Invitation to prequalify for design and construction of cofferdams for the Cannelton, Smithland and Willow Island Hydroelectric Projects
Release Date: 2007-07-18 
Invitation to prequalify for design and construction of cofferdams for the Cannelton, Smithland and Willow Island Hydroelectric Projects

AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER-OHIO, INC.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF COFFERDAMS
FOR THE CANNELTON, SMITHLAND, AND WILLOW ISLAND
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS

INVITATION TO PREQUALIFY

Date: July 18, 2007

Notice is hereby given that the American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (hereinafter called “AMP-Ohio”) will receive completed prequalification questionnaires from prospective contractors for design and construction of cofferdams for the Cannelton, Smithland, and Willow Island Hydroelectric Projects. All three projects are located at existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers locks and dams along the Ohio River.

The Cannelton Hydroelectric Project is approximately 10 miles southeast of Tell City, IN and 25 miles northeast of Owensboro, KY. The Work includes design and construction of a 1200-ft-long, 105-ft-high, 65-ft diameter cellular cofferdam, an 1800-ft-long, 10-ft high earthen cofferdam with an integral 105-ft-deep sheet-pile or slurry-trench seepage cutoff wall, excavation within the cofferdam enclosure, supply and installation of a dewatering system, and foundation preparation for the future powerhouse. Future work at the site (not part of the cofferdam contract) will include construction of a cast-in-place reinforced-concrete powerhouse containing three horizontal 28-MW bulb-type turbine/generating units, an intake approach channel, a tailrace channel, and a 1000-ft- long ,138-kV transmission line interconnection.

The Smithland Hydroelectric Project is approximately 40 miles northeast of Paducah, KY. The Work includes design and construction of a 4000-ft-long, 20-ft high earthen cofferdam with an integral 110-ft-deep sheet-pile or slurry-trench seepage cutoff wall, excavation within the cofferdam enclosure, supply and installation of a dewatering system, and foundation preparation for the future powerhouse. Future work at the site (not part of the cofferdam contract) will include construction of a cast-in-place reinforced-concrete powerhouse containing three horizontal 24-MW bulb-type turbine/generating units, an intake approach channel, a tailrace channel, and a 2-mile-long, 161-kV transmission line interconnection.

The Willow Island Hydroelectric Project is approximately 10 miles southeast of Marietta, OH. The Work includes design and construction of an 1100-ft-long 70-ft-high 65-ft diameter cellular cofferdam, a 1700-ft-long, 10-ft high earthen cofferdam with an integral 70-ft-deep sheet-pile or slurry-trench seepage cutoff wall, excavation within the cofferdam enclosure, supply and installation of a dewatering system, and foundation preparation for the future powerhouse. Future work at the site (not part of the cofferdam contract) will include construction of a cast-in-place reinforced-concrete powerhouse containing two horizontal 17.5-MW bulb-type turbine/generating units, an intake approach channel, a tailrace channel, and a 1.6-mile-long, 138-kV transmission line interconnection.

The foregoing descriptions are based on current conceptual designs only, and are subject to change in the final requests for proposals.

Proposals will only be considered from contractors who have been pre¬qualified.

The prequalification documents will be furnished to each bona fide, prospec¬tive design-builder. Requests for prequalification documents shall be made to the MWH Americas, Inc. (hereinafter called “Engineer”):

MWH Americas, Inc.
175 West Jackson Blvd
19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-2814
Attention: Ms. Stani Atanassov
Telephone: (312) 831-3369

AMP-Ohio and the Engineer, in making copies of prequalification documents available on the above terms, do so only for the purpose of obtaining qualifications of prospective contractors and do not confer any rights or privileges on any person or organization for any other use.

AMP-Ohio reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all SOQs or proposals on any grounds which AMP-Ohio, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate; to waive any and all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to negotiate contract terms with the successful proposer; to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbal¬anced, or conditioned SOQs or proposals; and to accept any SOQ or proposal which AMP-Ohio, in its sole discretion, considers to be in its best interest.

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AMP-Ohio Joins Chicago Climate Exchange

For Immediate Release
June 6, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/578-5389 (cell)
614/337-6222
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO JOINS CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) announced today that it had become a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world�fs first and North America's only voluntary, legally binding rules-based greenhouse gas emission reduction and trading system. CCX membership represents nearly 300 diverse organizations and ten percent of the nation�fs stationary emission sources. AMP-Ohio is joining as a member of both Phase I and Phase II, and will be the first municipal public power organization to take this landmark step toward greenhouse gas reduction in a systematic, binding manner.

