Since 1971, TXU has been restoring land mined for lignite coal. Reclaimed land is used for cattle grazing, crops, commercial timber, wildlife habitat, and wetlands, and is often more productive than the original. In some instances, hay production per acre is twice that from nearby unmined land. TXU has planted 15 million trees of numerous varieties as part of the land restoration program.

TXU is recognized as an innovator and a leader in all areas of environmental stewardship. TXU is the first energy companies in the state--and one of the few utilities in the nation--to receive official tree farm certification from the American Forest Foundation. The designation recognizes good forest management on TXU's reclaimed lignite coal mine land.

TXU is also a recipient of the Edison Electric Institute annual National Land Management Award, presented for outstanding dedication and consistent work to preserve nature and wildlife, education of future environmentalists and environmental scientists, and conservationist work.

Deer, foxes, egrets, ducks, and geese are among the many animals sharing the habitats TXU has created on reclaimed land. The 12,000 acres of reclaimed land at the Big Brown mine, near Fairfield, Texas, have become home to endangered or threatened species including American bald eagles and ospreys who winter every year at Lake Fairfield, built to cool the Big Brown power plant.

In 1997, the endangered Interior Least Tern decided to make nesting grounds of two mined and leveled areas of Big Brown mine. TXU partnered with several government agencies and Texas A&M University to develop a protected habitat for them. The least terns returned to the site in 1998 to nest again.

Team Wetland is a new and innovative approach implemented and created by TXU Mining, which exemplifies the vision to develop award-winning wetlands. Team Wetland involves two key projects: the Tatum Wetland Complex at the Martin Lake mine and the nearby Boggy Branch Wetland Complex. Both are located in east Texas.

TXU Energy (REP Certificate No. 10004) and Luminant are not the same company as Oncor Electric Delivery and are not regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and you do not have to buy TXU Energy's or Luminant's products to continue to receive quality regulated services from Oncor Electric Delivery.