February 5, 2002
PPL Sundance Volunteers to Pave Roads for Residents

COOLIDGE, Ariz. - PPL Sundance Energy will pay the full costs of paving a total of nearly four miles of dirt road near the power plant to cut down on dust pollution and improve safety, company officials announced today. The action will benefit many local residents and potentially save Pinal County taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

County zoning stipulations for the power plant project originally called for 1.5 miles of new paving. Company officials have volunteered to pay for the additional miles of paving, which will create fully paved access to the plant from both the west and the east.

"We're glad we can make a local contribution that will benefit the county and that will help out the nearby residents who have been so supportive of the Sundance Energy Project," said Mark Zeibak, plant manager for PPL Sundance Energy.

The dirt roads slated for paving include the three miles on Randolph Road from Eleven Corner Road to Signal Peak Road, then continuing north to connect to existing paving on Signal Peak Road, as well as a one-half mile segment of Tweedy Road north of Randolph Road. Paving is scheduled to begin within the next few months.

"I applaud Sundance Energy's contribution to the County," said Supervisor Jimmie Kerr, Chairman of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. "Paving the extensive network of dirt roads in the County is a challenging objective because of limited resources. Unpaved roads can cause poor conditions and contribute to dust and particulate pollution, so this is good news to us."

PPL Sundance Energy is a 450 megawatt, natural gas-fired peaking power plant under construction in Pinal County, Ariz., five miles southwest of the town of Coolidge, southeast of Phoenix. Construction began in September 2001 and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2002. The plant is positioned to serve the growing peaking electricity needs of the region.