DPL's Killen Station Wins National Award.MANCHESTER, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1999-- DPL (Digital PowerLine) An earlier technology for transmitting a 1 Mbps data signal over electric power lines from Nortel Networks. It was developed in the late 1990s, but later abandoned due to implementation difficulties. See broadband over power lines. Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DPL) Killen Electric Generating Station recently received the 1998 Delta Award from the Fossil Operations & Maintenance Information Service (FOMIS FOMIS Fitting-Out Management Information System ) organization. "This award is yet another example of successful execution of our business strategies," stated Allen Hill, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DPL Inc. "Our electric generation business unit shows continuous improvement, supporting its ability to compete effectively in new markets." Each year the FOMIS organization analyzes the performance of generating stations throughout the country and recognizes the station with the most outstanding performance improvement over the past five years. Performance measures include total production expense, operating expense Operating Expense The essential things that a company must purchase in order to maintain business. Notes: For example, the payment of employees wages are an operating expense. Also known as OPEX. , maintenance expense, operating hours, net output and heat rate. Killen's recognition demonstrates DPL's ongoing commitment to be a leader in the electric generation industry by lowering production and operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. while increasing reliability and efficiency. FOMIS representative Dave Dailer explained, "Our evaluation demonstrated that Killen clearly outperformed all of the other generating stations that were considered. Killen was the undisputed winner." Widely recognized as an industry leader in productivity and efficiency, DPL received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency in 1996 and the Grand Prize in Business Facilities magazine's annual Economic Development Achievement Awards in 1998. DPL Inc. is a diversified energy company supplying electric and gas energy services to 500,000 electric customers and 300,000 gas customers in the Midwest through its subsidiary, The Dayton Power and Light Company. |
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