LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - December 6, 2005 : -- GE's LMS100® simple-cycle gas turbine has met GE's ecomagination criteria and has joined the portfolio of cleaner energy products and technologies.

The LMS100, as one of the newest products in the ecomagination portfolio, offers 100 megawatts at 46 percent thermal efficiency with a wide range of operating flexibility for peaking, mid-range and base-load operation with lower start-up emissions and 10-minute starts.

GE announced ecomagination in May of 2005 as a commitment to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers meet pressing environmental challenges. Ecomagination technologies offer improved efficiency, lower emissions and/or improved operating performance compared to other similar power generation technologies in the same power class.

Based on an average peaking season of 2,184 hours, the LMS100 reduces CO₂ emissions by more than 30,000 tons when compared to a typical simple-cycle 100-megawatt gas turbine plant. That is equivalent to the CO₂ emissions created by more than 5,000 passenger cars in the United States each year. This same CO₂ reduction is equal to the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by approximately 7,400 acres of forest.

Introduced to the market in December 2003, the LMS100 recently completed a series of full-load power plant tests in October and November 2005, including runs in excess of 110 megawatts.

The first unit was shipped to Basin Electric Power Cooperative's site in Groton, S.D., in October 2005, with completion and start of operation at the site scheduled for the summer of 2006.

According to Basin Electric officials, the LMS100's aeroderivative design and 100-plus megawatt capacity fit well into the Cooperative's required criteria for additional peaking capacity. In addition, as one of the most efficient simple-cycle turbines of its size, it also provides Basin Electric with an excellent mid-load resource to help balance the growing power demand of its member systems.

Other companies have seen the value of GE's LMS100 as a cleaner and more efficient source of energy. In June 2005, GE announced a contract to provide five LMS100 gas turbine generators to East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) of Winchester, Ky. The contract is subject to final approval by the Kentucky Public Service Commission. GE will install the five LMS100 units at East Kentucky's J.K. Smith Station, where they will be operated in simple-cycle mode for peaking and mid-load requirements.

GE Energy's aeroderivative division is a leading supplier of aeroderivative gas turbines, gas-fueled reciprocating engines, packaged generator sets and diesel engines for industrial and marine applications. The company provides power-generating equipment to utilities, industries and marine fleets throughout the world. It is also the world's largest and most experienced aeroderivative gas turbine service provider.

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About GE Aviation

GE Aviation, part of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of jet engines for civil and military aircraft. GE also manufactures gas turbines, derived from its highly successful jet engine programs, for marine and industrial applications. In addition, GE provides comprehensive maintenance support, through its Engine Services operation.

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