Allegheny Energy Supply teams up with the Municipality of Monroeville to offer savings on electricity.

GREENSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1999--

Residents of Monroeville in Allegheny County, Pa., will join a growing list of Pennsylvanians who are enjoying additional savings on their electric bills through the Allegheny Energy Supply Electric Choice Community Program.

Depending on how many of Monroeville's 8,500 households sign up for the program, average residential customers could save as much as 6.63 percent on their monthly electric bills with the incentive-based aggregation plan offered by Allegheny Energy Supply -- already the lowest-priced electric generation supplier in the Pittsburgh area.

"With a price of 4.1 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), Allegheny Energy Supply already offers the greatest savings for customers of Duquesne Light," said Marshall Bond, Municipal Manager for Monroeville. "But, by joining together as a group, we were able to increase our purchasing power and negotiate an even lower rate for our residents. The bottom line is simple: The more Monroeville residents who sign up, the cheaper their price for electricity will be from Allegheny Energy Supply."

In Monroeville's program, if more than 1,600 residents sign up, average residential customers will pay 4.0 cents per kWh for their electricity. If more than 3,400 sign up, the price decreases to 3.95 cents per kWh. Once the program is determined, it will be guaranteed for at least one full year of electric service from Allegheny Energy Supply.

Monroeville residents will receive a letter this week from the Municipality explaining the program. To participate, they must return the postage-paid reply card they receive in that mailing no later than July 30. Allegheny Energy Supply will then calculate the additional rate reduction based on the number of participants.

"When Allegheny Energy Supply presented its Electric Choice Community Program to us, Mayor Sean Logan and I were impressed with the benefits it had for Monroeville residents," said Bond. "The program offers reliable electricity from a credible company at the lowest price in the current marketplace. The Municipality is pleased to be able to help our residents understand electricity competition and get the best possible deal on their purchase."

Michael Dandrea, Director, Retail Mass Markets for Allegheny Energy Supply, applauded Monroeville officials for helping to make the process of selecting an electric generation supplier easier.

"Monroeville officials are to be commended for their efforts," said Dandrea. "They have done an excellent job of simplifying the Electric Choice selection process for their residents and adding credibility to this important purchase. We are happy to be working with the Municipality of Monroeville on this program," he said. "And we invite opportunities to offer similar programs to other townships and municipalities in Pennsylvania."

Dandrea noted that Monroeville residents who sign up with Allegheny Energy Supply will also have the benefit of the Company's Energizing Education(tm) program, a unique business/education partnership that provides free educational

tools to state-accredited schools in certain areas of Pennsylvania.

"Energizing Education works very simply," said Dandrea. "When Duquesne Light or Penn Power customers sign up with us, they immediately begin generating Power Points based on their electricity use. The customer can then nominate a school to receive those Power Points, which can be redeemed for free state-of-the-art educational equipment, like computers, TVs, VCRs, and more."

Monroeville residents who have already selected Allegheny Energy Supply as their electric generation supplier will be eligible for the additional savings provided by the Electric Choice Community Program. Also, customers who have selected another electric generation supplier may now switch to Allegheny Energy Supply to take advantage of the savings.

For more information about the Electric Choice Community Program, a special public service program will be broadcast on Monroeville Cable Channel 15 in early July to explain the program. Residents can also contact Allegheny Energy Supply at 1-888-AE Choice (1-888-232-4642) for additional information.

The program with Monroeville is Allegheny Energy Supply's third in a continuing series of successful community aggregation deals. Residents of Hampton and Collier Townships are already participating through their respective programs.

Allegheny Energy Supply, an energy supply business, markets competitive electric generation to retail and wholesale customers throughout the region. Headquartered in Greensburg, Pa., it is a division of a Pennsylvania subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. For more information about Allegheny Energy Supply, visit our web site at www.alleghenyenergy.com.