Technology investments have helped Energy achieve market lead- ership, diversify product lines and create an installed base for services growth. The demands of today’s power generation industry require increased operating flexibility over a wider range of oper ation. Combining GE’s leading power generation and aircraft engine technologies, the LMS100® delivers a single, economical energy solution with maximum performance, improved thermal We invest in technology to create the best products, content and services — ahead of marketplace demand. 1 Technology ge 2006 annual report 27 efficiency and fast start up times. Part of GE’s ecomagination portfolio, the LMS100 reduces CO2 emissions by more than 30,000 tons over an average peaking season when compared to other typical gas turbine power plants of its size. This reduction in CO2 is equal to the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by nearly 7,400 acres of forest each year. The LMS100 is just one example of how technology helps us to diversify our product portfolio and win.

We deepen relationships with customers by listening — and then aligning our goals with theirs to help them win. Customers 2 Energy’s relationship with the FPL Group’s subsidiary Florida Power & Light (FPL) exemplifies how we are growing our business in direct correlation to our customers’ needs. A GE customer since 1925, FPL is one of the largest, cleanest and fastest-growing electric utilities in the U.S. Through our relationship with FPL Group, we have grown our business with FPL as well as FPL Energy, providing 28 ge 2006 annual report energy solutions across a range of technologies, including wind, gas, steam and nuclear. Our commitment to customers includes both big-picture thinking and an ability to sweat the small details. When a rare ice storm recently descended on FPL Group’s Horse Hollow Wind Farm near Abilene, Texas, Energy was on hand to help keep things running smoothly.