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ENRON ENERGY SERVICES ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE WITH CB RICHARD ELLIS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 26, 1998
LOS ANGELES - Enron Energy Services (EES), a subsidiary of Enron Corp., announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance with CB Richard Ellis to provide a full range of energy services to the firm's office and industrial property clients. This unique marketing alliance is the first of its kind between a commercial real estate services firm and an energy service provider. Through this agreement, Enron will analyze energy consumption of CB Richard Ellis' properties in the western United States, totaling approximately 87 million square feet, and provide cost savings through efficiency enhancements and competitively priced electricity.
"The CB Richard Ellis/Enron alliance enables us to provide an even greater level of service to our clients," said Rick Randolph, director of facilities operations for CB Richard Ellis. "Through the effective provision of energy, we are able to address energy deregulation and further enhance our clients' assets."
"The real winners in this agreement are CB Richard Ellis' clients," said Lou L. Pai, chairman and CEO of EES. "Enron will develop solutions to meet the unique needs of each property, while also delivering savings, even if the property is not in a deregulated state."
Through state-of-the-art energy technology, building owners will be able to closely examine exactly how and when they are using energy, thus allowing them to budget and prepare for their energy expenses more accurately. This month, Enron will begin conducting educational seminars for CB Richard Ellis senior managers and clients throughout the Western states to explain the energy management services and the benefits of electricity deregulation.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, CB Richard Ellis (NYSE: CBG) is the world's leading real estate services firm. With 8,000 employees serving real estate users, owners and investors from company-operated offices in over 200 cities in 28 countries, CB Richard Ellis was created in April by the merger of CB Commercial and London-based REI Limited. Services include property sales and leasing, property management, corporate advisory services and facilities management, mortgage banking, realty advisory and investment management, capital markets, appraisal services, strategic information and market research, and human resources. CB Commercial had 1997 revenues of $730 million.
Enron is the world's leading integrated electricity and natural gas company. The company, which owns approximately $23 billion in energy related assets, produces electricity and natural gas, develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide and delivers physical commodities and risk management and financial services to customers around the world. Enron's Internet address is www.enron.com, and the stock is traded under the ticker symbol, "ENE."
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For additional information please contact:
Maryann Holway - CB Richard Ellis
714-673-2045
Jennifer T. Adams - Enron
713-853-5599
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