Forward-Looking Statement

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes in Item 1 of this report and with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

In addition to the historical information contained in this report, this report contains or incorporates by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can identify these forward-looking statements by our use of the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "may," "will," "intends," "estimates," and similar expressions, whether in the negative or in the affirmative. Such forward-looking statements includes those related to expected revenue growth, our ability to continue to make interest and principal payments on our Notes in shares of our common stock, our ability to achieve our business plan, and our ability to reduce costs in the future. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements reasonably reflect our plans, intentions and expectations, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. We caution that these statements are qualified by various factors that may affect future results, including the following: business conditions within the distributed power, power quality, aerospace, transportation, industrial, utility, telecommunications, silicon wafer manufacturing, factory automation, aircraft and automotive industries and the world economies as a whole; technology developments and contract research and development for both the government and commercial sectors; the ability of our new products in penetrating the distributed power, power quality, aerospace, transportation, industrial, utility, telecommunications, silicon wafer manufacturing, factory automation, aircraft and automotive markets. This report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, including particularly Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors."

Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report speak only as of the date of this report. Subsequent events or circumstances occurring after such date may render these statements incomplete or out of date. We undertake no obligation and express disclaim any duty to update such statements.

Overview (Executive Summary)

Satcon Technology Corporation ("Satcon" or "Company") is a leading clean energy technology provider of utility grade power solutions for the renewable and distributed energy markets. We deliver power conversion solutions and system design services for large-scale renewable energy plants. Our products are utilized by businesses and utility companies to efficiently convert renewable energy sources into stable and reliable electrical power.

Our PowerGateŽ Plus suite of photovoltaic and fuel cell power inverters, which are sold through the Company's Renewable Energy Solutions division, offer rugged and reliable solutions that enhance the total output and power production of the solar installation. We also offer system design services and solutions for management, monitoring, and performance measurement to maximize capital investment and improve overall quality and performance over the entire lifespan of the installation.

In addition to our core power conditioning solutions, we also develop, design and build power conversion electronics, power management and distribution systems for a variety of defense and commercial applications through our Applied Technology division.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of our operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, receivable reserves, inventory reserves, goodwill and intangible assets, contract losses and income taxes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our critical accounting estimates were discussed with our Audit Committee. There have been no material changes from the "Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates" previously disclosed in Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.

The significant accounting policies that management believes are most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from product sales in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition. Product revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the fee is fixed or determinable, delivery of the product to the customer has occurred and we have determined that collection of the fee is probable. Title to the product passes upon shipment of the product, as the products are typically shipped FOB shipping point, except for certain foreign shipments. If the product requires installation to be performed by us, all revenue related to the product is deferred and recognized upon the completion of the installation. If the product requires specific customer acceptance, revenue is deferred until customer acceptance occurs or the acceptance provisions lapse, unless we can objectively and reliably demonstrate that the criteria specified in the acceptance provisions are satisfied. When appropriate, we provide for a warranty reserve at the time the product revenue is recognized. If a contract involves the provisions of multiple elements and the elements qualify for separation under EITF 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, total estimated contact revenue is allocated to each element based on the relative fair value of each element provided. The amount of revenue allocated to each element is limited to the amount that is not contingent upon the delivery of another element in the future. Revenue is recognized on each element as described above.

We perform funded research and development and product development for commercial companies and government agencies under both cost reimbursement and fixed-price contracts. Cost reimbursement contracts provide for the reimbursement of allowable costs and, in some situations, the payment of a fee. These contracts may contain incentive clauses providing for increases or decreases in the fee depending on how costs compare with a budget. On fixed-price contracts, revenue is generally recognized on the percentage of completion method based upon the proportion of costs incurred to the total estimated costs for the contract. Revenue from reimbursement contracts is recognized as services are performed. In each type of contract, we receive periodic progress payments or payment upon reaching interim milestones and retain the rights to the intellectual property developed in government contracts. All payments to us for work performed on contracts with agencies of the U.S. government are subject to audit and adjustment by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. Adjustments are recognized in the period made. The Defense Contract Audit Agency has agreed-upon the final indirect cost rates for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. When the current estimates of total contract revenue and contract costs for product development contracts indicate a loss, a provision for the entire loss on the contract is recorded. As of April 4, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we have accrued approximately $0 and $1.1 million, respectively, for anticipated contract losses on commercial contracts.

