WPS Resources Corporation Purchase of Minnesota Natural Gas Utility Receives Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Verbal Appro
25 Maggio 2006 - 10:17PM
PR Newswire (US)
GREEN BAY, Wis., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WPS Resources
Corporation (NYSE:WPS) announced today that it had received verbal
approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to
proceed with the acquisition of the Minnesota natural gas
distribution operations of Aquila, Inc. (NYSE:ILA). The verbal
approval will be followed in the normal process by a written
"order" before the approval is final. "We are pleased to have the
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission's verbal approval," said Phil
Mikulsky, WPS Resources Executive Vice President - Development.
"Assuming there are no surprises in the final written order, we
believe we will be ready to close the transaction in a relatively
short time frame." WPS Resources said that Aquila customers should
continue dealing with Aquila for all products and services,
including sending payments and contacting Aquila in emergency
situations, for example, until the transaction is closed and
transition services are finalized. Notices will be sent to
customers to explain who to contact. The transaction was initially
announced in September 2005. About WPS Resources Corporation: WPS
Resources Corporation, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is a holding
company with both regulated and nonregulated energy-related
subsidiaries. Its wholly-owned regulated subsidiaries include
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, an electric and natural gas
utility; Upper Peninsula Power Company, an electric utility; and
Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation, a natural gas utility. Its
wholly-owned nonregulated subsidiary is WPS Energy Services, Inc.
DATASOURCE: WPS Resources Corporation CONTACT: Phil Mikulsky,
Executive VP - Development, of WPS Resources Corporation,
+1-920-433-1448 Web site: http://www.wpsr.com/
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