Our increasingly-electrified world is creating the need for additional power
generation to meet customer demand.
The John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant
proposed for Southwest Arkansas will use high efficiency
ultra-supercritical generation
technology to provide baseload power, 24 hours a day, to customers of our SWEPCO subsidiary in
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. This approach allows AEP to generate more power with
less coal, a much more environmentally-friendly solution.
AEP is also diversifying its fuel mix with the acquisition and construction of
new natural gas-fired generation units, including the
Harry D. Mattison Plant
(completed in 2007) and the
Dresden Plant
(currently under construction).
AEP owns wind generation projects like the ones at Trent Mesa and Desert Sky. The company also purchases wind power through long-term contracts with other generators to serve the needs of our customers for renewable energy.