Cost of product revenue includes material, labor and overhead. Costs incurred in connection with funded research and development and other revenue arrangements are included in funded research and development and other revenue expenses.

Deferred revenue consists of payments received from customers in advance of services performed, product shipped or installation completed.

Unbilled contract costs and fees represent revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed due to contractual provisions or deferred costs that have not yet been recognized as revenue or billed to the customer.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for amounts that may become uncollectible in the future. The estimated allowance for uncollectible amounts is based primarily on a specific analysis of accounts in the receivable portfolio and historical write-off experience. While management believes the allowance to be adequate, if the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Inventory

We value our inventory at the lower of actual cost to purchase and/or manufacture the inventory or the current estimated market value of the inventory. We periodically review inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and/or obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand, as well as based on historical usage. Due to the custom and specific nature of certain of our products, demand and usage for products and materials can fluctuate significantly. A significant decrease in demand for our products could result in a short-term increase in the cost of inventory purchases and an increase of excess inventory quantities on hand. In addition, our industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product development, and rapid product obsolescence that could result in an increase in the amount of obsolete inventory quantities on hand. Therefore, although we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of our forecasts of future product demand, any significant unanticipated changes in demand or technological developments could have a significant impact on the value of our inventory and our reported operating results.

Warranty

We offer warranty coverage for our products for periods typically ranging from 1 to 5 years after shipment. We estimate the anticipated costs of repairing products under warranty based on the historical or expected cost of the repairs and expected failure rates. The assumptions used to estimate warranty accruals are reevaluated quarterly, at a minimum, in light of actual experience and, when appropriate, the accruals or the accrual percentage is adjusted based on specific estimates of project repair costs and quantity of product returns. Our determination of the appropriate level of warranty accrual is based on estimates of the percentage of units affected and the repair costs. Estimated warranty costs are recorded at the time of sale of the related product, and are recorded within cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.

Warrant Liabilities

We evaluated our warrants in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, EITF No. 00-19 and EITF No. 07-05. We determined the fair values of the investor warrants and placement agent warrants using valuation models we consider to be appropriate. Our stock price has the most significant influence on the fair value of the warrants. An increase in our common stock price would cause the fair values of warrants to increase, because the conversion and exercise prices, respectively, of such instruments are fixed at $1.65 and $1.815 per share, respectively, and result in a charge to our statement of operations. A decrease in our stock price would likewise cause the fair value of the warrants to decrease and result in a credit to our statement of operations.

Income Taxes

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including those outside the United States, which may be subject to certain risks that ordinarily would not be expected in the United States. The income tax accounting process involves estimating our actual current exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as deferred revenue, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities. We must then record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. We have recorded a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets of approximately $47.9 million as of December 31, 2008, due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize these assets. The valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income by jurisdiction in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods we may need to adjust our valuation allowance which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.

We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which is the asset and liability method for accounting and reporting for income taxes. Under SFAS No. 109, deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using statutory rates. In addition, SFAS No. 109 requires a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The tax years 2003 through 2008 remain open to examination by major taxing jurisdictions to which we are subject, which are primarily in the United States, as carry forward attributes generated in years past may still be adjusted upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities if they are or will be used in a future period. We are currently not under examination by the Internal Revenue Service or any other jurisdiction for any tax years. We did not recognize any interest and penalties associated

with unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. We would record any such interest and penalties as a component of interest expense. We do not expect any material changes to the unrecognized benefits within 12 months of the reporting date.

