DPL Closes on Darby and Greenville Peaking Plant Sales.

- Sales Yield Approximately $151.2 Million in Cash -

DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) today announced that its subsidiary, DPL Energy, LLC, has completed the sale of its Darby and Greenville electric peaking generation facilities. The sales provide DPL with approximately $151.2 million in cash.

Darby Station was sold to Columbus Southern Power, a utility subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), for approximately $102 million in cash. The station has a summer capacity of 450 megawatts and is located 20 miles southwest of Columbus, Ohio.

Greenville Station was sold to Buckeye Power, Inc. for approximately $49.2 million in cash. The station has a summer capacity of 200 megawatts and is located in Greenville, Ohio.

The sale proceeds will be used to pay down short-term borrowings and fund Dayton Power and Light's major construction projects. With the closing of the sales, DPL owns approximately 950 megawatts of peaking generation and 2,800 megawatts of coal-fired generation.

About DPL

DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) is a regional electric energy and utility company. DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L); DPL Energy, LLC (DPLE); and DPL Energy Resources, Inc. (DPLER). DP&L, a regulated electric utility, provides service to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio; DPLE engages in the operation of merchant peaking generation facilities; and DPLER is a competitive retail electric supplier in Ohio, selling to major industrial and commercial customers. DPL, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates approximately 3,750 megawatts of generation capacity, of which 2,800 megawatts are low cost coal-fired units and 950 megawatts are natural gas and diesel peaking units. Further information can be found at www.dplinc.com.

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