For Immediate Release

Powerspan to Move Multi-Pollutant Control Demonstration at FirstEnergy

New Durham, NH - November 30, 2001—Powerspan Corp. and FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that they are moving the commercial scale demonstration of multi-pollutant control technology from FirstEnergy's Eastlake Plant in Eastlake, Ohio, to FirstEnergy's R.E. Burger Plant in Shadyside, Ohio. FirstEnergy announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement to sell the Eastlake Plant to NRG Energy, Inc. along with three other coal-fired power plants.

Powerspan and FirstEnergy will construct the 50-megawatt ECO^TM commercial demonstration unit at the R.E. Burger Plant where Powerspan has successfully tested the ECO technology in a 2-megawatt pilot unit. Powerspan expects to begin operation of the commercial demonstration by the end of 2002. Successful completion of the demonstration will lead to the deployment of full-scale, commercial ECO systems.

"We welcome the move of the ECO commercial demonstration project to the R.E. Burger Plant," said Powerspan chairman and CEO Frank Alix. "Having both the pilot and the commercial demonstration at the same site will allow us to manage ECO development more efficiently. It's also fortunate that we can continue working closely with the Burger Plant personnel and the local trades people who have supported us so well in the past."

"We are pleased to continue supporting this important technology," said FirstEnergy's environmental director, Dan Steen. "Our staff at the Burger Plant looks forward to expanding their role in ECO's commercial demonstration."

The commercial demonstration project is being co-funded by a $3.5 million grant from the Ohio Coal Development Office within the Ohio Department of Development. In addition, the U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Powerspan a $2.25 million grant to optimize the mercury removal capability of ECO technology.

Powerspan's ECO technology is a cost-effective, multi-pollutant control process designed to reduce smokestack emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and fine particulate matter from coal-fired power plants.

Powerspan Corp. is engaged in the development and commercialization of proprietary energy technology for the global electric power industry. Company research and development efforts focus on unique applications of its technology to improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of power generation. More information can be obtained at www.powerspan.com.

FirstEnergy is a registered public utility holding company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Its various subsidiaries produce more than $12 billion in annual revenues and sell 124 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. Other FirstEnergy affiliates are involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, marketing of natural gas, and energy-related services. FirstEnergy's seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation's fourth largest investor-owned electric system, based on serving 4.3 million customers within a 32,100-square-mile area that stretches from the Ohio-Indiana border to the New Jersey shore.

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