Hitachi to Showcase Leading Smart Grid and Energy Saving Technologies at DistribuTECH Show in San Diego, CA from February 1 – 3, 2011

WHAT: Hitachi Group companies will be exhibiting products and solutions relating to smart grid infrastructure at the 2011 DistribuTECH show in San Diego, CA from February 1 -3, 2011. Hitachi companies represented at the show will be: Hitachi America, Ltd. (www.hitachi-america.us), Hitachi, Ltd., Information and Control Systems Company and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. and Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.

Products to be Exhibited at Booth:

• Amorphous Metal Core for Transformers
• Battery Energy Storage (Lead-acid Battery/Lithium-ion Battery and Capacitor)
• Community Energy Management System (CEMS)
• Distribution Management System (DMS)
• Power Conditioning System (PCS)

Booth Number: 2715

Who: The Hitachi Group recognizes the critical importance of supporting the advanced engineering needs of the world’s evolving infrastructure and information systems. As the emergence of the Smart Grid gains momentum and the use of intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar increasingly penetrate the market, Hitachi is well positioned to contribute to these infrastructure changes with innovative, reliable technology solutions.

About Hitachi America, Ltd.

Hitachi America, Ltd., headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary companies, offers a broad range of electronics, power and industrial equipment and services, automotive products and consumer electronics with operations throughout the Americas. For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us. For more information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United States, please visit www.hitachi.us.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environment, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at www.hitachi.com.