Redeemable Convertible Series B Preferred Stock

We account for our Series B Preferred Stock and associated warrants in accordance with in accordance with EITF 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, allocating the proceeds received net of transaction costs based on the relative fair value of the redeemable convertible Series B Preferred Stock and the warrants issued to the Investors, and then to any beneficial conversion rights contained in the convertible redeemable preferred securities. We determined the initial value of the Series B Preferred Stock and investor warrants using valuation models it considers to be appropriate. The Series B Preferred Stock is classified within the liability section of our balance sheet. To the extent that the Series B Preferred Stock is subject to a remeasurement event under EITF Topic D-98, Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities, or is otherwise modified, the Series B Preferred Stock will be reclassified to temporary equity.

Redeemable Convertible Series C Preferred Stock

We account for our issuance of Series C Preferred Stock and associated warrants in accordance with in accordance with EITF 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, allocating the proceeds received net of transaction costs based on the relative fair value of the redeemable convertible Series C Preferred Stock and the warrants issued to the Investors, and then to any beneficial conversion rights contained in the convertible redeemable preferred securities and in accordance with EITF Topic D-98, classifying the Series C Preferred Stock as temporary equity on the balance sheet between the captions for liabilities and permanent shareholder's equity. We determined the initial value of the Series C Preferred Stock and investor warrants using valuation models we consider to be appropriate.

The re-pricing of the exercise price of the first tranche warrants from $1.44 to $1.25, as described in the footnotes to the financial statements, was treated as a cancellation of the original warrants issued on November 8, 2007 and a re-issuance or new warrants on December 20, 2007. The difference in fair value of the warrant was included in the allocation of net proceeds associated with the second closing of the Series C Preferred Stock on December 20, 2007. We treated this as a deemed dividend on the Series C Preferred Stock. We are using the effective interest method to accrete the carrying value of the Series C Preferred stock through the earliest possible redemption date ( November 8, 2011), at which time the value of the Series C Preferred Stock would be $30.0 million, 120% of its face value.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note P of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended April 4, 2009 ("2009") Compared to Three Months Ended March 29, 2008 ("2008")

Revenue. Total revenue for 2009 increased approximately $3.5 million or 31% from $11.4 million in 2008 to $14.9 million in 2009.

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                    April 4,      March 29,
(Amounts in Millions)                 2009          2008        Change $     % Change
Product Revenue
Alternative Energy Products        $       9.2   $       9.8   $      (0.6 )        (6 )%
Other Legacy                               4.2           0.4           3.8         950 %
Total Product Revenue              $      13.4   $      10.2   $       3.2          31 %
Funded Research and Development
and other revenue                  $       1.5   $       1.2   $       0.3          25 %
Total Revenue                      $      14.9   $      11.4   $       3.5          31 %

Alternative Energy Product revenue decreased by $0.6 million, or 6%, from $9.8 million in 2008 to $9.2 million in 2009 due to the overall macroeconomic market conditions. The decrease in Alternative Energy Products was offset by the recognition of approximately $4.2 million related to the sale of frequency converters, classified as "Other Legacy" product revenue, in 2009, for which the recognition of revenue had been deferred until the product was accepted by the customer, which was obtained during the quarter ended April 4, 2009.

Funded research and development and other revenue increased $0.3 million, or 25%, from $1.2 million in 2008 to $1.5 million in 2009. The increase is driven by an increased in revenue from commercial customer by $0.2 million, and an increase in government contracts during the period of approximately $0.1 million.

Gross Margin. Total Company gross margin increased from 5.6% in 2008 to 9.8% in 2009. The increase in gross margin over the period of a year ago is due to material cost reduction programs and increased labor efficiency. In addition, the $4.2 million of deferred frequency converter revenues recognized during the current quarter had no gross margin as the amount recognized as revenue equaled the related costs recognized for the period. Without this single item, our gross margin would have been approximately 13.8% for the period.

Gross margins on funded research and development and other revenue increased from approximately 14% in 2008 to approximately 25% in 2009 due to the favorable mix of commercial customer revenues as compared to that of 2008.

Research and development expenses. We expended approximately $1.9 million on research and development in 2009 compared with $0.9 million spent in 2008. The increase in spending during 2009 was driven by a planned increase in costs associated with certification of our new products and continued new product development, including a small increase in our technical staffing. . These additional resources are developing the new products, features and customer solutions which we believe will allow us to take advantage of both short-term and long-term market opportunities. This investment in research and development is critical to both our current and future success and we anticipate this level of investment to continue.

