Press Release

Officers Elected to NCEMPA and NCMPA1 Boards of Commissioners

Raleigh, NC, January 11, 2006 – New officers were elected to North Carolina’s two Municipal Power Agencies (power agencies). North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number One (NCMPA1) and North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA) elected officers to lead the organizations this coming year. Each power agency reviews operations of its respective entity and approves an annual operating budget. The two power agencies elect representatives to the ElectriCities Board of Directors (ElectriCities Board). The 14-member Board of Directors advises and directs the activities and policies for the power agencies and ElectriCities, a municipal electric system trade association. The ElectriCities Board also serves a coordination function.

The following people were elected:

NCMPA1 Board of Commissioners re-elected Jack Neel as its Chairman. Neel has served as Chairman since 2003 and currently serves on the Albemarle City Council.

NCMPA1 Board of Commissioners re-elected John Walser of Lexington to serve as Vice Chairman. Walser serves on the Lexington City Council.

NCMPA1 Board of Commissioners elected Ed Burchins of Newton to serve as Secretary. Burchins is the City Manager of Newton.

NCEMPA Board of Commissioners elected Paul Fisher of Southport as its Chairman. Fisher serves on the Southport Board of Aldermen.

NCEMPA Board of Commissioners elected Pete Connet of Smithfield to serve as Vice Chairman. Connet is the Town Manager of Smithfield.

NCEMPA Board of Commissioners re-elected Anne-Marie Knighton of Edenton to serve as Secretary. Knighton is the Town Manager of Edenton.

The officers were elected after an extensive nomination process. All will serve a one-year term.

More than 70 North Carolina public power communities serve nearly one million residential, commercial and industrial customers. Member municipalities both own and operate their electric systems, and most have been providing electric service for 100 years or more. ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc. provides customer service and safety training, emergency and technical assistance, communications, government affairs and legal services to public power cities. ElectriCities also provides management services to the state’s two municipal power agencies: North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number One (NCMPA1) and its counterpart in the east, North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA). NCMPA1 has 19 member cities and NCEMPA has 32 member cities. More information about ElectriCities and the power agencies is available on the Internet at www.electricities.com.

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