PR 73 05 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2005 Contact: Ed Mosey | , BPA (503)-230-5131     MEDIA ALERT BPA delivers six large portable generators to Portland Air Base for delivery to Louisiana to power health facilities PORTLAND, Ore. - The Bonneville Power Administration this morning delivered six 30-kilowatt portable generators, each weighing about one ton, to the Portland Air Base for delivery by the Oregon Air National Guard to Louisiana tonight. The generators will be used to power health facilities in areas where electrical infrastructure has been destroyed, Louisiana officials said. News teams covering the Thunderbirds today can be escorted to the hangar where the generators are being prepared for taping and an interview with a BPA official. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Meet Capt. Misti Mazzia at Air Guard command post. Air Guard Number: 503-335-4104 BPA number: 971-219-6390 Submitted for distribution on 09-08-2005 at 10:10 AM

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