas & Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (“Plaintiffs”).  The Plaintiffs have alleged a breach of warranty claim relating to certain thermostats, which they claim are defective, manufactured by White-Rodgers.  The relief sought by Plaintiffs includes an unspecified amount of damages, pre and post judgment interest and costs. The Company intends to defend this claim vigorously. At this time, the Company's management cannot estimate with reasonable certainty the ultimate disposition of this lawsuit and there can be no assurance that the Company will not sustain material liability as a result of or related to this lawsuit.

Our policy is to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes related to legal matters, as well as ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of the liability required, if any, for these contingencies is made after an analysis of each known issue. A liability is recorded and charged to operating expense when we determine that a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Additionally, we disclose contingencies for which a material loss is reasonably possible, but not probable. As of September 30, 2010, there were no material contingencies requiring accrual or disclosure.
 
You should carefully consider the risks described in the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010 and the risk factors below before making a decision to invest in our common stock or in evaluation of Comverge and our business. The risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know, or that we currently view as immaterial, may also impair our business operations. This report is qualified in its entirety by these risk factors.
 
The actual occurrence of any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K or the risk factors below could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline.
 
During the quarter ended September 30, 2010, there were no material changes to the Risk Factors relevant to our operations, described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010, except as follows:
 
We could be required to make substantial refunds or pay damages to power pools or our utility customers if the actual amount of electric capacity we provide under our capacity programs is materially less than estimated or required under the applicable agreements.
 
We typically operate our capacity programs through long-term, fixed price contracts with our utility customers.  Under our base load contracts, our utility customers make periodic payments based on verified load reduction after inspecting and confirming the capacity reduced through energy efficiency measures.  While the base load is able to be permanently reduced once the energy efficiency devices are installed and verified, the utility often retains the right to conduct follow up inspections for subsequent years.  If the energy consumer removes the installed devices, shuts down operations or vacates the physical premises, there is the potential that any subsequent inspection by our utility customer would result in a lower amount of base load reduced capacity than originally verified, which may consequently obligate us to pay a penalty.  In addition, our base load contracts require building out a specified amount of capacity (megawatts) at pre-determined dates throughout the contract life.  Due to our potential participants’ limited capital spending and increased competition in the marketplace, we are experiencing challenges in meeting certain contractual build-out milestones in a timely manner.  If we fail to fulfill the required contracted capacity by the dates specified in our contracts, we would be obligated to pay penalties of up to $0.3 million per megawatt that we fail to obtain in 2011 and 2012.  As of September 30, 2010, we have recorded potential liquidated damages for capacity fulfillment delays related to certain 2010 contractual milestones.  If we do not restructure the base load contractual requirements, we will be required to record significant liquidated damages for 2011 contractual commitments as well.
 
 
 
 
Under our power pool auction contracts, which typically have a term of one to three years, we sell capacity that we obtain through our programs to power pools.  Under these contracts, the power pool makes periodic payments to us based on estimates of the amount of electric capacity that we expect to make available to them during the contract year.  We refer to these payments as proxy payments and electric capacity on which proxy payments are made as estimated capacity.  A contract year generally begins on June 1st and ends May 31st of the following year.  We and the power pool analyze results of the metering data collected during the capacity events or test events to determine the capacity that was available to the power pool during the actual event.  Any discrepancy between our analysis of the metering data and the analysis from the power pool could result in lower than expected revenues or potential damages payable by us.  In addition, the PJM Interconnection power pool (PJM) has amended rules which create potential penalties if the projected megawatts do not perform.  To the extent PJM does not call an event, test events will be initiated before September 30 of each year to test the potential capacity.  If we do not provide the required capacity during an event or test event, we may be subject to penalties.  PJM has recently eliminated the Interruptible Load for Reliability (ILR) program effective 2012.  Customers that currently participate as ILR resources must be moved into other power pool programs by 2012 in order to avoid loss of revenue.  This change also (i) requires additional capital support for both planned and new megawatts under the three-year Base Residual Auction and (ii) has increased the potential penalties for non-compliance.  As a result of the elimination of the ILR program and the changing power pool, we may incur significantly higher penalties in the future than we have in the past.
 
