Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Completes Sale of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy East Corporation (NYSE:EAS), announced today that it has completed the sale of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna) to Constellation Generation Group LLC. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021030/RGELOGO ) About RG&E: RG&E serves approximately 356,000 electricity customers and 292,000 natural gas customers in the areas in and around Rochester, New York. RG&E is a wholly owned subsidiary of RGS Energy, which merged with Energy East Corporation in 2002. About Energy East: Energy East is a respected super-regional energy services and delivery company that our customers can depend on every day. We are a motivated and skilled team of professionals dedicated to creating shareholder value through our focus on profitable growth, operational excellence and strong customer partnerships. We serve about 3 million customers throughout upstate New York and New England. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding RG&E's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Forward-Looking Statements" in RG&E's Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021030/RGELOGODATASOURCE: Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation CONTACT: Clyde Forbes, Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, +1-585-771-4802

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