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $2.2 million, or 88%, from $2.5 million in 2008 to $4.7 million in 2009. Approximately $0.5 million of the increase is directly attributable to compensation costs related to the issuance of stock options to our employees and directors pursuant to SFAS 123(R) charged to operations in 2009. Approximately $0.4 million of the increase was associated with increased corporate costs and approximately $1.3 million of the increase was due to the higher sales and marketing costs directly related to international business development, company re-branding and our increased outbound marketing efforts in 2009 compared to 2008.

Amortization of intangibles. Amortization of intangibles remained flat at $0.1 million.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities. The change in fair value of the warrants for 2009 was a charge of approximately $5.4 million. Approximately $0.7 million related to the change in valuation of our Warrant As and Warrant Cs. The remaining $4.7 million charge related to the change in fair value of our warrant liabilities was due to our adoption during the period of EITF No. 07-05 " Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock". As a result of our adoption of EITF 07-05 19,899,022 warrants to purchase our common stock, originally classified as equity, were reclassified to warrant liabilities and will continue to be fair valued moving forward. The change in fair value of the warrants for 2008 was a charge of approximately $0.5 million.

Other Income (expense). Other expense was approximately $139,000 for 2009 compared to other income of approximately $259,000 for 2008. Other expense for 2009 consists primarily of approximately $123,000 foreign currency transaction losses during the period and other fees paid related to consulting services for the valuation of our Convertible Note financing transaction as well as other expenses not related to ongoing operations. Other income for 2008 consists primarily of approximately $205,000 foreign currency transaction gains and $70,000 related to order cancellation charges during the period off set by fees paid related to consulting services for the valuation of our Convertible Note financing transaction as well as other expenses not related to ongoing operations.

Interest income. Interest income decreased from $0.1 million in 2008 to $0 in 2009. This is due to a decrease in cash on hand coupled with a decrease in returns on our money market account.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $35,000 in 2009 to $82,000 as compared to $47,000 in 2008. Interest expense for 2009 includes approximately $29,000 of non-cash dividends on our Series B Preferred Stock, which we have elected to pay in shares of our common stock, and $53,000 in interest related our line of credit during the period. Interest expense for 2008 includes approximately $30,000 of non-cash dividends on our Series B Preferred Stock, which we have elected to pay in shares of our common stock, and interest on outstanding amounts under our line of credit during the period.

Deferred Revenue. Deferred revenue was approximately $3.7 million at April 4, 2009 as compared to $6.7 million at December 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately $3.0 million. We record deferred revenue (i) when a customer pays in advance or (ii) when provisions for revenue recognition on items shipped have not been achieved or the items have not yet been received by the customer due to shipping terms such as FOB destination.

Currently deferred revenue is composed of $1.0 million of current deferred product revenue and $2.7 million of long-term deferred warranty revenue. During 2009 we recognized approximately $4.1 million upon the completion of a contract related to a project with the Navy for which all units had been delivered during the first quarter of 2008. For items that have shipped and are awaiting recognition of revenue their costs are included in our finished goods inventory value at the end of the period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of April 4, 2009, we had approximately $6.8 million of cash, of which approximately $0.1 million was restricted.

Based upon our current working capital position, current operating plans and expected business conditions, we believe that our current cash, as well as the availability from our line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, will be adequate to fund our operations through December 31, 2009. Beyond 2009, we expect to fund our working capital needs and other commitments primarily through our operating cash flow, which we expect to improve as our product costs continue to decrease and as our unit volumes grow. We also expect to rely on our credit facility to fund a portion of our capital needs and other commitments. The credit facility contains certain financial covenants. As we were not in compliance with these covenants as of April 4, 2009, Silicon Valley Bank granted us a waiver with respect to these covenants as of April 4, 2009.

Our funding plans for our working capital needs and other commitments may be adversely impacted if we fail to realize our underlying assumed levels of revenues and expenses, or if we fail to remain in compliance with the covenants of our bank line. If either of those events occur, we may need to raise . . .