DP&L Restores Power to Xenia Community.

Business Editors

DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2000

DP&L (NYSE:DPL) announced that as of Friday evening all power had been restored to the Xenia community.

"We have made tremendous progress since the tornado hit the Xenia area," said Allen Hill, President and CEO, DPL Inc. "I am extremely proud of the work and effort put forth by DP&L crews and employees. We thank our employees for working tirelessly around the clock, the local authorities for their cooperation, and all of the volunteer organizations for their support."

The initial storm damage left 50,000 customers without power, the majority of which were in the Xenia and Greene County areas. Main power lines had broken poles and downed wires. There were sections of electric lines that were completely destroyed and had to be rebuilt from the ground up.

Restoration efforts required 400 employees working around the clock to replace over 135 transmission and distribution poles, 301 spans of wire and 51 transformers. In spite of the devastation, over half of the 50,000 customers impacted had service restored in less than 5 hours, three quarters in less than 16 hours and all in less than 48 hours.

In addition to power restoration efforts, DP&L also provided special assistance in the form of generators installed at the City of Xenia administration building, the kidney dialysis center, two emergency shelters, and Kroger. DP&L trucks refueled emergency vehicles and employees assisted Greene Memorial Hospital with their internal power system. All nursing homes were contacted to be sure that their backup power supplies were functioning and all life support customers were contacted to make sure they maintained service. DP&L also supplied the City of Xenia with 10 tree-trimming crews to assist in removing debris.

DP&L was also a charitable sponsor of "Restoration Night" at the Xenia High School football game.

While DP&L efforts are complete, there are a few customers that will require substantial building repairs before service can be restored. These customers are located in the most devastated areas.

DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) is a diversified energy company supplying energy services to customers in the Midwest through its subsidiaries, The Dayton Power and Light Company and DPL Energy.