Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monongahela Power Company Adjourns Meeting of Preferred
Shareholders
Until October 12, 2000
Hagerstown, Md., September 12, 2000 -- Monongahela
Power Company, a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE:
AYE), has adjourned its special meeting of preferred
shareholders until 10 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2000, in order to
further solicit votes on an amendment to the Company's
Articles of Incorporation, which would remove a provision
that limits the Company's ability to issue or assume
unsecured debt.
Proxies that have already been executed will remain
effective for use at the October meeting, and the Company
has extended the time for submitting proxies up to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, on Oct. 11, 2000.
Monongahela Power Company, an Allegheny Energy company,
is an energy provider serving parts of Ohio and West
Virginia.
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