SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2004
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Commission | Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter, | IRS Employer |
1-14766 | Energy East Corporation | 14-1798693 |
1-672 | Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation | 16-0612110 |
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 5. Other Events
(See report on Form 10-K for Energy East Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) for the year ended December 31, 2003, Item 7 - Liquidity and Capital Resources, RG&E 2003 Electric and Gas Rate Proceeding.)
RG&E 2003 Electric and Gas Rate Proceeding: On March 9, 2004, RG&E issued a news release concerning joint proposals filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) by RG&E, the NYPSC Staff, the New York State Consumer Protection Board, Multiple Intervenors and other parties. The joint proposals address electric and natural gas rates for RG&E through 2008. The parties are requesting NYPSC approval of the joint proposals by the end of May 2004. Assuming the joint proposals are approved, RG&E expects to complete the sale of its Ginna nuclear generating station by the end of June 2004.
The news release is attached as Exhibit 99-1 to this document. The joint proposals are available on RG&E's Web site at www.rge.com, under Rates and Tariffs.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99-1 | Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation's news release dated March 9, 2004. |
Forward-looking Statements: This Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations and information that is currently available. Whenever used in this report, the words "estimate," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. 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 Energy East's and RG&E's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| ENERGY EAST CORPORATION |
ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
