GPU To Staff Emergency Management Offices.

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READING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 1999

This New Year's holiday, GPU employees will work along side emergency experts at federal, state, county and local Offices of Emergency Management (OEMs) in New Jersey and Emergency Management Agencies (EMAs) in Pennsylvania. GPU maintains a strong, collaborative relationship with these organizations located throughout the company's service territory, and in the event of an emergency, is prepared to provide service-related information. This relationship has been integrated as a component of the company's extensive Year 2000 efforts.

"GPU is Year 2000-ready and employees are geared up to respond should the need arise," said Carl Brooks, GPU Energy vice president Human and Technical Resources and executive sponsor of the GPU Year 2000 Project. "Augmenting the staffing for the various agencies is another aspect of a very carefully planned initiative that we have implemented in preparation for the year 2000 changeover."

In addition to the employees staffing the emergency centers, GPU has scheduled 600 employees to work this holiday weekend and has placed additional 300 employees on standby.

GPU has assessed all computers and electrical equipment used to control the flow of power to its 2 million customers across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Customer billing and communication systems have been tested for Y2K readiness. Systems that were found not to be Y2K ready have been repaired, replaced or retired.

For information, updates and questions customer can call the GPU Energy Y2K information line at 1-888-GPU-4Y2K, or visit the GPU website at www.gpu.com Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure