June 28, 2007

Bangor Hydro Electric Company Celebrates Safety Milestone

Bangor, ME-- One million hours without a day of work lost due to an injury was cause for celebration at Bangor Hydro Electric Company today. The employees of Bangor Hydro Electric Company have worked safely, without a lost-work day injury for 21 months.

Bangor Hydro President Rob Bennett explained why safety is so important at Bangor Hydro. "The answer is simple. While there is no denying that it makes good business sense to work safely, the single most important reason is that I want every employee to arrive home safely at the end of every work day. It's also a well-known fact that strong safety practices in place at work carry over into the personal lives of BHE employees and that makes this a safer community in which to live."

"These accomplishments are no small achievement considering the type of work we do. In the 90s it was not unusual to see a large number of lost work days due to injuries. It would only take one short-cut; one seemingly small error to change someone's life forever. We value our employees too much to let that happen," said Safety and Occupational Health Officer Mike Monroe.

"This did not happen by accident," said Janet Scully, Chair of the Bangor Hydro Employee Safety Team. "Employees have made behavioral changes and continue to work smarter."

Bennett publicly thanked each and every employee at Bangor Hydro for making this day possible. Employees were notified of the achievement Wednesday and celebrated with cake and each received a gift in appreciation for their hard work.

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE) is an electric utility wholly-owned by Emera Inc. BHE serves a population of 192,000 in an area encompassing 5,275 square miles in eastern and east coastal Maine. BHE is a member of the New England Power Pool and is interconnected with other New England utilities to the south and with the New Brunswick Power Corp. to the north. Visit us at www.bhe.com.

Emera Inc. (EMA-TSX) is an energy and services company with $4.0 billion in assets. Electricity is Emera's core business. The company has two wholly-owned regulated electric utility subsidiaries, Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, which together serve 590,000 customers. Emera's other investments include a joint venture interest in Bear Swamp, a 600 megawatt pumped storage hydro-electric facility in northern Massachusetts; a 12.9% interest in the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline ; and Emera Energy Services which manages energy assets on behalf of third parties and provides related services. Visit Emera on the web at www.emera.com.