In Phase I, AMP-Ohio is making a commitment to reduce one percent of its carbon emissions per year from 2003-2006, for a total of four percent below the baseline. The baseline is the average carbon emissions from the organization�fs generation resources from 1998-2001.

In Phase II, AMP-Ohio is committing to further reduce emissions to a total of six percent below the baseline of calendar year 2001 by 2010. In the CCX process, allowances for emissions under the baseline can be sold and allowances for emissions over the baseline can be purchased to cover any shortfall. AMP is also committing $300,000 over the next four years to enrollment fees and annual membership to cover costs of its emissions management strategy.

"Membership in the Chicago Climate Exchange carries a number of benefits," AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken said. "In addition to demonstrating our commitment to reducing greenhouse gases, it provides the organization with valuable experience in a cap-and-trade system, prior to the enactment of any mandatory program. Experience in the trading program will generate valid price information on the costs of mitigating greenhouse gases and help put the cost and benefits of those reductions in perspective." By joining this year, AMP-Ohio will also be able to participate in the development of CCX's post-2010 structure, rules and processes.

Dr. Richard Sandor, Chairman and CEO of the Chicago Climate Exchange, said: "We are proud and delighted to welcome American Municipal Power to CCX, as it demonstrates their vision and understanding of the vital role they can play in shaping the future of emissions management in the United States. We look forward to working closely with AMP as the Exchange grows and the climate change issue evolves nationally and internationally."

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AMP-Ohio Finalizes Plans for Powerspan Emission Control Technology at Proposed Plant

For Immediate Release
June 4, 2007
Contacts:

AMP-Ohio Kent Carson 614/578-5389 (cell) 614/337-6222 kcarson@amp-ohio.org

Powerspan Stephanie Procopis 603/570-3000 sprocopis@powerspan.com

The Andersons Debra A. Crow 419/891-6483 Debra_Crow@andersonsinc.com

AMP-OHIO FINALIZES PLANS FOR POWERSPAN EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY AT PROPOSED PLANT

(COLUMBUS) American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio) has committed to the use of Powerspan emissions control technology on the proposed American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS) Project and has executed a memorandum of understanding with The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDE) to process and market the ammonium sulfate fertilizer by-product of the process. The project is under development near the Ohio River in southern Meigs County, Ohio.

In October 2005, AMP-Ohio and its partners, the Blue Ridge Power Agency (Blue Ridge) and Michigan South Central Power Agency (MSCPA), announced plans for the new electric power plant. The proposed 1,000 megawatt (MW) facility will utilize pulverized coal and incorporate the best of the latest generation of available and proven emissions control technology to ensure that it meets or exceeds all environmental regulations and emissions limitation requirements. Once on-line, it will be one of the cleanest facilities of its type in the nation.

Developed and patented by Powerspan Corp. the pollutant control technology achieves outlet emissions levels at or below those of best available control technologies and produces a valuable fertilizer co-product instead of synthetic gypsum produced from traditional limestone scrubbing technologies. The AMPGS facility will use the ECO-SO2 technology to control sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions with co-benefits for control of mercury and particulate matter. The use of Powerspan technology will greatly reduce the annual volume of material from the power plant that needs to be placed in a landfill. In addition, the Powerspan system will be designed with features that allow for future expansion to make the plant “CO2 capture ready,” preparing the plant for the possibility of future CO2 emission limits.

“AMP-Ohio originally announced our intent to pursue Powerspan technology at AMPGS last November,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken, PE. “At that time, we made the final decision contingent upon a technology study and contractual discussions. Since then, we have conducted due diligence, completing the study that determined that the Powerspan technology is a good fit for the AMPGS project. We’re pleased to be working with Powerspan and The Andersons and look forward to moving forward with the permitting on the new facility.”

The AMP-Ohio Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution declaring the organization’s intent to utilize Powerspan at the AMPGS facility and approved a memorandum of understanding with The Andersons. The Andersons will handle processing and sale of the fertilizer by-product produced by the emission control system.

”We are very pleased with the successful outcome of AMP-Ohio’s due diligence and their commitment to proceed with ECO on the new Meigs County plant,” said Frank Alix, CEO of Powerspan. “We believe that ECO is the most advanced environmental control technology commercially available today, which will not only minimize air emissions and production of landfill waste, but also prepare the plant to add CO2 emission controls if required by future regulations.”