Under our VPC contracts, which typically have a term of five to ten years, our utility customers make periodic payments to us based on estimates of the amount of electric capacity we expect to make available to them during the contract year.  We refer to these payments as proxy payments and electric capacity on which proxy payments are made as estimated capacity.  During contract negotiations or the first contract year of a VPC program, estimated capacity is negotiated and established by the contract.  A contract year generally begins at the end of the summer months, after a utility’s seasonal peak energy demand for electricity.  We refer to this seasonal peak energy demand as the cooling season.  For example, the cooling season for one of our VPC contracts runs from June 1st to September 30th and the contract year for this agreement begins on October 1st and ends on September 30th.  We and our utility customers analyze results of measurement and verification tests that are performed during the cooling season of each contract year to statistically determine the capacity that was available to the utility during the cooling season.  We refer to measured and verified capacity as our available capacity.  This available capacity also establishes the estimated capacity per device, which we generally refer to as our M&V factor, for that contract year.  During each succeeding contract year, we generally receive proxy payments based on the prior year’s M&V factor and installed devices in the applicable service territory.  Available capacity varies with the electricity demand of high-use energy equipment, such as central air conditioning compressors, at the time measurement and verification tests are conducted, which, in turn, depends on factors beyond our control such as fluctuations in temperature and humidity.  Although our contracts often contain restrictions regarding the time of day and, in some cases, the day of the week the measurement and verification tests are performed, the actual time within the agreed testing period that the tests are performed is beyond our control.  If the measurement and verification tests are performed during a period of generally lower electricity usage, then the capacity made available through our system could be lower than estimated capacity for the particular contract being tested.  The correct operation of, and timely communication with, devices used to control equipment are also important factors that affect available capacity under our VPC contracts.  Any difference between our available capacity and the estimated capacity on which proxy payments were previously made will result in either a refund payment from us to our utility customer or an additional payment to us by our customer.  We refer to this process that results in a final settlement as a true-up.  We are still working toward final settlement in certain VPC programs for the 2010 calendar year and do not currently have an estimate of those potential settlements. For 2009, we paid $0.6 million as a result of the final settlement. For the contract year 2008, we paid an aggregate of $0.2 million as a result of final settlement.  For the contract year 2007, we paid an aggregate refund payment of $2.3 million.
 
 
 
Any refund payments that we may be required to make (1) as a result of a subsequent inspection or failure to meet initial minimum capacity under our base load contracts, (2) to the power pool under our auction contracts, or (3) pursuant to a true-up settlement determination under our VPC contracts could be substantial and could adversely affect our liquidity and anticipate revenue projections.  In addition, because measurement and verification test results for each VPC contract establishes estimated capacity on which proxy payments will be made for the following contract year, a downward adjustment in estimated capacity for a particular VPC contract would decrease the dollar amount of proxy payments for the following contract year and could significantly decrease our estimated backlog and estimated payments from long-term contracts.  In addition, such adjustment could result in significant year-to-year variations in our quarterly and annual revenues.
 
Regulatory or legislative rule changes made by major grid operators, state commissions, or FERC, could adversely impact our revenues.
 
We operate in a regulated market.  Changes to rules, regulations, or laws may affect our business and anticipated revenues. During 2008, PJM Interconnection LLC, or PJM, announced a rule change for economic demand response programs in the PJM open market.  The rule change reduced the price we receive under our economic or voluntary demand response programs for commercial and industrial consumers.  Because such programs are voluntary, the lower price and operating rule changes in 2008 made it less compelling for our commercial and industrial consumers to participate in the demand response programs.  We rely on our demand response programs to generate revenue and PJM or any other major grid operator may reduce incentives to consumers or make other economic rule changes in the future that would have a negative impact on our business.  There are additional proposed rule changes relating to the capacity market at PJM expanding the availability of demand response resources outside of the summer months, which could take effect three years from now.  These rule changes are not clearly defined, and in turn, the effects any such rule changes could have on our revenues are unknown at this time.
 
Failure of third party suppliers to manufacture quality products and our third-party installers’ failure to provide proper installation of our products could cause malfunctions of our products, potential recalls or replacements or delays in the delivery of our products or services, which could damage our reputation, cause us to lose customers and negatively impact our revenues and growth.
 
Our success depends on our ability to provide quality products and reliable services in a timely manner, which in part depends on the proper functioning of facilities and equipment owned, operated and/or manufactured by third parties upon which we depend.  For example, our reliance on third parties includes:
 
 
·        utilizing components that they manufacture in our products;
 
 
·        utilizing products that they manufacture for our various capacity programs or power pool program;
 
 
·        outsourcing cellular and paging wireless communications that are used to execute instructions to our (1) devices under our VPC programs and (2) clients in power pools;
 
 
·        outsourcing certain installation, maintenance, data collection and call center operations to third-party providers; and
 
 
·        buying capacity from third parties who have contracted with electricity consumers to participate in our VPC programs.
 
 

 
 
