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EXHIBIT 24-1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ WESLEY W. VON SCHACK
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Wesley W. von Schack
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ KENNETH M. JASINSKI
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Kenneth M. Jasinski
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ ROBERT E. RUDE
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Robert E. Rude
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ RICHARD AURELIO
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Richard Aurelio
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ JAMES A. CARRIGG
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James A. Carrigg
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ JOSEPH J. CASTIGLIA
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Joseph J. Castiglia
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ LOIS B. DEFLEUR
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Lois B. DeFleur
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ G. JEAN HOWARD
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G. Jean Howard
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ DAVID M. JAGGER
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David M. Jagger
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ JOHN M. KEELER
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John M. Keeler
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ BEN E. LYNCH
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Ben E. Lynch
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ PETER J. MOYNIHAN
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Peter J. Moynihan
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer
of Energy East Corporation, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints W. W. von Schack, K. M. Jasinski, R. D. Kump, R. E. Rude and T. G.
Borkowsky, Esq. and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone)
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and on his or her behalf and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign, execute and file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all post-effective amendments to
Registration Statement 033-54155 of the Corporation in connection with the
amended Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and any and all other
documents requisite to be filed with respect thereto, with all exhibits and
other documents in connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys, and each
of them or their substitutes or substitute, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his or her hand this 11th day of
October, 2002.
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/s/ WALTER G. RICH
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Walter G. Rich
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