Cinergy Again Sends Crews to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Restoration Efforts

CINCINNATI, September 1, 2005 – Cinergy is sending 200 employees and contract personnel to the New Orleans area to assist Entergy in the restoration of electric service after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast area Monday morning. The personnel will come from Cincinnati Gas & Electric, Union Light Heat & Power and PSI Energy operating companies. Crews will consist of line workers, engineers, material and administration support, mechanics and contract security personnel.

“The news of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina is overwhelming,” said John Procario, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Cinergy’s regulated business unit. “We are humbled and proud to send our employees to help restore power to these most affected areas.”

Entergy’s request is different from any received by the company in the past. Due to the amount of destruction in the affected areas, Cinergy crews are required to be a “self-contained” workforce. The crews will transport their own tents, kitchen, fuel and restoration materials to the work area.

Cinergy employees and support personnel will leave Saturday, September 3 and arrive at the designated location Sunday afternoon to begin work.

At the request of Florida Power & Light, Cinergy first sent crews to Florida last week to restore power in the central Miami area of Little Haiti and Little Havana. Since more than 90 percent of the electric service has been restored in the area, Cinergy crews have been released and are scheduled to return home this Friday.

Cinergy employees at home are also helping to support the relief efforts. The Cinergy Foundation, will match employee donations to the American Red Cross dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000 through September 15.

Cinergy Corp. has a balanced, integrated portfolio consisting of two core businesses: regulated operations and commercial businesses. Cinergy’s regulated public utilities in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky serve 1.5 million electric customers and about 500,000 gas customers. In addition, its Indiana regulated company owns 7,000 megawatts of generation. Cinergy’s competitive commercial businesses have 6,300 megawatts of generating capacity with a profitable balance of stable existing customer portfolios, new customer origination, marketing and trading, and industrial-site cogeneration. Cinergy’s integrated businesses make it a Midwest leader in providing both low-cost generation and reliable electric and gas service.