PG&ampE Energy Service continued to amass a large collection ofretail supply and services contracts last week, adding Lucky Storesand American Drug Stores to a list that includes Safewaysupermarkets, Rite-Aid drug stores, McDonald’s restaurants,Blockbuster stores, ARCO gas stations Neiman-Marcus departmentstores and IBM.

The deal with the American Stories subsidiaries is expected tobe worth $300 million to PG&ampE Energy. American is the nation’sthird largest food and drug retailer. The multi-year contract callsfor PG&ampE to supply electricity and metering to more than 600Lucky supermarkets and Sav-on drug stores throughout California.The parties also may expand the contract nationwide to cover morethan 1,700 facilities in 27 states.

To date, PG&ampE Energy Services has entered into long-termagreements that in total represent over $2 billion in revenue.

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