“We are pleased to partner with AMP-Ohio on this important and environmentally pro-active project,” said Mike Anderson, President and CEO of The Andersons, Inc. “We are excited to be part of this project and a member of the AMP-Ohio and Powerspan team.”

Denny Addis, President of the company’s Plant Nutrient Group added: “Powerspan's state of the art multi-pollution control technology promises to produce high quality ammonium sulfate plant nutrient for our Midwest customer base. Serving AMP-Ohio's plant nutrient operational and distribution needs is a natural extension to our core production and distribution business.”

AMP-Ohio filed the air permit-to-install application with the Ohio EPA in May 2006. Additional major path permit applications were filed in May 2007, including Ohio Power Siting Board generation application, Army Corps of Engineers Section 10/404 permit, OEPA 401 certification, solid waste permit-to-install, NPDES permit.

In May 2004, Powerspan and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory announced a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to develop a cost effective CO2 removal process for coal-based power plants. The regenerative process uses an ammonia-based solution to capture CO2 in flue gas and prepare it for subsequent sequestration; the ammonia solution is recycled after regeneration. In September 2005, FirstEnergy and Powerspan announced plans to pilot test the CO2 capture process at the R.E. Burger Plant, with testing scheduled to begin in late 2007 or early 2008. Initial cost estimates developed by the DOE indicate that the ammonia-based process could provide significant savings compared to commercially available amine-based CO2 capture technologies. AMP-Ohio is a partner in that pilot program.

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AMP-Ohio Announces Partnership for Additional Wind Development

For Immediate Release
May 10, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/578-5389 (cell)
614/337-6222
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL WIND DEVELOPMENT

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) has announced a partnership with JW Great Lakes Wind, LLC (JWGL) for the development of new wind generation in northwest Ohio. Up to 49.9 MW of new wind generation could be developed under the agreement.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been executed by the two organizations spelling out the details of a plan for additional wind generation in Wood County near the existing AMP-Ohio/Green Mountain Energy Wind Farm. The MOU will allow the parties to undertake the necessary project analysis to determine the economic feasibility of the proposed project.

AMP-Ohio built Ohio’s first, and to date only, commercial wind farm in Wood County, west of the City of Bowling Green. The first two units of the AMP-Ohio/Green Mountain Energy Wind Farm were dedicated in November 2003 with the second two units coming on line the following year. The Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency Joint Venture 6 – comprised of 10 AMP-Ohio member communities, now owns that project, developed in cooperation with the City of Bowling Green and Green Energy Ohio. The proposed site for the new development is to the northwest of the existing facility.

“Ohio’s public power communities are leaders in terms of the deployment of renewable generation resources in the state,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “We are committed to development of wind as part of a diversified generation resources portfolio and we’re challenging the old belief that wind generation won’t work in the Midwest.”

“We look forward to working in partnership with AMP-Ohio and its member communities. Projects of this type will have long ranging positive impacts on the municipalities they are in as well as the state as a whole,” said Bryan Starry, JWGL Director of Project Development. “Providing long-term clean energy at a competitive price, while creating positive local economic impact is the cornerstone of our company.”

As part of the agreement, AMP-Ohio will assist in the feasibility study and securing easements if necessary, permits and licenses as necessary and will also assist with the necessary transmission equipment and interconnection point. JWGL will provide a preliminary site assessment, including wind resource data; site acquisition, and procure necessary permits, then design, develop and construct the project.

The MOU agreement creates a timeline for the next year in which to address the feasibility study and the development processes in preparation for construction in 2008-2009.

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AMP-Ohio President Participates in FERC Conference

For Immediate Release
May 9, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/578-5389 (cell)
614/337-6222
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO PRESIDENT PARTICIPATES IN FERC CONFERENCE

(Washington, D.C.) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) President/CEO Marc Gerken served as a panelist Tuesday for a Conference on Competition in Wholesale Power Markets, held by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The purpose of the conference was to examine specific topics relating to the state of wholesale power markets. Panelists throughout the day included a variety of energy industry executives, state regulators, financial consultants, researchers and business leaders.

Specifically, Gerken served on the panel discussing ways to enhance the responsiveness of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs). He stressed that AMP-Ohio remains concerned about the slow pace of development in the organized (controlled by RTOs and ISOs) Midwest wholesale market, and the impact the market is having on customers, principally higher rates.

