Aquila Announces Earnings Call and Webcast On May 8


KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 30, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Aquila, Inc. (NYSE:ILA) will conduct a conference call and webcast at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 8 to discuss 2008 first quarter results. An earnings presentation will be posted on the company's website, www.aquila.com, before the conference call. Participants will be Chief Executive Officer Richard C. Green, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Beth Armstrong, and Senior Vice President of Regulated Operations Jon Empson.

To access the live webcast via the Internet, go to Aquila's website at www.aquila.com and click "Presentations & Webcasts" in the "Investor Information" section. Listeners should allow at least five minutes to register and access the presentation. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an archived replay will be available for one week at the same website location beginning approximately two hours after the presentation. Replay also will be available by telephone through Thursday, May 15, 2008 at (800) 405-2236 in the United States and at (303) 590-3000 for international callers. Callers need to enter the access code 11111245# when prompted.

Based in Kansas City, Mo., Aquila owns electric power generation and operates electric and natural gas transmission and distribution networks serving approximately 900,000 customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. More information is available at www.aquila.com.

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