**Exhibit24**

 

POWER OFATTORNEY

 

WHEREAS, AES NY, L.L.C., a Delaware limitedliability company, acting in its capacity as general partner of AES EasternEnergy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (hereinafter referred to asthe Company), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commissionunder the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, anAnnual Report on Form 10-K relating to the Company’s fiscal year ended December31, 2003.

 

NOW,THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Dan Rothaupt and Amy Conley,acting jointly, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with fullpower of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and allcapacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments,and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connectiontherewith, making such changes in the Annual Report on Form 10-K as suchpersons so acting deem appropriate, with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, acting jointly,full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying andconfirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof.

 

 

IN WITNESSWHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 16thday of March, 2004.

 

 
|   | /s/Kevin Pierce |   |
|--------|-----------------|--------|
|   |            |
|   | Kevin Pierce    |

 

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POWER OFATTORNEY

 

WHEREAS, AES NY, L.L.C., a Delaware limitedliability company, acting in its capacity as general partner of AES EasternEnergy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (hereinafter referred to asthe Company), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commissionunder the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, anAnnual Report on Form 10-K relating to the Company’s fiscal year ended December31, 2003.

 

NOW,THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Dan Rothaupt and Amy Conley,acting jointly, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with fullpower of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and allcapacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments,and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connectiontherewith, making such changes in the Annual Report on Form 10-K as suchpersons so acting deem appropriate, with the Securities and ExchangeCommission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, acting jointly,full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying andconfirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue hereof.

 

 

IN WITNESSWHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 16thday of March, 2004.

 

 
|   | /s/Edward Convery |   |
|--------|-------------------|--------|
|   |              |
|   | Edward Convery    |

 

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