Arkansas
Johnny McKain, 71, Flint Creek Plant, Gentry, AR, died 1/24/2021
Indiana
John McLaughlin, 73, Spy Run Bldg. #1, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 12/31/2020
Melvin Parkes, 67, South Bend Svc Ctr, South Bend, IN, died 2/12/2021
Morris Mathews, 94, South Bend Svc Ctr, South Bend, IN, died 2/22/2021
Richard Bognar, 88, South Bend Svc Ctr, South Bend, IN, died 2/8/2021
Max Cunningham, 87, Spy Run Bldg. #3, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 2/23/2021
Phyllis Odell, 89, Muncie Srv Ctr, Muncie, IN, died 12/29/2020
Loren Shaleen, 98, Ft Wayne One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 3/1/2021
Beverly Byram, 81, Tanners Creek Plant, Lawrenceburg, IN, died 1/9/2021
Kentucky
Everett Kiger, 88, Robert E Matthews Service Cent, Ashland, KY, died 1/23/2021
Louisiana
J Taylor, 86, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 2/26/2021
James Tait, 80, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 1/1/2021
Patsy Jones, 83, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 1/22/2021
Robert Haskett, 56, Dolet Hills Lignite, Mansfield, LA, died 2/20/2021
Raybon Williams, 74, Natchitoches Service Center, Natchitoches, LA, died 1/7/2021
Michigan
Roger Gacki, 79, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 2/1/2021
David Butler, 73, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 2/1/2021
Larry Eber, 84, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 2/17/2021
Gustave Rothmaler, 95, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY, died 1/19/2021
Ohio
Jon Merrifield, 76, Athens Ofc & Svc Center, Athens, OH, died 2/19/2021
Jack Horner, 73, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 1/21/2021
Ronald Davis, 78, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 2/1/2021
Larry Foust, 64, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 2/18/2021
Steve Hall, 70, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 3/1/2021
Joseph Vipperman, 80, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 1/23/2021
Gary Wells, 73, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 2/10/2021
Roger Curtiss, 72, Fostoria Office Building, Fostoria, OH, died 2/7/2021
Daniel Leibengood, 72, Fostoria Service Center, Fostoria, OH, died 1/7/2021
Donn Pumpa, 73, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 1/24/2021
David Thurston, 74, AEPOH 700 Bldg Gahanna, Gahanna, OH, died 3/5/2021
Daniel Lindesmith, 78, 825 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 1/15/2021
William Greer, 74, Mound St Svc Ctr, Columbus, OH, died 1/24/2021
James Hemphill, 76, AEPOH 700 Bldg Gahanna, Gahanna, OH, died 3/8/2021
Margaret Sparks, 79, Central Operations Center, Groveport, OH, died 3/4/2021
Lorraine Summer, 79, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 2/3/2021
Patricia Stainer, 81, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 1/28/2021
Roberto Duro, 82, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 1/15/2021
Richard Hering, 87, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 2/24/2021
William Carl, 77, Picway Plant, Lockbourne, OH, died 1/30/2021
Donald Overfield, 89, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 12/28/2020
Jesse Crutchfield, 81, Central Operations Center, Groveport, OH, died 1/7/2021
Jacob Williams, 94, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 1/28/2021
Virginia Woessner, 93, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 1/16/2021
George Vaughan, 89, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 2/1/2021
Robert Hartman, 88, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 2/10/2021
Gerald Frey, 83, AEPOH 700 Bldg Gahanna, Gahanna, OH, died 2/2/2021
Shirley Beck, 83, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 1/16/2021
Jack Welsch, 92, Belmont Ofc & Svc Bldg, St. Clairsville, OH, died 1/26/2021
Hugh McCoy, 88, Findlay Service Center, Findlay, OH, died 1/1/2021
George Dumm, 91, Van Wert Office Bldg, Van Wert, OH, died 2/15/2021
Samuel Burkhart, 88, Belmont Ofc & Svc Bldg, St. Clairsville, OH, died 1/27/2021
Joe Bryan, 94, Belmont Ofc & Svc Bldg, St. Clairsville, OH, died 2/16/2021
Martha Almack, 82, Conesville Prep Plant, Conesville, OH, died 1/6/2021
Larry Greene, 80, Steubenville Service Center, Steubenville, OH, died 2/2/2021
Thomas McDonald, 84, Athens Ofc & Svc Center, Athens, OH, died 2/11/2021
