AEP Creates Infrastructure Business Unit to Support Growing Energy Demand
The new unit brings competitive generation and retail and wholesale energy capabilities together with infrastructure development.
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American Electric Power (AEP) has created AEP Infrastructure to invest in, build and operate energy infrastructure as electricity demand grows. Greg Hall will lead the unit as president, continuing to report to CEO Bill Fehrman.
The unit combines competitive generation, infrastructure development, and retail and wholesale energy capabilities, including AEP Energy and AEP Energy Partners. It plans to evaluate generation acquisitions and develop new generation backed by long-term customer contracts. Opportunities include the proposed Longview Power Plant acquisition and a previously announced 20-year agreement to develop a fuel cell facility for Google in Wyoming. The unit also plans to pursue potential customer-owned transmission and distribution infrastructure opportunities.
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Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Minor pointNew AEP Infrastructure unit combines energy capabilities to pursue infrastructure investment, development and operations.
- Minor point20-year agreement covers development of a fuel cell facility for Google in Wyoming.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Generation plans include evaluating acquisitions and developing new resources backed by long-term customer contracts.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Customer-owned transmission and distribution infrastructure is another area of planned opportunity development.
Negative
- Moderate pointLongview Power Plant acquisition remains proposed rather than completed.
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AEP Infrastructure brings together the company's competitive generation, infrastructure development, and retail and wholesale energy capabilities to provide energy solutions for customers as electricity demand accelerates, driven by large-load customers and economic development to benefit communities.
"AEP Infrastructure builds on an already strong segment of our business and positions us to meet once-in-a-generation load growth, while delivering significant value to our stakeholders," Fehrman said. "Under Greg's leadership, this team will draw on its deep experience acquiring and developing energy infrastructure to respond to increasing demand and deliver for our customers."
The new organization will evaluate potential generation acquisitions to strengthen AEP's competitive portfolio and develop new generation resources backed by long-term customer contracts. These opportunities include the proposed acquisition of the Longview Power Plant and a recently announced 20-year agreement to develop a fuel cell facility for Google in
AEP Infrastructure also will include AEP Energy and AEP Energy Partners, which provide energy solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, data center and wholesale customers, and will develop potential opportunities for customer-owned transmission and distribution infrastructure. In his new role, Hall will continue to oversee potential asset acquisitions and regulated commercial operations for AEP's vertically integrated operating companies.
"AEP Infrastructure represents an exciting new chapter for our team, broadening our work to provide custom energy solutions and meet changing customer needs," Hall said. "I look forward to this opportunity to continue to innovate and evolve our work to create value for our stakeholders."
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What is AEP Infrastructure and who will lead it?
AEP Infrastructure is American Electric Power's new business unit for investing in, building and operating energy infrastructure, led by Greg Hall as president. It brings together competitive generation, infrastructure development, and retail and wholesale energy capabilities.
What projects are included in AEP Infrastructure's opportunities?
Opportunities include the proposed acquisition of the Longview Power Plant and a recently announced 20-year agreement to develop a fuel cell facility for Google in Wyoming. The unit also plans to evaluate generation acquisitions and develop new generation resources backed by long-term customer contracts.