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2.7 - Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types
of customers/beneficiaries).
AEP’s service territory consists of 197,500 square miles that includes both
metropolitan regions and rural areas. AEP’s U.S. electric assets include
approximately 39,000 circuit miles of transmission lines, including 2,116 miles
of 765kV lines, and 207,632 miles of overhead and underground distribution lines.
We provide generation, transmission and distribution services to more than 5 million
retail customers in 11 states (Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia) through our electric
utility operating companies. We have seven regional operating companies for distribution
and customer service operations that serve the customers of our eleven electric
utility subsidiaries.
|
Regional Utility Divisions
|
Electric Utility Subsidiaries
|
# of Employees
|
Headquarters
|
Total Customers (12/31/05)
|
Residential
|
Commercial
|
Industrial
|
Other
|
|
AEP Ohio
|
Columbus Southern Power
Ohio Power
Wheeling Power
|
3,677
|
Gahanna, OH
|
1,499,000 |
1,244,000
|
162,000
|
10,000
|
3,300
|
|
AEP Texas
|
Texas Central Cos.
Texas North Cos.
|
1,568
|
Corpus Christi, TX
|
937,000
|
768,000
|
133,000
|
11,000
|
|
|
Appalachian Power
|
Appalachian Power
Kingsport Power
|
2,554
|
Charleston, WV
|
1,003,000
|
801,000
|
126,000
|
4,000
|
7,000
|
|
Indiana Michigan Power
|
Indiana Michigan Power
|
2,687
|
Fort Wayne, IN
|
583,000
|
506,000
|
66,000
|
5,000
|
2,000
|
|
Kentucky Power
|
Kentucky Power
|
471
|
Frankfort, KY
|
176,000
|
145,000
|
29,000
|
1,000
|
4,000
|
|
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
|
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
|
1,255
|
Tulsa, OK
|
525,000
|
441,000
|
57,000
|
7,000
|
8,000
|
|
Southwestern Electric Power Company
|
Southwestern Electric Power Company
|
1,578
|
Shreveport, LA
|
467,000
|
379,000
|
61,000
|
7,000
|
500
|
More information on each of AEP's regulated utility operations.
In the reporting period, AEP jointly owned a number of power plants with non-affiliated
companies, in addition to the company’s own fleet of power plants, which is
listed in 2.8. The jointly owned facilities are:
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|
AEP Capacity
|
Percent of Ownership
|
|
W.C. Beckjord Generating Station, Unit 6
|
53 MW
|
12.5%
|
|
Conesville Generating Station, Unit 4 |
339 MW
|
43.5%
|
|
J.M. Stuart Generating Station
|
608 MW
|
26.0%
|
|
Wm. H. Zimmer Generating Station
|
330 MW
|
25.4%
|
|
Dolet Hills Generating Station, Unit 1
|
262 MW
|
40.2%
|
|
Flint Creek Generating Station, Unit 1
|
264 MW
|
50.0%
|
|
Pirkey Generating Station, Unit 1
|
580 MW
|
85.9%
|
|
Oklaunion Generating Station, Unit 1
|
485 MW
|
70.3%
|
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