PORT HURON, Mich., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY is currently experiencing a telephone system outage. Customers who need to report a gas leak or emergency should call their local emergency services dispatch number until further notice. The message will be forwarded to SEMCO ENERGY. This system is for EMERGENCIES ONLY. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. SEMCO ENERGY, Inc. distributes natural gas to more than 404,000 customers combined in Michigan, as SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY, and in Alaska, as ENSTAR Natural Gas Company. It also owns and operates businesses involved in propane distribution, intrastate pipelines and natural gas storage in various regions of the United States. The following is a "Safe-Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historic facts, including statements about the Company's outlook, beliefs, plans, goals and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Factors that may impact forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the effects of weather, the economic climate, competition, commodity prices, changing conditions in the capital markets, regulatory approval processes, success in obtaining new business, success in defending claims against the Company, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. DATASOURCE: SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY CONTACT: Analysts Contact: Thomas Connelly, Director of Treasury & Investor Relations, +1-248-458-6163, Media Contact: Timothy Lubbers, Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications, +1-810-887-4208, both of SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY Web site: http://www.semcoenergy.com/

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