AEP has been named one of the top 50 companies for executive women by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). The list recognizes organizations whose programs and policies support women’s advancement and who have significant female representation in senior management and on boards of directors.

AEP´s Cook Nuclear Plant’s Unit 1 is scheduled to shut down early Wednesday to begin its 23rd refueling outage cycle. The 1,030-megawatt (MW) Unit 1 has been safely operating online since Dec. 20, 2009, following 15 months of extensive repair to its turbine.

The Fuel Procurement Department of the American Electric Power Service Corporation (“AEPSC”) is seeking bid proposals on behalf of one or more of its operating companies for the supply of coal to one or more power plants. AEPSC may enter into one or more agreements, each for the supply of Powder River Basin coal delivered by rail commencing as early as January 1, 2011.

AEP Ohio, an operating unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), is seeking proposals for the supply of pre-blended coal and sustainable biomass fuel for use at its Picway, Muskingum River, Conesville, Gavin and Cardinal plants in Ohio.

AEP Ohio, an operating unit of American Electric Power, is seeking proposals for the supply of sustainable biomass fuel for use at its Picway, Muskingum River and Conesville plants in Ohio.

AEP has scheduled a live audio webcast of a presentation by Brian X. Tierney, executive vice president and chief financial officer, at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit in Vail, Colo., Feb. 2.

The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 41 cents a share on the company’s common stock.

AEP has scheduled a quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts for 10 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 28. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.aep.com/go/webcasts.

American Electric Power is seeking offers to supply low-sulfur coal to one or more power plants operated by its Ohio Power Co. subsidiary.

AEP´s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 reached full power Tuesday after completing testing and monitoring of the restored turbine generator system. Reactor start-up began last Friday, and an initial connection to the transmission grid took place early Saturday morning. Although at full reactor power, the electrical output will be reduced by an annual average of approximately 70 megawatts because the repaired low-pressure turbine rotors do not include the largest row of blades. New low-pressure turbine rotors that support full electrical output will be installed in the fall of 2011.

AEP has restarted the Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 reactor and has begun testing the unit’s repaired turbine generator system. The 1,030-megawatt unit has been out of service since September 2008 when turbine vibrations, caused by broken low-pressure turbine blades, damaged the turbine generator, support structures and associated systems.

American Electric Power was notified by the U.S. Department of Energy that it was selected to receive funding through the Clean Coal Power Initiative Round 3 to pay part of the costs of installing the nation’s first commercial-scale carbon dioxide capture and storage system on its Mountaineer coal-fired power plant in New Haven, W.Va.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a public utility subsidiary of American Electric Power today announced that on December 21, 2009, it will redeem the entire outstanding $150,000,000 principal amount of unsecured 4.85% Senior Notes, Series C, due September 15, 2010.

American Electric Power utility subsidiary AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has signed a letter of intent to purchase the transmission and distribution assets of Valley Electric Membership Corporation (VEMCO).

G.I. Jobs magazine has named American Electric Power one of the nation’s 100 most "military-friendly" employers for the seventh consecutive year.

AEP has set its ongoing earnings guidance range and capital expenditures budget for 2010. AEP will also form a transmission company as part of its strategy to pursue transmission investment opportunities in AEP’s traditional footprint.

Federal and state government officials today joined executives from American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and Alstom at AEP’s Mountaineer Plant to formally commission the world’s first project to both capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) from a coal-fired power plant. The officials hailed the project as a significant milestone in the effort to reduce CO2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels.

American Electric Power has scheduled a live audio webcast of remarks by AEP executives Nov. 3 at the 44th annual Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference in Hollywood, Fla.

The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 41 cents a share on the company’s common stock.