AMP-Ohio and Gerken are deeply involved with the Electric Market Reform Initiative effort by the American Public Power Association, Gerken cited the challenges identified by that effort of rapidly increasing wholesale prices, spiraling RTO and ISO administrative costs, the failure of higher prices to enhance generation and transmission adequacy and the lack of long-term bilateral contracts at reasonable rates. “Despite rapid and consistent increases in prices, current organized markets and the ‘incentives’ they provide to suppliers are not encouraging the necessary development of generation and transmission…the true customers of the RTOs and ISOs are not realizing the benefits cited to justify the establishment of (RTOs and ISOs) in the first place. Public power entities are having increasing difficulty in acquiring long-term supplies at reasonable prices.”

In his testimony, Gerken recalled the words of former FERC Chairman Pat Wood who compared public power entities to canaries in the coal mine, being the first to judge whether organized markets are working. “Well,” Gerken said, “the canary is on life support!”

Mr. Gerken was one of two public power officials participating in the conference. The discussion took place May 8 at FERC headquarters.

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Amp-Ohio Files Permit Applications for Proposed Coal-Fired Facility

For Immediate Release
May 4, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/578-5389 (cell)
614/337-6222
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO FILES PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR PROPOSED COAL-FIRED FACILITY

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio) has filed applications for several permits associated with the proposed American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS).

The preferred site for the approximately 1,000 MW facility and associated development is in Meigs County, Ohio in Letart Township. The organization filed four permit applications and a certification in support of one of those applications.

Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB)
Permit Application for Generation Facility
Case No. 06-1358-EL-BGN

The OPSB Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need is required before the installation of a new electric generating or transmission facility in Ohio. AMP-Ohio held a public informational meeting, as required by state law, on December 5, 2006. AMP-Ohio has filed the permit application for the generation facility; a separate application for the transmission line will be filed at a later date.

Ohio EPA Solid Waste Permit-to-Install (PTI)

This permit must be obtained from the OEPA before the residual solid waste facility can be constructed. A PTI outlines how the facility will comply with Ohio’s siting, design, construction, monitoring and operational requirements. AMP-Ohio will hold a public meeting on this permit application in Meigs County on June 4, 2007 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Southern Elementary School. The proposed facility would receive ash and other non-hazardous waste from the AMPGS facility. No off-site waste will be accepted.

Ohio EPA
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit

This permit is required for any discharge of wastewater from a point source. Wastewater from the facility will include storm water runoff and sewage treatment plant effluent.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Section 10/404 Permit
Ohio EPA 401 Certification

The 404 permit is issued by the USACE and required prior to any discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters. This covers construction, excavation or deposition of material in support of construction projects. The OEPA 401 Water Quality Certification is required before a 404 Permit can be obtained. These permits, along with the OEPA Air Permit-to-Install application filed last year, represent the major permits that must be obtained before construction can begin on the proposed project. The filing represents a significant step forward for the organization and the AMPGS project. “At this point, permitting is one of the primary hurdles for this project,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “While working on these applications, we have been continuing negotiations with a few remaining property owners impacted by the plant site and transmission route and working with state and local officials on appropriate financial incentives. All of these must be resolved before moving forward on this valuable project.”

The proposed AMPGS facility, which will supply power to more than 600,000 customers in five states, was announced in October 2005. The currently estimated $2.3 billion facility will require 800-1,000 construction workers and approximately 150 full-time employees once in operation. The facility will bring approximately $20 million to the local economy on an annual basis.

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Energy Policy Expert Joins AMP-Ohio Staff

For Immediate Release
March 20, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

ENERGY POLICY EXPERT JOINS AMP-OHIO STAFF

American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) is pleased to announce the addition of Randell Corbin to our staff as director of regulatory policy. Corbin joins the AMP-Ohio staff, bringing many years of related experience in economic and policy development and analysis, government relations, training and active participation in competitive and regulatory activities relating to the electric industry.

Most recently, Corbin has served as senior energy policy advisor in the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel. He has represented the agency in working with and maintaining relations with a number of external organizations, as well as representing the agency in negotiations, hearings and technical conferences. In his new positon, Corbin will be responsible for technical support, policy analysis and recommendations on key industry issues, including climate change, alternative energy portfolio standards and electric market issues. He will also work to maintain AMP-Ohio’s relations with various industry agencies and groups.

“As this organization and the industry as a whole have changed during the last few years, the stakes have become much higher in terms of the regulatory issues impacting us,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “The 119 public power communities that comprise the membership of AMP-Ohio are relying on us to work through the myriad of regulatory policies and considerations. I am extremely happy to have someone of Randy Corbin’s caliber join our team.”

