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COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 93 cents per share on the company's common stock.
The dividend is payable September 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 8, 2025, and is the company's 461st consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend. AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every quarter since July 1910.
About AEPOur team at American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is committed to improving our customers' lives with reliable, affordable power. We are investing $54 billion from 2025 through 2029 to enhance service for customers and support the growing energy needs of our communities. Our nearly 16,000 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electric transmission system with 40,000 line miles, along with more than 225,000 miles of distribution lines to deliver energy to 5.6 million customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 30,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity. We are focused on safety and operational excellence, creating value for our stakeholders and bringing opportunity to our service territory through economic development and community engagement. Our family of companies includes AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, a competitive retail energy supplier. AEP is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, visit aep.com.
GAHANNA, Ohio, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio today recognized a ruling by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that addresses the power needs of Ohio's growing data center industry while protecting AEP Ohio's other customers.
The ruling approves a request made by AEP Ohio in May 2024 to establish enhanced financial obligations that data centers must undertake to support infrastructure that serves them. The staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, the Ohio Energy Group and others had joined AEP Ohio in the filing. The financial requirements are designed to protect other customers from shouldering the costs of grid improvements required to meet data centers' energy demands.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced leadership changes to support its long-term strategy. The company has named Rob Berntsen executive vice president and general counsel, effective July 14. He will succeed David Feinberg, who will serve as senior advisor to the chief executive officer until departing the company Aug. 15. Additionally, AEP has named Johannes Eckert executive vice president and chief information and technology officer, effective July 21. Both Berntsen and Eckert will report to Bill Fehrman, AEP president, chief executive officer and director.
TULSA, Okla., June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has approved the Public Service Company of Oklahoma's (PSO) purchase of the Green Country Power Plant, a 795 MW natural gas-fired generation facility located in Jenks, Oklahoma. This acquisition, set to be finalized by July 2025, will enhance PSO's capacity to meet the rising energy demands of its customers.
The OCC's approval marks a step forward in PSO's commitment to deliver affordable and reliable energy to its customers while supporting Oklahoma's economic development. Bringing the Green Country Power Plant into PSO's generation portfolio strengthens PSO's ability to provide stable, secure power to customers.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has named Douglas A. Cannon president of AEP Transmission, effective June 11. Cannon will report to Bill Fehrman, AEP president and chief executive officer.
In this role, he will lead all aspects of AEP's transmission business, including planning, projects, engineering, operations and growth. Cannon currently serves as the president and chief executive officer of NV Energy and is responsible for all aspects of service to its 1.4 million customers in Nevada.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 93 cents per share on the company's common stock.
The dividend is payable June 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 9, 2025, and is the company's 460th consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend. AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every quarter since July 1910.
About AEPOur team at American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is committed to improving our customers' lives with reliable, affordable power. We are investing $54 billion from 2025 through 2029 to enhance service for customers and support the growing energy needs of our communities. Our nearly 16,000 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electric transmission system with 40,000 line miles, along with more than 225,000 miles of distribution lines to deliver energy to 5.6 million customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 29,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity. We are focused on safety and operational excellence, creating value for our stakeholders and bringing opportunity to our service territory through economic development and community engagement. Our family of companies includes AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. AEP is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, visit aep.com.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph G. Sauvage, retired vice chairman and chairman of Global Power, Utilities and Renewables of Citigroup, today was elected to the American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) Board of Directors.
Sauvage led Citigroup's Global Power, Utilities and Renewables practice for more than 16 years. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held various investment banking roles at Lehman Brothers, including vice chairman and global head of Power, Utilities and Renewables. Sauvage served as a vice chairman of the Wall Street Advisory Group and was a member of the executive committee for the Electric Power Research Institute Advisory Council.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Texas is set to build one of the first 765-kV transmission line projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to support the growing electricity needs of the Permian Basin.
The Howard-Solstice Transmission Line Project is one of three 765-kV transmission lines to be constructed along the 765-kV import paths approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on April 24 as part of the Permian Basin Reliability Plan. The project will provide new pathways to deliver additional power to the region.