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For Release: 05/07/2010

Upper Peninsula Power Company Community and Environmental Report

Ishpeming, MI - Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) has released its community and environment report. The report, The Promise We See: Our Stories of Community & Environment 2009 is available online at: www.uppco.com. The summary includes information about the company's corporate giving (which comes from Wisconsin Public Service Foundation - supported by UPPCO and its sister subsidiaries of Integrys Energy Group) and community volunteer efforts, as well as its environmental principles and efforts to increase awareness about the environment.

Report highlights:

Community

Environment

Note: The Wisconsin Public Service Foundation, incorporated in 1964, is a private, charitable foundation that supports charities and organizations that need financial assistance. Wisconsin Public Service Foundation is funded by stockholders of the corporation, not by its electric and gas customers. Through direct grants, scholarships and an employee Matching Gifts and Dollars for Doers program, the Foundation actively supports improvements in the quality of life in communities served by Wisconsin Public Service, Minnesota Energy Resources, Michigan Gas Utilities, and Upper Peninsula Power Company.

About Upper Peninsula Power Company

Upper Peninsula Power Company is an operating subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG), a holding company based in Chicago, IL. UPPCO serves approximately 52,000 electric customers in 10 of the 15 counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The company owns one gas-fired and nine hydroelectric generating facilities, along with two combustion turbines. It has approximately 160 full-time employees and operates service centers in Escanaba, Houghton, Iron River, Ishpeming, Munising, and Ontonagon.

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