March 19, 2007

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Names Communications Officer

Bangor, ME--Bangor Hydro-Electric Company is pleased to announce that Susan Faloon has been hired as the new Communications Officer. Susan is a Maine native and has worked in both radio and television in the area for about 12 years.

Susan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with a concentration in Public Relations from the University of Maine in 2003. She is also a graduate of the New England School of Communications, where she obtained an Associates Degree in Broadcast Communications in 1997. Susan also studied Business at Husson College.

Prior to joining Bangor Hydro Electric Company, Susan worked as News Director at Clear Channel Radio and Program Director for WVOM, News Anchor and Reporter at Cumulus Broadcasting, and Executive Producer at WABI-TV 5.

"I'm very pleased to be a part of this company. I look forward to continuing my relationships with the local media by being a resource for them and delivering important information to the customers of Bangor Hydro Electric Company in a timely manner," said Faloon.

"Bangor Hydro is currently involved in many very exciting projects that will benefit the customers," said Faloon. "For example, the Storm Restoration Project will focus on improving the time it takes to restore outages during storms and major events. This is just one example of how Bangor Hydro is working to provide the best possible electric service, and I'm happy to be a part of that."

Susan lives in Bangor with her son, Camden.

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (BHE) is an electric utility wholly-owned by Emera Inc. BHE serves a population of 192,000 in an area encompassing 5,275 square miles in eastern and east coastal Maine. BHE is a member of the New England Power Pool and is interconnected with other New England utilities to the south and with the New Brunswick Power Corp. to the north. Visit us at www.bhe.com.

Emera Inc. (EMA-TSX) is an energy and services company with $4.0 billion in assets. Electricity is Emera's core business. The company has two wholly-owned regulated electric utility subsidiaries, Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, which together serve 590,000 customers. Emera's other investments include a joint venture interest in Bear Swamp, a 600 megawatt pumped storage hydro-electric facility in northern Massachusetts; a 12.9% interest in the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline ; and Emera Energy Services which manages energy assets on behalf of third parties and provides related services. Visit Emera on the web at www.emera.com.