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AEP headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. It is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It serves parts of 11 states, and is currently the largest electricity generating utility in the United States. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Fairfield, Delaware Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City 212. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym West Virginian Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st in the US  - Total 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym West Virginian Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st in the US  - Total 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... For other uses, see Oklahoma (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... For other uses, see President (disambiguation). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An electric utility is a company (often a public utility) that engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale generally in a regulated market. ... Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric generating station Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... Power line redirects here. ... 11kV/400V-230V transformer in an older suburb of Wellington, New Zealand Electricity distribution is the penultimate stage in the delivery (before retail) of electricity to end users. ... For the tax agency in Ireland of the same name, see Revenue Commissioners. ... USD redirects here. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... USD redirects here. ... This article is about work. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2245x3332, 1415 KB) Summary AEP headquarters building in Columbus, Ohio. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2245x3332, 1415 KB) Summary AEP headquarters building in Columbus, Ohio. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... The article on electrical energy is located elsewhere. ... A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Fairfield, Delaware Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City 212. ...

Overview

The company is divided into seven major geographic local operating companies:

• AEP Ohio, made up of the former Ohio Power and Columbus Southern Power
• AEP Texas, a merger of various predecessor utilities
• Appalachian Power, serving West Virginia and Virginia
• Indiana Michigan Power
• Kentucky Power
• Public Service of Oklahoma (PSO), and
• Southwestern Electric Power Company, often called SWEPCO, serving Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas

In addition, two smaller divisions, Wheeling Electric Power (serving Wheeling, West Virginia) and Kingsport Electric Power (serving Kingsport, Tennessee), are operated as de facto parts of AEP Ohio and Appalachian Power, respectively. Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym West Virginian Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st in the US  - Total 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Nickname: The Friendly City Location in Ohio County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: Settled 1769 Established 1806 Incorporated 1836  - Mayor Nick Sparachane  - City Manager Robert Herron  - Chief of Police Kevin Gessler, Sr. ... Kingsport is a city located primarily in Sullivan County, and also partially in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...

AEP owns and operates the Donald C. Cook nuclear power plant. Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Bridgman, Michigan which is part of Berrien County, on a 650 acre (2. ... A nuclear power station. ...

AEP also bought much of the town of Cheshire, Ohio, after it had become contaminated.[2] Cheshire is a village located in Gallia County, Ohio. ...

AEP is also a leading technology company in the energy industry, having recently announced their plans to build an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) coal-fired power plant which is expected to reduce emissions while providing additional electricity capacity to the customers served by AEP. This could refer to: The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (see Combined cycle) This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

The company also operates its own inland barge line, AEP River Operations (fomerly MEMCO Barge Line), and owns major tracts of land throughout its service areas. Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ...

Environmental record

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified American Electric as the 35th-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, with roughly 88 million pounds of toxic chemicals released annually into the air.^[1] Major pollutants indicated by the study include sulfuric acid, chromium and nickel compounds, hydrochloric acid, and manganese compounds.^[2] Overall, electric power plants, such as those operated by AEP, account for almost "70 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions each year and 30 percent of nitrogen oxides emissions." Individually, these pollutants cause serious respiratory damage and other illnesses; when comibined, they create what's known as acid rain, which causes long term damage to the environment and deterioration of natural and man-made structures.^[3] Environmental Protection Agency has named American Electric a potentially responsible party at the Green River Disposal Inc. Superfund toxic waste site.^[4] The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst Massachusetts or UMass) is a research and land-grant university in Amherst, Mass. ... Air pollution is the modification of the natural characteristics of the atmosphere by a chemical, particulate matter, or biological agent. ... Sulfuric acid, (also known as sulphuric acid) H2SO4, is a strong mineral acid. ... REDIRECT [[ Insert text]]EWWWWWWWWWWWWW YO General Name, symbol, number chromium, Cr, 24 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 6, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Standard atomic weight 51. ... For other uses, see Nickel (disambiguation). ... Hydrochloric acid is the aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride gas (HCl). ... General Name, symbol, number manganese, Mn, 25 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 7, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Standard atomic weight 54. ... The term acid rain is commonly used to mean the deposition of acidic components in rain, snow, fog, dew, or dry particles. ... EPA redirects here. ... Checking the status of a cleanup site Superfund is the common name for the United States environmental law that is officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 to 9675, which was enacted by the United States Congress on December 11...

Justice Department lawsuit

The United States Justice Department filed a lawsuit in November 3, 1999, against AEP and six other companies for violating the Clean Air Act. On October 8, 2007, AEP agreed to install US$4.6 billion in equipment to reduce emission, as well as pay a US$15 million civil fine.[3] The company will cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually once all of the controls are installed.^[5] According to the press release, the agreement imposes caps on emissions of pollutants from 16 plants located in five states. The facilities are located in Moundsville (2 facilities), St. Albans, Glasgow, and New Haven (2 facilities), West Virginia; Louisa, Kentucky; Glen Lyn and Carbo, Virginia, Virginia; Brilliant, Conesville, Cheshire, Lockbourne, and Beverly, Ohio; and Rockport and Lawrenceburg, Indiana is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Moundsville is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. ... The Kanawha River in St. ... Glasgow is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, along the Kanawha River. ... New Haven is a town located in Mason County, West Virginia. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym West Virginian Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st in the US  - Total 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Louisa is a city located in Lawrence County, Kentucky. ... Glen Lyn is a town located in Giles County, Virginia. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Conesville is a village located in Coshocton County, Ohio. ... Cheshire is a village located in Gallia County, Ohio. ... Lockbourne is a village located in Franklin County, Ohio. ... Beverly is a village located in Washington County, Ohio. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Rockport is a city in Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. ... Lawrenceburg is a city located in Dearborn County, Indiana. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ Political Economy Research Institute Toxic 100 (Study released May 11, 2006) retrieved 15 Aug 2007
2. ^ Toxics Release Inventory courtesy rtknet.org
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ EPA database courtesy Center for Public Integrity
5. ^ US EPS (2007-10-09). "U.S. ANNOUNCES LARGEST SINGLE ENVIRONMENTAL SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.

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External links

• American Electric Power
• Company History

• American Electric Power is at coordinates 39°57′55″N 83°00′18″W / 39.9651533, -83.0050942 (American Electric Power)Coordinates: 39°57′55″N 83°00′18″W / 39.9651533, -83.0050942 (American Electric Power)