UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 3, 2007 (April 27, 2007)
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Commission File Number | | Name of Registrant State of Incorporation Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number | | IRS Employer Identification Number | |
1-267 | | ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. (A Maryland Corporation) 800 Cabin Hill Drive Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 Telephone (724) 837-3000 | | 13-5531602 | |
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0-14688
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MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY
(An Ohio Corporation) 1310 Fairmont Avenue Fairmont, West Virginia 26554 Telephone (304) 366-3000 | |
13-3079675
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N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Effective as of April 27, 2007, Monongahela Power Company (“Monongahela”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (“Allegheny”) entered into an agreement (the “Fort Martin Agreement”) with The Babcock & Wilcox Company (“B&W”) in connection with its plans to install flue gas desulfurization equipment, or “scrubbers,” at its coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station, which is located near Maidsville, West Virginia (“Fort Martin”). A press release announcing the Fort Martin Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Under the terms of the Fort Martin Agreement, B&W agreed to perform certain engineering, procurement and construction services for the flue gas desufurization equipment at Fort Martin, as more fully described in the Fort Martin Agreement and related job specifications, on a cost reimbursable basis, plus an additional fee. The Fort Martin Agreement contains representations and warranties of the parties and other terms and conditions customary for agreements of its nature.
Also effective as of April 27, 2007, Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Allegheny, entered into a First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to its EPC Agreement with B&W (the “Hatfield’s Ferry Agreement”) relating to its scrubber construction project at its Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, which is located near Masontown, Pennsylvania.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c) | Exhibits. | |
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| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 3, 2007 | By: | ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. /s/ Philip L. Goulding |
| Name: Title: | Philip L. Goulding Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: May 3, 2007
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By:
| MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY
/s/ Philip L. Goulding
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| Name:
Title: | Philip L. Goulding
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release |
