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Portland General Electric Ranks on National Green Power Top 10 Lists; Green Mountain Energy Company Helps Utility Make DOE Rankings

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institutional and governmental customers the choice to support cleaner
electricity generated from sources such as wind, solar, water,
geothermal, biomass and natural gas. More
information on PGE renewable energy products is available online for
residential customers, small- to mid-sized business customers and
large commercial customers. All other
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"Customer participation in utility green power programs continues
to grow across the country," said Lori Bird, senior energy analyst at
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"It is very rewarding to contribute to the success of many of the
industry's best green power programs," said John Savage, senior vice
president of marketing for Green Mountain Energy Company. 3 for customer participation -- At the end of 2004, 33,491
PGE residential and commercial customers were enrolled in one
of PGE's three renewable power options, compared to 26,893
customers at the end of 2003, nearly a 25 percent increase
over the prior year. PGE ranks number 8, with 4.


Description of Renewable Energy Projects

Generating
Facility Type Length MW Capacity Location
FPL Montezuma Wind 20 years 32 Solano
Buena Vista Wind 15 years 28-43 Altamont Pass
Pacific Renewable Wind 20 years 83 Lompoc
Total 143-158

To continue to increase its renewable energy portfolio, PG+E recently
filed protocols with the CPUC for its 2005 renewable energy procurement
solicitation. In this upcoming solicitation for additional generation from
renewable resources, the company is seeking to procure an additional 1-2
percent of its customers ' electricity needs through renewable sources.

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NREL is a leader in the U.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Adds More Renewable Wind Energy to Electric Mix

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Nearly 600 utilities in 34 states
now offer these programs.

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"Our customers' response has exceeded our expectations every
year , and we look forward to more growth and more renewable products
for them in the future.3
percent of its customer base participating in the program.

About NREL

NREL is a national laboratory managed by Midwest Research
Institute, Battelle and Bechtel.

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Green Mountain Energy(R) and the Green Mountain Energy logo are
registered service marks of Green Mountain Energy Company. The
three agreements result from PG+E's 2004 Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)
procurement solicitation.

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Under green pricing programs, consumers can choose to help support
additional electricity production from renewable resources such as
solar, wind, biomass and geothermal . The
solicitation protocols require approval by the CPUC.
For more information about Pacific Gas and Electric Company, please visit
the company's web site at http://www.

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S Department of Energy 's (DOE) National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). And, for the first time, PGE made NREL's Top 10 list
for customer participation rate, which measures the percentage of the
utility's customers purchasing renewable energy, ranking eighth.

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Using information provided by utilities,
NREL develops "Top 10" rankings of utility programs in the following
categories: total sales of renewable energy to program participants,
total number of customer participants, customer participation rate,
and the lowest price premium charged for a green pricing service using
new renewable resources. 8 for customer participation rate -- For the first time,
PGE made NREL's Top 10 list for customer participation rate,
which measures the percentage of the utility's customers
purchasing renewable energy.
PG+E has a long history of developing, generating, and purchasing
renewable power.

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PGE
serves more than 765,000 retail customers in northwest Oregon.

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PGE Rankings

No. 2 for sales -- PGE renewable sales volume for 2004
averaged 262,142,564 kilowatt hours compared to 188,646,290
last year, a 39 percent increase over the prior year.S. The company is based in Austin, Texas. The lab is a leading center for
research into photovoltaics, wind energy , plant- and waste-derived
fuels and chemicals, energy-efficient buildings, advanced vehicle
design , geothermal energy and hydrogen fuel cells.

About PGE

PGE is a recognized leader in the utility industry with more than
a century of experience delivering safe and reliable electricity . These agreements represent another milestone for
PG+E towards its goal of supplying 20% of customer needs with qualifying
renewable energy under the RPS program.

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This marks a continuing trend for PGE as it has moved up since
choosing Green Mountain Energy Company as the supplier and marketer of
two of their three renewable options in December 2001. "These utilities are the national leaders .

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"We applaud
PGE for their commitment in supporting renewable programs and we are
pleased that by working with them, we have helped make their 'green
pricing' program one of the leading utility programs in the country. Due to Green Mountain Energy
Company's efforts, about 600,000 customers nationwide are purchasing
electricity that is significantly less polluting than typical system
power . The utility currently supplies 31% of its customer load from
renewable resources: 18% from its large hydroelectric facilities and 13% from
smaller renewable resources that qualify under the RPS Program.

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The 2004 Top 10 list of utility green pricing programs was
released April 14 by the U. PGE
serves 765,000 retail customers in Northwest Oregon. "These new resources will add to
a generating portfolio that already has one of the lowest rates of air
emissions in the country.
California's RPS Program requires each utility to increase its procurement
of eligible renewable generating resources by 1% of load per year to achieve a
20% renewables goal.

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Green Mountain
Energy Company is the nation's largest and fastest-growing retail
provider of cleaner energy.
"The addition of these wind energy resources ensures that more than thirty
percent of our northern and central California customers' energy needs will
come from renewable energy sources," said Fong Wan , vice president of power
contracts and electric resources development. The RPS Program was passed by the Legislature and is
managed by California's Public Utilities Commission and Energy Commission .

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PG+E anticipates issuing
the solicitation in early summer.

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According to the national rankings , PGE is second in green power
sales volume and third for total number of customers purchasing
renewable power. Department of Energy's (DOE) effort
to secure an energy future for the nation that is environmentally and
economically sustainable.

About Green Mountain Energy Company

Founded in 1997 to change the way power is made, Green Mountain
Energy Company (www."
The company submitted three long term wind power purchase agreements to
the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for regulatory review. The 2005 RPS solicitation will be PG+E's
third competitive solicitation for renewable energy since 2002. Since then, it
has entered into contracts for 368 MW of renewable power from wind ,
geothermal, biomass, and hydro resources, including the three agreements being
submitted today to the CPUC.

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Business Editors/Energy Editors

AUSTIN, Texas----Portland General
Electric (PGE) has again made it into the top 10 rankings for its
green power program, surpassing hundreds of utilities throughout the
county.
"PGE was an early supporter of renewable power for our customers ,
dating back to 1999," said Thor Hinckley, PGE's renewable power
manager. New Agreements Add Enough Renewable Electricity for Nearly 120,000 PG+E
Customers

SAN FRANCISCO, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company announced it has signed up an additional 158 megawatts (MW) of clean,
renewable wind energy resources to help meet its customers' future electricity
needs. All together, generation from these new renewable energy resources will
add enough generation to supply nearly 120,000 PG+E customers.

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