DPL Electric Demand Sets 2002 Peak With Hot Summer Weather.

Business Editors

DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002

DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) today announced that customer demand, driven by hot temperatures and growth in West Central Ohio's energy needs, reached a new peak for the year.

Today's peak of 3,051 megawatts (MW) exceeded last year's peak demand of 3,045 MW.

DPL has seen strong customer demand throughout July and into the first week of August. During the past several weeks, DPL has experienced customer demand levels that ranked in the top ten of all-time highs on five separate occasions. Yesterday, DPL set an all-time peak for a Sunday.

DPL recently completed its four-year generation expansion program, which added 1,488 MW of peaking capacity. These additions, when combined with DPL's coal fired generation, allow The Company to meet its retail customer demand and continue to sell into the wholesale market.

DPL Inc. is a diversified regional energy company. DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L) and DPL Energy. DP&L provides electric services to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio. DPL Energy operates over 4,600 megawatts of generation capacity and markets wholesale energy throughout the eastern United States. DPL Inc., through its subsidiaries, ranks among the top energy companies in generation efficiency and productivity. Further information on DPL Inc. can be found at www.dplinc.com.