AMD Decision to Locate in Luther Forest Technology Park

Quarterly Management Meeting

September 13, 2006

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National Grid’s Economic Development efforts help customers invest in Upstate New York Focusing Community Efforts

Strategic Outreach Prospect Research Business Recruitment

Energy Infrastructure Capital Investment Incentive Three Phase Power Incentive 25 Cycle Incentive

Energy Efficiency Small Business Assistance Energy Efficiency in Empire Zones Dairy Industry Productivity

Developing Sites Shovelready infrastructure Building ready Program Industrial Building Redevelopment Commercial District Revitalization Brownfield Redevelopment

Courting Prospects Site Inspections and Area Tours Discount Programs Supplier and Distributor Network Market Research

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History

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Seven Years Leading up to Sematech

DCI Site Tour Semi-NY, Chip Fab RPI site imploded RFP Direct Mail

Capital Region Profiled Targets Task Force Call Mission:

SemiCon WestSite Preparation Direct Mail Luther Forest (Albany Rensselaer) Campaign Albany Tech Park

Symposium- Service Specs.Enron Site Tour Call Missions: Nanotechnology

SemiCon Europa, (SEMATECH Project India:White paper Call Missions: SemiCon West North Recruitment) more visits to Intelpresented to SemiCon West, NYS San Francisco, Tech Valley Project India – SEMATECH

SemiCon Southwest, Summit Visits to Intel NORTHSamsung Proposal (Austin, TX) ANNOUNCED

1995 1996 1997-1998 1999-2000 2001 2002

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The Albany NanoTech Complex of the UAlbany

College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering

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Luther Forest Tech Park

Site Location

Albany

Saratoga Springs

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Luther Forest Tech Park

Site Layout

Substation

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Routing of four 115kV lines and Station site have been roughly determined

MulberryNYSEG

MaltaNationalGrid

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AMD Dresden, Germany

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Impact