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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), filed today with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) new proposed tariffs that continue the provisions, terms and conditions of the company's previous Electric Security Plan (ESP) as ordered by the PUCO Feb. 23. The new tariffs reflect the full cost of fuel, carrying costs for environmental investments, the remaining cost of fuel charges deferred and capped...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), filed today with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) a motion for relief and request for expedited ruling related to the Commission's Feb. 23 order, specifically regarding generation capacity charges. Upon rejecting the settlement agreement, the PUCO recognized that the case to determine a capacity charge that competitive retail generation suppliers would pay AEP...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and its AEP Ohio operating unit expressed disappointment with the order provided today by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) on the company's revised Electric Security Plan (ESP). "We are concerned by the Commission's reaction to what we believe were solvable issues on rehearing," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP president and chief executive officer. "We are currently evaluating our options and...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has reached a settlement agreement with a majority of parties involved in several cases pending before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), including the company's Electric Security Plan (ESP) proposal. The agreement gives AEP the authority to merge its two operating companies, Columbus Southern Power (CSP) and Ohio Power (OPCo), into one company. It also calls for the company to...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has entered into a participation agreement with Turning Point Solar LLC, a joint venture of Agile Energy Inc. and New Harvest Ventures, to cooperate on the development of one of the largest solar generating facility east of the Mississippi River. The 49.9-megawatt (MW) commercial solar facility will be built on approximately 750 acres of reclaimed land once mined for coal in Noble County,...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today filed its Electric Security Plan (ESP) with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) for rate adjustments beginning in 2012. The company's ESP is a comprehensive plan that proposes limited customer bill increases on generation rates, while encouraging investment in electrical infrastructure and consumer programs within the state of Ohio. The plan provides continued support of...
GAHANNA, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has withdrawn an agreement reached in late November with several parties that would have resolved pending cases in front of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), including the company's Significantly Excessive Earnings Test (SEET), Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC) audit cases, and the merger application for Columbus Southern Power (CSP) and Ohio Power. "After careful and...
GAHANNA, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has reached an agreement today with several parties involved in the company's Significantly Excessive Earnings Test (SEET) that will freeze rates previously authorized to increase up to 6 percent in 2011 for Columbus Southern Power (CSP) customers, create jobs, provide additional assistance for low-income customers, and increase investment in Ohio. The stipulation agreement requires...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) joined today with Turning Point Solar LLC, a joint venture of Agile Energy Inc. and New Harvest Power, to announce the largest commercial solar development east of the Rockies. Turning Point will develop a 49.9-megawatt (MW) solar generating facility on approximately 500 acres in southeastern Ohio. The project is expected to bring approximately 600 permanent and construction jobs to...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, an operating unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has applied for $75 million in federal stimulus funds to support the AEP Ohio gridSMART(SM) Demonstration Project. Designed to improve electricity distribution efficiency and reliability, the project will cut energy consumption and emissions, while at the same time creating at least 500 jobs over a three-year period. The application is in response to a request by the U.S. Department...
