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<description>American Electric Power owns more than 36,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and is the nation&#39;s largest electricity generator. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with more than 5 million customers linked to AEP&#39;s 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.</description> 

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<description>American Electric Power owns more than 36,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and is the nation&#39;s largest electricity generator. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with more than 5 million customers linked to AEP&#39;s 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.</description> 

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<title>AEP&#8217;S Indiana Michigan Power utility to deploy new metering, efficiency technologies in South Bend, Ind.</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1499</link>
<description>Approximately 10,000 South Bend, Ind. area customers of Indiana Michigan Power (I&amp;M), a utility unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), will soon participate in a demonstration of new technologies designed to promote service reliability and help customers manage usage and save money.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Working Mother Magazine Honors AEP For Fourth Time In Seven Years&lt;br&gt;</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1500</link>
<description>For the fourth time in seven years, American Electric Power  has been named one of the &#8220;100 Best Companies for Working Mothers&#8221; by Working Mother magazine, a national publication targeting career-committed mothers. AEP is the only central Ohio-based company and the only electric utility on the list, which appears in the magazine&#8217;s October edition.&lt;br&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Remarks By AEP&#8217;s CEO at Merrill Lynch Conference Sept. 24 to be Webcast&lt;br&gt;</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1498</link>
<description>American Electric Power  has scheduled a live audio webcast of remarks by Michael G. Morris, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer, Sept. 24 at the Merrill Lynch Power &amp; Gas Leaders Conference in New York.&lt;br&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Remarks By AEP&amp;acute;s CEO At Lehman Brothers Conference To Be Webcast Sept.3</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1490</link>
<description>American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has scheduled a live audio webcast of remarks by Michael G. Morris, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer, Sept. 3 at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference in New York.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>AEP&amp;acute;s Appalachian Power Subsidiary Signs Long-term Pact To Purchase Wind Energy From Beech Ridge Energy</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1489</link>
<description>American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) subsidiary Appalachian Power Co. has signed a long-term power purchase agreement for renewable wind energy with Beech Ridge Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy Wind LLC.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>AEP And Duke To Form Joint Venture To Build Transmission</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1488</link>
<description>American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has formed a joint venture company with Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) to build and own new electric transmission assets.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Zebula Named Treasurer Of American Electric Power</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1487</link>
<description>Charles E. Zebula has been named senior vice president and treasurer of American Electric Power, the company announced today. The change is effective Sept. 1.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>SWEPCO, PSO Issue RFP For 2010-2012 Capacity And Energy&lt;br&gt;</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1486</link>
<description>American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) operating subsidiaries Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase of capacity and associated energy that will allow SWEPCO and PSO to satisfy planning reserve requirements of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) for the 2010-2012 time period.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>AEP Ohio Meets Goal Of New Ohio Energy Law By Filing Electric Security Plan Below Market Rates; Continues Lowest Rates In This State&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Balanced and progressive plan demonstrates &#8220;AEP&#8217;s Commitment to Ohio&#8217;s Future&#8221;&lt;/i&gt;</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1485</link>
<description>Though faced with the skyrocketing cost of conventional fuels and infrastructure costs to keep the system up and running, AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today filed its Electric Security Plan (ESP) with the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO), a comprehensive plan that invests in the future while holding rate increases to approximately 15 percent annually for the next three years.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>AEP Reports 2008 Second-Quarter Earnings</title>
<link>http://www.aep.com/newsroom/newsreleases/?ID=1484</link>
<description>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;2008 second-quarter earnings $0.70 per share GAAP and ongoing&lt;li&gt;Earnings improved over prior period despite milder weather in eastern service territories, impact of flooding on barge operations&lt;li&gt;Wholesale activities, utility rate increases key contributors in quarter&lt;li&gt;AEP reaffirms 2008 ongoing guidance range of between $3.10 and $3.30 per share&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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