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AMP-Ohio Secures License Transfer for Two Hydro Projects - Organization to Develop Addition Clean Hydro

For Immediate Release
March 16, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
614/578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO SECURES LICENSE TRANSFER FOR TWO HYDRO PROJECTS – ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL CLEAN HYDRO GENERATION

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) has succeeded in having the licenses transferred for two hydroelectric projects on the Ohio River, paving the way for the organization to further develop clean, renewable generation in the region. The action, recently announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), follows months of discussions with FERC and the licensees for projects at the Smithland and Cannelton locks and dams.

“AMP-Ohio is committed to further hydro development on the Ohio River,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “We have been happy with the operational success of the Belleville Hydroelectric Plant, which has been on-line since 1999. We’ve also been pleased with the positive relationship we have with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These hydro projects are important to the generation portfolio of AMP-Ohio members.”

Late last year, AMP-Ohio met with the developer and the City of Marion, Kentucky and negotiated agreements for the acquisition of the Smithland license. Separately, AMP-Ohio also acquired the assets from the same developer for the Cannelton license. After the asset agreements were in place, the organization worked to get the licenses transferred to AMP-Ohio.

The Smithland locks and dam are on the Ohio River between Kentucky and Illinois, near Smithland, Kentucky; the Cannelton locks and dam are also on the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana, near Cannelton, Indiana. The Smithland Project is projected to be a 72 MW plant with generation totaling an annual average of 340,000 megawatt-hours (MWh). Cannelton is slightly larger at 84 MW and 390,000 MWh in average annual generation. Conventional bulb turbine technology is planned for use at both sites.

“AMP-Ohio’s member communities have established themselves as leaders in terms of the actual deployment of renewable generation in the region,” Gerken said. “We understand the importance of a balanced portfolio and working to reduce the environmental impact of electric generation.”

It is anticipated that some actual site work will begin this year as subsurface core borings are taken so that the geotechnical information can be incorporated into the design. Seventy-six of AMP-Ohio’s members have subscribed to participate in the project’s developmental phase which will allow for the engineering to begin with anticipated long term-financing planned for early next year.

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Public Power Communities Rally In Washington, D.C.

For Immediate Release
March 16, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
614/578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

PUBLIC POWER COMMUNITIES RALLY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Washington, D. C. – Members and staff from American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) and the Ohio Municipal Electric Association (OMEA) were in Washington, D.C. March 12-14 for the annual American Public Power Association Legislative Rally. Twenty-seven AMP-Ohio member communities from Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia were represented by an impressive list of elected and appointed officials.

The delegation participated in the APPA Legislative and Resolutions Committee meeting, giving consideration to 14 policy resolutions addressing a variety of industry-related issues. These issues included establishing principles for potential federal climate change legislation, support for reauthorization of the Clean Renewable Energy Bond program, support for including energy provisions in the Farm Bill that benefit rural communities (co-sponsored by OMEA), and support for the Electric Market Reform Initiative and other efforts to uncover problems in electricity markets.

Two days were devoted to visiting with members of Congress. The Ohio group met with U.S. Senators George Voinovich and Sherrod Brown. Local officials then met with House members representing their respective communities. Key topics discussed included concerns about the impact on customers of wholesale electric market failings and the outlook for new environmental regulations.

In total, the OMEA/AMP-Ohio contingent met with 22 Ohio and Pennsylvania legislators and/or their key staff members. A number of issues impacting municipal electric systems were discussed during legislative meetings. Rally participants also had the opportunity to hear a presentation from Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner (FERC) Jon Wellinghoff.

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AMP-Ohio Signs Inter-Agency Agreement with MSCPA

For Immediate Release
March 6, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
614/578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO SIGNS INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENT WITH MSCPA

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) has executed an inter-agency agreement with the Michigan South Central Power Agency (MSCPA) with regard to Michigan public power communities with membership in AMP-Ohio. The agreement details the relationship between the two agencies and clarifies responsibility for efforts in support of member communities.

Under the terms of the agreement, MSCPA will be the primary channel for distribution of information and will be the principal liaison to AMP-Ohio’s existing and potential Michigan members. This will include providing public relations services and marketing AMP-Ohio services and joint power projects to Michigan public power communities. MSCPA will also promote and manage the Hometown Connections program to AMP-Ohio members in the state. Hometown Connections is a utility services subsidiary of the American Public Power Association, AMP-Ohio is a Sales Affiliate for the program.

