SWEETWATER, Texas – Tenaska has purchased land adjacent to its proposed site near here to provide more direct access to the Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center property.

The action will allow Tenaska to route construction traffic to the site directly from the Interstate 20 access road. The new access will keep most of the traffic away from residents near the site, should Tenaska decide to build there.

Tenaska initially purchased a 1,919-acre site east of Sweetwater that is being developed as the plant’s location. The additional acreage will increase the site to more than 2,400 acres.

“Access through the newly-acquired acreage will eliminate the need to bring vehicles and equipment to the construction site via Eskota or Stink Creek Roads,” said Helen Manroe, Tenaska manager of business development. “As a result, the effect of construction on our neighbors will be greatly minimized.”



Tenaska is continuing project development pending enactment of federal carbon legislation; awards of state incentives approved by the Texas Legislature; availability of local incentives; and issuance of necessary permits. Trailblazer construction is targeted to begin in 2009, with commercial operation in 2014.

The 600-megawatt electric generating plant will be the first commercial-scale power plant in the United States to capture carbon dioxide (CO₂). Tenaska plans to transport the CO₂ via pipeline to the Permian Basin for use in enhanced oil recovery.

“The Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center will make a significant contribution to the Sweetwater area economy and will enhance the city’s growing reputation as the clean energy capital of Texas,” Manroe said.

Tenaska did not release details of the land purchase.



About Tenaska

Tenaska is an energy company, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, that develops, constructs, owns and operates non-utility generation and cogeneration plants. The company also markets natural gas, biofuels and electric power, and provides risk management services. Tenaska is involved in asset acquisition, fuel supply, natural gas exploration, production and transportation systems, and electric transmission development. Tenaska has developed approximately 9,000 MW of electric generating capacity across the United States. Tenaska’s affiliates operate and manage eight power plants in six states totaling more than 6,700 MW of generating capacity owned in partnership with other companies. Tenaska Capital Management, an affiliate, provides management services for private equity funds, with more than $3 billion in assets, including nine power plants (with approximately 5,000 MW of capacity), gas storage facilities, and transmission infrastructure construction and maintenance operations. For more information about Tenaska, visit the company's Web site at www.tenaska.com.


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More information about the Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center and illustrations for press use may be obtained at www.tenaskatrailblazer.com.

Holley Hatt
Tenaska, Inc.
Tel: (402) 691-9710
Mobile: (402) 709-8293
hhatt@tenaska.com

Jana M. Martin
Tenaska, Inc.
Tel: (402) 691-9595
Mobile: (402) 203-0748
jmartin@tenaska.com