American Electric Power announced last week that the utility giant’s board Vice Chairman Robert “Bob” Powers will retire from the company Aug. 4. The announcement came with no current plans to fill the board vacancy after Powers’s retirement, according to a press announcement by the Columbus-headquartered firm. “AEP has benefited immensely from Bob's leadership, wealth [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a summer thunderstorm knocked out power to Scott Pruitt’s home three years ago, the then-attorney general of Oklahoma reached out to a lobbyist for American Electric Power. Pruitt’s executive assistant emailed Howard “Bud” Ground, saying “General Pruitt” wanted to know when his lights would be back on. The utility lobbyist asked [...]
AEP customers now have another choice in their power provider as a Massachusetts-based energy company has entered the Ohio market. In addition to joining the competitive electric supply market within AEP Ohio’s service area, Mint Energy has entered the southwest Ohio market through Dayton Power & Light. “As we continue our expansion into PJM (a [...]
AEP Ohio, the electric company for nearly 1.5 million customers in Franklin County and other areas of the state, has filed a proposal with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to extend its current electric security plan — with modifications — through May 2024. As is, the current plan would expire in May 2018. The [...]