Also under the agreement, AMP-Ohio will provide technical, professional or administrative services to MSCPA as requested. “AMP-Ohio and MSCPA have already formed a strong and mutually beneficial relationship,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “The Michigan organization is a development partner with AMP-Ohio on the proposed American Municipal Power Generating Station and we have already been working closely with them on power supply arrangements for the AMP-Ohio member communities located in Michigan. This agreement further clarifies that strategic partnership to the benefit of all.”

"As a small joint action agency, in order to provide the greatest value to our members, it has become increasingly important to reach out beyond the boundaries of our local organization and to coordinate efforts and services wherever possible,” said MSCPA General Manager Glen White. “This inter-agency agreement allows MSCPA to provide a central conduit for AMP-Ohio's Michigan members in order to take advantage of services that can be most efficiently offered via a larger organization, and at the same time, address issues that are specific to our own state."

AMP-Ohio currently has seven member communities in Michigan, including, Clinton, Coldwater, Dowagiac, Hillsdale, Marshall, Union City and Wyandotte.

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AMP-Ohio Retains Engineering Firm For Base Load Project

For Immediate Release
February 22, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
614/578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO RETAINS ENGINEERING FIRM FOR BASE LOAD PROJECT

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) announced today the signing of a contract with R.W. Beck to serve as the Owner’s Engineer for the American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS) project.

Announced in October 2005, the AMPGS project is a proposed 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant and associated transmission line to be constructed in Meigs County, Ohio, near the Ohio River. AMP-Ohio, along with development partners the Blue Ridge Power Agency and the Michigan South Central Power Agency, are currently in the permitting process for the facility.

As Owner’s Engineer, R. W. Beck will provide a broad range of services with regard to the project construction including: preliminary project planning/scheduling, Request for Proposal (RFP) preparation for Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor, project feasibility studies to support financing, design reviews, construction monitoring and project progress monitoring and reporting.

“This is the logical ‘next step’ in this process,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “Obviously the construction of a plant of this size is a major undertaking and we wanted to bring in expertise to help guide the organization through this process. R.W. Beck brings a great deal of experience to the table and we’re glad to be working with them.”

A total of 92 public power systems have participated in the development phase of the AMPGS project. The facility is schedule to be on-line in 2012.

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AMP-Ohio pushes FERC for $7-million in Refunds

For Immediate Release
February 12, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
614/578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) yesterday filed a second request that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approve a seams elimination cost adjustment (SECA) settlement between the organization and most PJM transmission owners. The action is the latest in a series of filings by the organization regarding SECA charges. AMP-Ohio and the PJM transmission owners filed an unopposed SECA settlement on October 12, 2006. The settlement would return approximately $7 million in SECA charges to AMP-Ohio members.

In the current filing, AMP-Ohio notes that FERC has not approved any SECA settlements since December 6, 2006, while in the previous six weeks FERC approved 13 settlements. AMP-Ohio also questioned FERC’s shortening the time to conduct the hearing by several months followed by FERC’s subsequent delay in issuing an order on the initial decision reached last August by the judge assigned to the SECA case.

“This process has become increasingly frustrating,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “AMP-Ohio proved that its members were overcharged by millions of dollars, yet FERC has now taken almost three times as long, and counting, to issue an order as it took the judge to issue an initial decision. Ultimately, it’s the customers who are impacted.”

The refund of some of the SECA charges would correct admitted mistakes by transmission owners and their consultants in the SECA charge calculations. During the hearing, AMP-Ohio and other entities discovered mistakes in the SECA charge calculations. One such mistake involved the attempt to collect SECA charges based on transmission reservations that were scheduled out of the MISO/PJM footprint and thus should not have been included in the “lost revenue” claims that were used to develop the SECA charges. Additionally, “lost revenues” were claimed for pre-Open Access Transmission Tariff service for New York Power Authority hydro-power delivered to Ohio, even though these NYPA schedules should have been excluded from the calculations. A transmission charge continues to be paid for that service, and no revenues were “lost.”

“AMP-Ohio will continue to push for FERC approval of this settlement and a decision in the entire SECA case so that we can return millions of dollars to our member communities as soon as possible,” Gerken concluded.

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AMP-Ohio Joins Carbon Sequestration Partnership

For Immediate Release
January 29, 2007
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
614/578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) has joined the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP) as an industry team partner. The move will allow the organization access to cutting-edge information regarding technology developments in geologic and terrestrial carbon sequestration.

MRCSP is one of seven regional partnerships created by the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory that are currently operating in the United States. The partnership consists of more than 30 separate entities from seven states who are contributing technical knowledge, expertise and cost sharing. The MRCSP team is categorized broadly into two groups — industry and research partners, with the project being led by Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus.

