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Archived 1999 News Releases

Date Content
12/30/1999 Pepco Power Plant Sale Clears Major Regulatory Hurdle
12/29/1999 Pepco Ready for Y2K Rollover
12/22/1999 Maryland PSC Approves Pepco Power Plant Sale, Customer Choice Plan
12/21/1999 Pepco Praises D.C. City Council Vote Enabling Customer Choice
12/16/1999 Pepco`s Y2K Readiness Hailed by Energy Secretary
12/14/1999 W.A. Chester, L.L.C. Awarded 4th Contract for ComEd Chicago Electric Cable Project
12/13/1999 Pepco Energy Services Celebrates 5,000th Customer by Donating $5,000 Worth of Bicycles to Salvation Army`s “Bikes for Tykes” Campaign
12/2/1999 Pepco Enters Retail Gas Markets, Offers Home Warranty Services
12/1/1999 Columbia LNG Corporation to Acquire Pepco’s 50 Percent Ownership in Cove Point LNG Terminal
11/29/1999 Pepco Launches ‘Customer Choice’ Information Campaign
11/24/1999 District Government Joins Pepco Settlement Agreement to Sell Power Plants
11/23/1999 Pepco Offers New Toll-Free Number To Report Power Outages
11/22/1999 Pepco Unit Increases Investment in Dutch Gas Networks
11/9/1999 Pepco Files Settlement Agreement in the District of Columbia
11/2/1999 Pepco Web Site--www.pepco.com-- Ranked No. 5 Among Utilities
10/28/1999 Pepco Declares Third-Quarter Dividends; Announces Preferred Stock Redemption
10/25/1999 Pepco Power Plants Win Recognition for Environmental Management; Company is Fifth U.S. Utility to Receive International Certification
10/18/1999 Pepco’s W.A. Chester Subsidiary Awarded $2.3 Million In Cable Contracts; Extends Business to Southwest
10/15/1999 Pepco Reports Third Quarter Earnings
10/14/1999 Pepco Launches Subsidiary To Market New Energy Technologies
10/13/1999 Pepco Offers New Device for Connecting Portable Generators to Homes
10/12/1999 Starpower Announces $0.07 Per Minute Long Distance Rate, Waives Monthly Access Fee With Other Services
9/24/1999 Pepco Proposes Residential Rate Cut in Maryland for Four Years
9/9/1999 Pepco Tests Y2K Readiness as Part of National Utility Drill
9/7/1999 Pepco Deploys for Nationwide Y2K Readiness Drill
8/10/1999 Starpower Enters Northern Virginia Market
8/3/1999 Starpower Wins Approval to Serve Montgomery County, MD
7/26/1999 Starpower Communications Launches Gaithersburg, Md., Service
7/22/1999 Pepco Reports Second Quarter Earnings; Declares Dividends
7/21/1999 Pepco Receives New Hearing Schedule on Divestiture from Regulators
7/16/1999 City Council Puts Review of Pepco’s Proposed Asset Sale Back on Track
7/7/1999 Starpower and Lycos Join Forces to Deploy High-Speed Internet Content for Broadband Market
6/23/1999 Pepco Power Plants and Energy Delivery Systems Y2K Ready
6/4/1999 Pepco, Electric Utilities Participate in Industry Briefing on New Environmental Reporting
6/3/1999 $200 Million Contract Will Benefit Military District of Washington
5/21/1999 Pepco Reorganizes Subsidiaries for Future Grow
5/10/1999 W.A. Chester, L.L.C. Awarded 3rd Contract by ComEd in Chicago Electric Cable Project
5/6/1999 District Residents Favor Customer Choice in the Electricity Market
5/5/1999 Pepco Breaks Ground for New Headquarters; East End D.C. Site Marks ‘Homecoming’
4/29/1999 Pepco Elects John Derrick Chairman, Wraase Exec.VP
4/28/1999 Pepco Declares Dividend and Reports First Quarter Earnings Dividends
4/28/1999 Pepco Reports First Quarter Earnings
4/9/1999 Pepco Tests Y2K Readiness in Nationwide Drill; Foresees No Major Problems
4/7/1999 Pepco Customers Can Pay Bills On Line With New Interactive Web Site
4/6/1999 Potomac Electric Power Company Is Ready for Competition in Maryland; Governor to Sign Bills
4/6/1999 Starpower Franchise Submitted to Montgomery County Council; Top County Executive Recommends Approval
3/17/1999 Pepco Sells $270 Million of First Mortgage Bonds
2/3/1999 Pepco Announces Proposal To Sell Its Generating Assets
1/28/1999 PEPCO Announces Dividend and Reports 1998 Earnings
1/26/1999 Pepco Subsidiary Wins Contract to Supply Power
1/4/1999 Pepco, SMECO Revise Electricity Contract