LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - December 6, 2005: -- Two California cogeneration plants have chosen GE Energy's new Dry Low NO_x Combustion System (DLN 1+) to help meet tightened emissions control requirements. The system is guaranteed to deliver 3ppm performance through combined hardware and software solutions.

Kern River Cogeneration Company (KRCC) and Sycamore Cogeneration Company (SCC) are both situated in the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin. Each plant operates four GE 7EA gas turbines, in cogeneration mode for enhanced oil recovery operations. New technology from GE Energy will enable the two facilities to comply with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District amendment to rule 4703, which requires a reduction in nitrogen oxide (NO_x) emissions to 3ppm (corrected to 15% O2), by April 2008.

The plants combined have an electric generation capacity of 600 megawatts and are jointly owned by a subsidiary of Chevron and a unit of the Edison Mission Group, a subsidiary of Edison International of Rosemead, Calif.

"This is a part of an ongoing effort to improve environmental performance at our facilities, which will result in a reduction in emissions at these clean burning, natural gas power plants," said Neil Burgess, executive director for the KRCC and SCC plants. "In our analysis of alternatives to satisfy the latest emissions requirements, we believe the best solution is to reduce the production of the emissions during the combustion process."

"By reducing the production of NO_x and thereby eliminating the need for a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system we can streamline the installation process," said Burgess. "We would not need to have ammonia delivered to nor stored at the plants. The DLN 1+ system provides a 'one-stop' installation process with guarantees, thereby eliminating the multiple interfaces and contract arrangements that would be required with the installation of SCR."

GE Energy's DLN system combines hardware solutions for fuel and air stream regulation with closed-loop monitoring and controls, to fine tune emissions throughout the combustion process. This combustion system is an evolution of GE Energy's Dry Low NO_x Combustion experience.

To date, GE Energy has accumulated over 10 million operating hours, on eight different gas turbine models ranging from 10 megawatts up to 260 megawatts in simple-cycle operation. The 5ppm system has operated for over 2,800 hours, continuously delivering NO_x emission levels below 5ppm and demonstrating capability during the recent installation at KRCC at 2.8ppm NO_x.

Currently, GE Energy has over 15 DLN 1+ units under contract.

"Developing a system that guarantees 3ppm NO_x is a demonstration of our ability to provide innovative solutions to help customers meet ever changing environmental requirements," said Dan Heintzelman, president of GE Energy's services business. "We are firmly committed to improving gas turbine performance as we continue our 50-year legacy of firsts in the industry. Helping long-term customers like KRCC and SCC meet their extremely low emissions targets is the type of challenge we take on every day."

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