The AMP-Ohio Board of Trustees approved joining the partnership late last year. “We believe participation in MRCSP is prudent in light of our pursuit of Powerspan ECO technology at the proposed American Municipal Power Generating Station,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “Such participation is important on a broader scale with respect to our existing and potential generation assets and for positioning for future CO2 regulation.”

AMP-Ohio is in the development stages of a new coal-fired base load generating facility, the American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS), with the preferred location along the Ohio River in Meigs County Ohio. The Electro-Catalytic Oxidation (ECO) process, patented by Powerspan Corporation, is a multi-pollutant control technology for electric power plants. AMP-Ohio is pursuing use of the technology for SO2 control, with co-benefits for mercury and particulate matter control, at the proposed AMPGS facility. The ECO system will be designed with features that allow for future CO2 capture. The organization recently announced its participation in a pilot program to test the Powerspan CO2 capture process at the R.E. Burger Plant, owned by FirstEnergy and located in Shadyside, Ohio.

The Burger plant site is one of three being pursued by MRCSP for possible injection tests for geologic storage of captured CO2.

“With the increased focus on the impact of CO2 emissions, AMP-Ohio wants to be out front on technology developments to capture and sequester the gas,” Gerken said. “Joining this partnership positions the organization well for the future.”

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For Immediate Release
May 22, 2006
Contact: Kent Carson

614/337-6222
614/578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) has filed an application for a 1,000 megawatt power generating plant that, when completed, will be one of the cleanest facilities of its type in the nation. The American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS) was announced last October and is under development near the Ohio River in southern Meigs County.

The air permit-to-install application, filed with the Ohio EPA, begins the process for obtaining an air permit for the facility, and is one of a number of permits that must be obtained during the permitting process.

The facility would utilize pulverized coal and incorporate the best of the latest generation of available and proven emission control technology to ensure that it meets or exceeds all environmental regulations and emissions limitation requirements. Once on-line, it will be one of the cleanest facilities of its type in the nation.

“The AMPGS is being designed from the ground up to minimize air emissions impacts and maximize efficiencies,” said AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken. “No reasonable comparisons to existing generating facilities in the region are possible because they are older facilities with different design and operating characteristics.”

The proposed plant will have lower emissions compared to existing regional facilities when all pollutants are considered. The facility will be the largest generation project undertaken in Ohio in more than 20 years, and includes the first Class I modeling for an air emissions source in Ohio. The modeling involved studying the air impact across a wide geographic area, stretching as far as 300 kilometers from the proposed plant site.

AIR PTI Release May 22, 2006 Page Two While development of the proposed AMPGS facility continues, AMP-Ohio also continues to be a leader in the deployment of renewable technologies in Ohio and the region by pursuing other generation projects. These projects include additional wind generation and low-impact hydro generation. AMP-Ohio is also seeking proposals for the redevelopment or repowering of the existing coal-fired Richard H. Gorsuch Generating Station, located near Marietta, Ohio, using emerging and innovative technology.

The approximately $1.5 billion AMPGS project will bring 600-800 construction jobs to the region and once completed will employ approximately 150 people to operate the facility. It is projected that the development will bring more than $20-million into the area economy annually. AMP-Ohio anticipates the facility being on-line by 2012.

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Gorsuch SOI Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2006 – 2:00 p.m.

AMP-OHIO SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR GORSUCH STATION

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AMP Ohio and OMEA Boards Adopt TEL Resolution

AMP Ohio and OMEA Boards adopted a resolution against the proposed Tax and Expenditure Limitation (TEL) Ohio Constitutional amendment to be voted on in the November General Election.

AMP Ohio - Blue Ridge Announce Strategic Partnership

For More Information Contact:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2006

American Municipal Power-Ohio
Kent D. Carson – Director of Member Relations
(614) 337-6222 or 614-578-5389 (cell)
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

Blue Ridge Power Agency Duane Dahlquist – General Manager (434) 799-8375
brpa@gamewood.net

AMP-OHIO – BLUE RIDGE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

The Virginia public power communities of Bedford, Danville, Martinsville and Richlands have joined AMP-Ohio, will purchase power beginning July 1, 2006 and will invest in future power generation projects through the Columbus, Ohio, based organization. Blue Ridge will continue its historical role for its members in providing local services to the utilities that assist them in obtaining the lowest cost, most reliable power possible.

