American Electric Power (AEP)

AEP Wind Catcher Project Notches Regulatory Wins
GridLiance and Tri-County Electric Cooperative announced they have joined a settlement agreement with AEP related to the company’s proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection.
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Texas PUC Issues Final Order for SPS Wind Farm
The Texas PUC quickly approved a second draft order of Southwestern Public Service’s (SPS) request for a certificate of convenience and necessary for its 478-MW wind farm.
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Stakeholders Oppose PJM PFR Mandate for Existing Units
Although FERC has required almost all new generating units to provide primary frequency response (PFR), PJM stakeholders are strongly opposing any move by the RTO to require existing units to follow suit.
Invenergy
AEP: ‘Halfway There’ to Wind Catcher Approval
Buoyed by recent positive developments, American Electric Power CEO Nick Akins had several reasons Thursday to proclaim the company “in better shape than in the first quarter of last year.”
Is RTO Tx Planning Hampering Green Corporate Goals?
Corporations' decarbonization efforts may be frustrated because of insufficient transmission to move Midwest wind power to load centers.
PJM SHs Debate Frequency Response Rules
PJM debated stakeholders over whether existing units should be under the same obligation to provide primary frequency response that FERC ordered for new units.
PJM
Ky. Rejects AEP Supplemental Tx Project
The Kentucky PSC rejected Kentucky Power's supplemental transmission project to make upgrades at two of its substations, citing FERC's ruling on PJM's stakeholder processes.
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: March 8, 2018
American Electric Power’s portion of Duff-Rockport-Coleman project has been placed on hold and will not be modeled in the 2018 RTEP, PJM told the TEAC.
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Texas PUC Briefs: Feb. 15, 2018
The Texas PUC postponed until March a decision on whether to remove reliability unit commitments from ERCOT’s operating reserve demand curve.
PSO Rate Case a Concern for AEP’s Akins
AEP beat Wall Street’s expectations with a positive yearend earnings report, but CEO Nick Akins spent much of a conference call with analysts focused on its Oklahoma subsidiary.

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