FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 28, 2008

Contact:        LADWP Public Affairs, 213-267-1361

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, CITY COUNCIL, LADWP TO BREAK GROUND ON LARGEST CITY-OWNED WIND FARM IN NATION
PINE TREE PROJECT WILL BRING L.A.'S GREEN POWER
TO 13 PERCENT OF POWER TO CUSTOMERS

WHAT:          
A Groundbreaking Ceremony and Inspection Tour to commemorate the official start of construction of the Pine Tree Wind Project-the largest
city-owned wind farm in the U.S.- supplying 120 megawatts of renewable energy to Los Angeles. The Mayor will also announce a new 
wind project that will supply an additional 150 megawatts of renewable energy to L.A.

WHO:             Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
                      LA City Council President Eric Garcetti
                      Don Maben, Kern County Supervisor, 2nd District 
                      Nick Patsaouras, President, LADWP Board of Commissioners
                      H. David Nahai, LADWP CEO & General Manager
                      Rhonda Mills, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology
                      William (Bill) H. Jayne, GE Energy Western Region Executive

WHEN:          Thursday, January 31, 10 a.m. - Noon

WHERE:       Barren Ridge Switching Station 
                    Located on Pine Tree Canyon Road, ½ mile west of Highway 14, about 14 miles north of Mojave. Drive time from L.A.: 2 hours.

VISUALS:    
The Mayor and dignitaries will participate in a ceremonial groundbreakingat the Barren Ridge Switching Station, followed by an aerial tour
of the wind project site in the rugged Tehachapi Mountains. Press representatives will have opportunities to tour the location with a LADWP guide.

BACKGROUND:
The Pine Tree Wind Project, scheduled to be in-service in April 2009, will supply 120 MW of renewable energy, enough green power to serve 56,000 households, while a second wind farm to be announced at the Groundbreaking Ceremony - Pine Canyon Wind Farm - is expected to supply 150 MW and serve 70,000 households. Altogether these projects will bring L.A. renewable energy to over 14% of its total power sales to customers. The Barren Ridge Switching Station is a new substation built by LADWP to convey renewable energy to Los Angeles from Pine Tree, Pine Canyon and other future renewable energy generating facilities.

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