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PSEG Names Tom Joyce as President and Chief Nuclear Officer

 October 3, 2008

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NEWARK, NJ - Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) today announced the  election of Thomas P. Joyce as president and chief nuclear officer of PSEG Nuclear, effective October 6.

Joyce has been the senior vice president - operations at PSEG  Nuclear since June 2007. In that role, he was responsible for the safe,  efficient operation of the Salem Unit 1 and 2 and Hope Creek generating  stations. He had previously served as the site vice president of the Salem station where he led the station to numerous performance records.

"Tom has raised the performance of every organization he has led, including PSEG Nuclear where he effectively managed our transition to independent operation while improving the performance of our fleet," said William Levis, president of PSEG Power, of which PSEG Nuclear is a subsidiary. "Tom is known within our industry for his drive toward operational excellence and his record speaks for itself."

"The promotion to chief nuclear officer is recognition of his accomplishments and gives him the opportunity to have an even larger, positive impact on our performance and that of our industry," added  Levis.

Joyce has more than 32 years of experience in commercial nuclear power operations. Prior to coming to PSEG in January of 2005, he was the site vice president of Exelon Nuclear's Braidwood station. Joyce also held leadership positions at Exelon's Byron, Dresden, and Zion stations, and in the corporate offices of both Exelon Corporation and Exelon Nuclear.

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $12 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, PSEG Energy Holdings, and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). PSEG Power, one of the largest independent power producers in the U.S. has three main subsidiaries: PSEG Fossil, PSEG Nuclear, and PSEG Energy Resources & Trade. PSEG  Energy

Holdings has two main unregulated energy-related businesses: PSEG 

Global and PSEG Resources. PSE&G, New Jersey's oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serves nearly three-quarters of New Jersey's population.