Because we are wholly dependent upon third parties for the manufacture and supply of certain products, the event of a significant interruption in the manufacturing or delivery of our products by these vendors or in defects from the manufacturers, could result in our being required to expend considerable time, effort and expense to establish alternate production lines at other facilities and our operations could be materially disrupted, which could cause us to not meet production deadlines and lose customers.  In addition, our contracts often provide that we install products in the end-users’ facilities or premises using Comverge employees or third party installers.  To the extent such installations are faulty or inadequate, considerable time, effort and expense may be incurred to remedy the situation and restore customer satisfaction.  Any delays, malfunctions, inefficiencies or interruptions in these products, services or operations could adversely affect the reliability or operation of our products or services, which could cause us to experience difficulty retaining current customers and attracting new customers.  In addition, our brand, reputation and growth could be negatively impacted.  For example, in August, 2010, we were notified by the supplier of our thermostats, White-Rodgers, that White-Rodgers had filed with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to address a product issue with the thermostats that White-Rodgers had shipped to Comverge.  White-Rodgers reported to the CPSC that it was aware of incidents of battery leakage in the model of thermostat sold to Comverge, in which battery leakage led to an overheating of the device.  We are not aware of any reports of personal injury associated with these incidents, but are aware of one claim for minor property damage.  White-Rodgers informed us that in the event of battery leakage, electrolyte can contact the printed circuit board, which may result in the circuit board overheating.  White-Rodgers has not conceded that the thermostats contain a defect or pose a substantial product hazard, but has nevertheless voluntarily proposed a corrective action plan to address thermostats in inventory and thermostats installed in the field.  White-Rodgers has stated that it will cover reasonable costs associated with implementing the corrective action plan after that plan is approved by the CPSC.  Comverge is not aware of any information suggesting that Comverge’s communication module in these thermostats is related to the reported incidents.  This corrective action by White-Rodgers could impact our current and future utility residential demand response business, including but not limited to continued business and installations in 2010.  In relation to the thermostat issue, Comverge was sued in the Western District of Kentucky where Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed a breach of warranty lawsuit against Comverge relating to certain White-Rodgers' brand thermostats. 
 
We rely on certain components and products from a single supplier or a limited number of suppliers.
 
We rely on third party suppliers to manufacture and supply certain products for our various capacity programs or power pool program. In addition, some of the components necessary for our products are currently provided to us by a single supplier, including the thermostats used in our utility residential demand response business, and we generally do not maintain large volumes of inventory. Our reliance on these third parties involves a number of risks, including, among other things, the risk that:
 
 
 
·        we may not be able to control the quality and cost of these products or respond to unanticipated changes and increases in demand;
 
 
·        we may lose access to critical services and components, resulting in an interruption in the delivery of products or services to our customers; and
 
 
·        we may not be able to find new or alternative components for our use or reconfigure our products in a timely manner if the components necessary for our products become unavailable.
 
If any of these risks materialize, it could significantly increase our costs and adversely affect the reliability or operation of our products or services.  Lead times for materials and components ordered by us vary and depend on factors such as the specific supplier, contract terms and demand for a component at a given time. If these manufacturers or suppliers stop providing us with the components or services necessary for the operation of our business, we may not be able to identify alternate sources in a timely fashion. Any transition to alternate manufacturers or suppliers would likely result in increased expenses and operational delays, and we may not be able to enter into agreements with new manufacturers or suppliers in a timely manner or on commercially reasonable terms. Any disruptions in product flow may harm our ability to generate revenue, lead to customer dissatisfaction, damage our reputation and result in additional costs.
 
 
 

 
During 2007, we completed public offerings of our common stock on April 18, 2007 (Registration Nos. 333-137813 and 333-142082) and December 12, 2007 (Registration No. 333-146837). Net proceeds to us from both offerings were $110 million.
 
Of the net proceeds received, we utilized $34 million for our two acquisitions completed during 2007, $7 million to repay outstanding debt over the last three years, $4 million for non-financed capital expenditures, and $30 million to fund the operations of our business and for general corporate purposes.
 
We plan to use the remaining proceeds from the offerings discussed above to finance capital requirements of our current long-term contracts, to finance research and development, to fund the cash consideration of potential future acquisitions and for other general corporate purposes. We have invested a portion of the remaining proceeds in marketable securities, pending their use.
 
The following table presents shares surrendered during the quarter ended September 30, 2010:
 
   
Total Number of
   
Average Price
 
Period
 
Shares Purchased (1)
   
Paid per Share
 
July 1 - July 31
    108     $ 9.45  
August 1 - August 31
    2,441     $ 7.91  
September 1 - September 30
    203     $ 6.04  
 
(1) Represents shares surrendered by employees to exercise stock options and to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock and stock option exercises pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.


The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:         
 
10.1† 
10.2†
10.3†
10.4†
10.5†
10.6†
Professional Services Agreement by and between the Company and TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, effective April 15, 2009
Amendment No. #01 to Professional Services Agreement by and between the Company and TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, effective August 18, 2009
Amendment No. #02 to Professional Services Agreement by and between the Company and TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, effective January 20, 2010
Amendment No. #03 to Professional Services Agreement by and between the Company and TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, effective June 18, 2010
Amendment No. #04 to Professional Services Agreement by and between the Company and TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, effective July 1, 2010
Amendment No. #05 to Professional Services Agreement by and between the Company and TXU Energy Retail Company LLC, effective July 27, 2010
10.7
First Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Edward Myszka, effective September 1, 2010
10.8 First Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Michael Picchi, effective September 1, 2010
10.9 First Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Matthew Smith, effective September 1, 2010
10.10 First Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Arthur Vos IV, effective September 1, 2010
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit.





Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
  Comverge, Inc.  
   (Registrant)  
       
November 8, 2010
By:
/s/ R. Blake Young  
 (Date)   R. Blake Young  
    President and Chief Executive Officer  
     (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
 November 8, 2010  By:  /s/ Michael D. Picchi  
 (Date)    Michael D. Picchi  
     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
     (Principal Financial Officer)  
       


 
 
 
 
 
 
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