Enron Corp. has reached agreements to settle all civil and contractual claims between the company, including certain of its subsidiaries, and three parties: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Trial Staff; the city of Santa Clara, California; and Valley Electric Association, Inc. These settlements relate to electricity and natural gas transactions in the Western United States from 1997-2003 and resolve all claims between these parties and Enron under proceedings before the FERC and the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, including claims raised in the FERC's partnership and gaming proceeding initiated in 2002-03.

"These settlements represent the latest in a series of achievements aimed at resolving significant claims in Enron's bankruptcy proceedings," said John Ray, president and chairman of the Board of Enron. "We are pleased that these settlements enable us to collect additional value for the creditors, and, at the same time, resolve claims against the estate so that we can accelerate distributions to all creditors."

According to the terms of the settlement, (i) FERC will receive a $400 million penalty claim against Enron Power Marketing, Inc. (EPMI), an Enron subsidiary, which is a subordinated claim under Enron's confirmed Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (Plan), and (ii) FERC Trial Staff will receive an allowed $5 million unsecured claim against EPMI, which will be allocated and assigned to Santa Clara ($4 million portion) and Valley Electric ($1 million portion), and an allowed unsecured claim against EPMI up to $10 million in the aggregate, for the benefit of all non-settling participants in the partnership and gaming proceeding who are actually allocated disgorgement amounts by FERC and have a valid proof of claim against EPMI.

In the settlement with Santa Clara, (i) Enron will receive a $36.5 million settlement payment from Santa Clara related to electricity contracts terminated in 2002, and (ii) Santa Clara will receive an allowed unsecured bankruptcy claim of $4 million against EPMI, which claim is being assigned to Santa Clara by Trial Staff.

In the settlement with Valley Electric, (i) Enron will receive an $8 million settlement payment from Valley Electric related to electricity contracts terminated in 2002, and (ii) Valley Electric will receive an allowed unsecured bankruptcy claim of $14 million against EPMI, which includes the $1 million claim assigned to it by Trial Staff.

Under the Santa Clara and Valley Electric settlements, Enron and the other parties will dismiss and release all claims and proceedings against one another, and both Santa Clara and Valley Electric will be entitled to receive distributions on their allowed unsecured claims under the Plan.

These settlement agreements follow Enron's recent settlements concerning the western energy market with the Attorneys General of California, Oregon and Washington, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and California Department of Water Resources, among other parties, that closed in November 2005, as well as the settlement with the Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company, and Sierra Pacific Resources that closed in January 2006.

Upon the closing of the three settlements, Enron will have successfully resolved claims with all parties in the FERC's partnership and gaming proceeding against whom Enron has also filed adversary proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court for the collection of termination payments under wholesale energy contracts, except for the Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

These three settlements are subject to the approval of the FERC and the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.