NEWS Release

FOR SPECIAL RELEASE: April 23, 2009

Tenaska Studies Lebanon County
for Natural Gas-fueled Power Plant

OMAHA, Nebraska – Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, could receive a major addition to its local tax base by hosting a project designed to help meet the continuing need for clean electric power generation.

Tenaska, Inc., a respected and experienced energy development company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is studying an area in northern Lebanon County to construct, own and operate a natural gas-fueled electric generation plant.

The announcement was made by Dan Culver, project manager for Tenaska.

Culver said Tenaska is announcing the project while it is in the exploratory stage of development in order to avoid speculation.

Tenaska is committed to making relevant information available to the community on a timely basis, he said.

Culver said the Tenaska project would match the goals of county citizens in several ways. It would provide economic growth to help keep taxes low, provide the type of growth that avoids placing pressure on county schools and services, add well-paying jobs, and substantially maintain the rich agricultural nature of the region.

The project would provide a large, long-term tax base.

Should a site be selected for construction, the project would employ at peak periods approximately 300 construction employees over the two to three years required to complete the facility. Such power generating stations are typically operated with a permanent staff of 25-30 employees.
Construction is being targeted to occur within the next five years.

“Whether we are talking about construction employees or permanent workers, the company is committed to hiring qualified local residents and using area vendors when possible,” Culver said.
Tenaska’s plants typically are located in an area where a reliable natural gas supply, water and transmission facilities are readily available.

Tenaska has developed several combined-cycle electric generating facilities. They typically are sited on about 50 acres and are surrounded by a larger tract of land that serves as a buffer between the plant and adjacent property and possible neighbors.

Three of the projects developed by Tenaska have been awarded national or international “Plant of the Year” honors by one or more trade publications because of their quality, innovation, sensitivity to environmental factors, and ability to be responsive to the electric energy industry.

About Tenaska

Tenaska, an energy company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, develops, constructs, owns and operates non-utility generation and cogeneration plants. The company also markets natural gas, biofuels and electric power, and provides risk management services. Tenaska is involved in asset acquisition, fuel supply, natural gas exploration, production and transportation systems, and electric transmission development. Tenaska has developed approximately 9,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity across the United States. Tenaska’s affiliates operate and manage eight power plants in six states totaling more than 6,700 MW of generating capacity owned in partnership with other companies. Tenaska Capital Management, an affiliate, provides management services for stand-alone private equity funds, with more than $4 billion in assets, including nine power plants (with approximately 5,400 MW of capacity), gas storage facilities, and transmission infrastructure construction and maintenance operations. In 2008, Tenaska was listed in benchmarking studies by the Natural Resources Defense Council as having one of the best records in the United States for fleet-wide average emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. For more information about Tenaska, visit www.tenaska.com.

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