AEP Ohio - Columbus

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

American Electric Power (AEP) is US power utility in Ohio, its want to renewable energy sources.

Business and Ohio-based Authority the power of the United States of America Electric Power (AEP) is seeking approval of a security plan electric that would see it add more sources of renewable energy in the mix generation, and the introduction of tariff of electric car, and offers customers the option to buy renewable energy directly .

AEP Ohio submitted its electricity with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and proposed a set of measures that support the generation of renewable energy and the rate of changes from 2012 onwards, which is expected to decide in the last quarter of 2011.

In addition to the proposal to offer customers the option to purchase renewable energy, and the plan supports the continued efforts of AEP Ohio energy efficiency programs for the cheapest electricity, while the coverage rate rising price of energy and encourage investment in electrical infrastructure.

AEP Ohio is also seeking approval to expand its gridSMART and proposed renewable energy option, along with a new tariff for the installation of equipment necessary to support plug-in electric vehicles.

The company, through the provision, AEP Ohio asked to recover the costs associated with access to new resources to generate energy, including renewable energy capacity that it owns or operates, and environmental investments made since 2009.

The security plan also see the electric power company shows growth Ohio Fund, $ 25m contribution to shareholders designed to support economic development in all parts of the occupied service AEP Ohio.

‘Electric Security Plan filing allows AEP Ohio to continue to provide services that are focused on the development of renewable energy resources, and technological advances to shift resources to our portfolio mix to generate and update the infrastructure of the electricity grid,’ AEP Ohio President Joe Hamrock.

‘This proposal reflects the policies of the State plan in the form of the current rates are designed to be able to compete with market prices, while maintaining a path of sustained investment and long-term price certainty for our customers’.

AEP Ohio provides electricity to about 1.5 million customers of major AEP subsidiaries Columbus Southern Power Company and Ohio Power Company in Ohio, as well as those Wheeling Power Company in the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

Source from : http://www.t2me2.com/aep-ohio/

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