“This was a logical step for our member communities,” said Blue Ridge General Manager Duane Dahlquist. “We began partnering with AMP-Ohio on the proposed American Municipal Power Generating Station in 2004. That new 1,000-megawatt base load resource, scheduled to be on line by 2012, represents an important component of our members’ long-term power supply strategy, which is to develop a diversified power supply portfolio and to include investment in base load resources. Joining AMP-Ohio now allows our members to take advantage of the organization’s power market experience and bridge the time gap until the new plant and other generation resources for their portfolios come on line. Blue Ridge will continue to focus on providing local assistance to its members with AMP-Ohio power market purchase strategies as well as continuing the search for and evaluation of generation resources as well as being their advocate here in Virginia.”

AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken called the strategic partnership a win-win. “This strategy actually benefits everyone involved,” Gerken said. “We believe we can help these four communities meet their power supply demands with our market presence and financial strength, and our existing membership benefits from the economies of scale and increased efficiencies in dispatch operations. The addition of these four communities also adds value to all of the AMP-Ohio membership by increasing our presence in the power markets and PJM.” AMP-Ohio now has 81 members in Ohio, 25 in Pennsylvania, four in Virginia, two in West Virginia and two in Michigan. Blue Ridge Power Agency, headquartered in Danville, Virginia, represents eight publicly-owned, one state institution and two cooperative electric distribution utilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Ohio Public Power Officials Gather In Nation

For Immediate Release

March 3, 2006

Contact:
Kent Carson
614-337-6222
kcarson@amp-ohio.org

OHIO PUBLIC POWER OFFICIALS GATHER IN NATION’S CAPITOL

Washington D.C. – Members and staff from American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) and the Ohio Municipal Electric Association (OMEA) were in Washington D.C. February 28-March 2 for the annual American Public Power Association Legislative Rally. Twenty-four member communities were represented by an impressive list of elected and appointed officials.

The delegation participated in the APPA Legislation and Resolutions Committee meeting, giving consideration to 11 policy resolutions addressing a variety of industry related issues. AMP-Ohio President Marc Gerken presented a resolution to the assembly, co-sponsored with the Snohomish Public Utilities District, opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) attempts to change the standard for review of contracts that would diminish protections.

Two days were devoted to visiting with Ohio’s congressional delegation. Meetings were held with U.S. Senators Michael DeWine and George Voinovich as well as with nine Ohio members of the U.S. House and staff from seven additional House offices. Issues discussed included: concerns with the impacts of electric industry restructuring, reliability pricing models proposed by the PJM, Interconnection (transmission operator), climate change policy developments, telecommunications policies and railroad competition and its impact on coal transportation costs. Meetings were also held with FERC commissioners Suedeen Kelly and Joseph Kelliher.

Participants also had a chance to hear presentations from FERC Chairman Kelliher and U.S. House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO).

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AMP-Ohio Files for PJM Interconnection

News from AMP-Ohio

For Immediate Release

January 30, 2006

Contact: Kent Carson

614-337-6222

kcarson@amp-ohio.org

AMP-OHIO FILES FOR PJM INTERCONNECTION

(Columbus) American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) is moving forward with plans for development of a new base load generation facility in southern Ohio. The organization has filed its preliminary application with the PJM, Interconnection, asking the independent transmission provider to evaluate transmission interconnection feasibility at the proposed site for the American Municipal Power Generating Station in Meigs County, Ohio.

Last October, AMP-Ohio announced its preferred site in Meigs County for development of the apx. 1,000 MW coal-fired generating facility. Since that time, the organization has been completeing negotiations with property owners, conducting numerous field studies and surveying and preparing the various permit applications.

Securing an interconnection through PJM is a multi-step process that begins with a feasibility study. This study is followed by an examination of what facilities will be impacted and a third study of what system upgrades need to be made to accommodate the increased generation capacity.

¡§The development phase of a project of this size can be very time consuming and has many critical pieces,¡¨ AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken said. ¡§This interconnection application is just one piece of the puzzle. We¡¦re excited to be moving forward with the next step in terms of the Meigs County site.¡¨

Project managers hope to have the first phase of the interconnection application process completed later this year.

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Preferred Site Identified for Base Load Generating Facility

American Municipal Power-Ohio Adopts Environmental Stewardship Principles

Clean Energy Development Expert Joins AMP-Ohio Staff

AMP-Ohio President and CEO Receives National Award

AMP-Ohio adds 17 New Member Communities

AMP-Ohio received recognition from environmental group

AMP-Ohio and City of Westerville receive grant for fuel cell power plant

Government announces $12.2 million in technology awards