DBRS Discontinues Ratings on Duquesne Light Company

DBRS Limited (DBRS) has today discontinued the Issuer Rating as well as the First Mortgage Bonds and Preferred Stock ratings of Duquesne Light Company (DLC or the Company). The ratings are being discontinued at the request of the Company. DBRS notes that the discontinuation is unrelated to DLC’s credit risk profile.

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The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link to the right under Related Research or by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.

The applicable methodologies are Rating Companies in the Regulated Electric, Natural Gas and Water Utilities Industry and Preferred Share and Hybrid Criteria for Corporate Issuers (Excluding Financial Institutions), which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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