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IN THE MATTER OF :
:
ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. et al. :
: CERTIFICATE
File No. 70-8491 : PURSUANT TO RULE 24
: FOR THE YEAR ENDED
(Public Utility Holding : DECEMBER 31, 1999
Company Act of 1935) :
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As of December 31, 1999, Allegheny Ventures, Inc.,
through Envirotech, had made investments and security
transactions as outlined on Exhibit A, attached hereto.
The Balance Sheet and Statement of Income for
Allegheny Ventures, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999
are also included as a part of this filing.
ALLEGHENY VENTURES, INC.
By: /s/ Paul M. Barbas
Paul M. Barbas
President
Dated: June 28, 2000
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1) A description of the nature of each of the Envirotech Partnership's
investments and the cost thereof established pursuant to section 8.3 of
the partnership agreement:
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Company Investment Date Description Cost
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Active Power, Inc. May 1996 Flywheel energy storage systems for
UPS applications $1,800,003
AutomationSolutions December 1996 Machine automation and control systems $2,036,986
International LLC
Cellit, Inc. November 23, 1998 Computer telephony software & hardware
for the call center industry $1,053,000
CopperCom, Inc. November 12, 1998 Equipment for voice capability over xDSL
infrastructures $ 859,999
Cycloid Company June 20, 1996 Designs, markets and manufactures a tire
inflation system $1,375,912
Inframetrics, Inc. September 30, 1996 Thermography systems and thermal imagers $1,063,979
(renamed FLIR Systems, Inc.)
Lightware, Inc. June 1997 Manufactures ultraportable LCD multimedia
projectors $1,350,000
McHugh Software International, October 27, 1998 Warehouse and transportation management
Inc. software and services $2,359,229
NSA Engineering, Inc. July 1997 Underground engineering software and
services $ 342,858
OK International, Inc. November 1996 Surface mount technology, solder/desolder
tools and industrial equipment $1,785,999
Progressive System
Technologies, Inc. January 1996 Automated handling equipment for semi-
conductor and flat panel industries $1,146,225
Valdor Fiber Optics, Inc. June 1997 Fiber optic connectors $ 574,974
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