James Rice, 83, Lima Service Center, Lima, OH, died 3/8/2021
William Corbitt, 97, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 1/28/2021
Barbara Meyer, 84, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 12/28/2020
James Farrell, 89, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 1/26/2021
Donald Pilcher, 89, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 1/24/2021
Howard Stebelton, 98, Picway Plant, Lockbourne, OH, died 12/31/2020
John Whitmyer, 88, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 1/27/2021
William Abel, 82, Canton General Svc Ctr, Canton, OH, died 1/14/2021
Barbara Myers, 78, West.Ohio Reg.Acct.Mtc.Office, Findlay, OH, died 1/22/2021
Elden Williard, 94, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 1/12/2021
William Fisher, 88, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 1/25/2021
Blaine Weinstock, 83, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 2/20/2021
James Montgomery, 87, Portsmouth Svc Ctr, Portsmouth, OH, died 2/3/2021
Paul Pollard, 84, Chillicothe Office, Chillicothe, OH, died 1/31/2021
Robert Simmons, 83, Wellston Ofc&Svc Ctr, Wellston, OH, died 12/28/2020
Wilbur Riggs, 97, Athens Ofc & Svc Center, Athens, OH, died 1/8/2021
Betty Wolf, 90, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 1/13/2021
Richard Hiser, 85, Tiffin Service Center, Tiffin, OH, died 1/23/2021
Kenneth Bell, 80, Athens Ofc & Svc Center, Athens, OH, died 1/12/2021
Willard Preston, 93, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 2/25/2021
Garland Plymale, 91, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 2/11/2021
Delores Adams, 62, Chillicothe Svc Ctr, Chillicothe, OH, died 3/1/2021
Oklahoma
John Olendorff, 73, Tulsa Square One, Tulsa, OK, died 2/11/2021
Thomas Carr, 88, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/30/2020
Daisy Clary, 92, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/18/2021
Manley Clements, 101, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 2/23/2021
Murrel Cowherd, 94, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 2/14/2021
James Garrett, 93, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/7/2021
Cleo Hobbs, 85, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 2/2/2021
Evelyn Hopcus, 89, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 2/7/2021
Wilbert Hunsicker, 90, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 2/22/2021
Reyneta Garcia, 88, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/8/2021
Jerry Lawrence, 89, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/26/2021
Orvalette Rentie, 86, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 2/17/2021
William Stearns, 85, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/19/2021
James Taylor, 90, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/21/2021
Sharon Wade, 78, McAlester Operations Center, McAlester, OK, died 1/3/2021
Billy Weathers, 88, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 3/9/2021
Roy Rogers, 82, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 3/5/2021
Texas
Ernesto Atkinson, 94, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 1/15/2021
Douglas Curry, 71, West.Div Br.-Uvalde, Uvalde, TX, died 2/18/2021
Ja Fuller, 98, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 3/2/2021
Angel Flores, 89, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 1/25/2021
Santiago Gutierrez, 81, Laredo Service Center, Laredo, TX, died 1/21/2021
S.E. Kelly, 91, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 2/15/2021
Bill Smith, 72, Pleasanton Area Office, Pleasanton, TX, died 1/6/2021
Tommy Whitwell, 79, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 1/7/2021
Julius Winter, 83, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/31/2020
James Smith, 80, Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX, died 2/16/2021
Bobby Tompkins, 75, Pirkey Plant, Hallsville, TX, died 1/11/2021
William Swafford, 73, Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX, died 1/25/2021
Jack Mobley, 63, Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX, died 2/9/2021
Willie Guerra, 77, Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX, died 2/21/2021
Aubrey Ivey, 94, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 12/31/2020
Joy Kidd, 88, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 1/18/2021
D Powers, 77, Lake Pauline Pwr Plt, Quanah, TX, died 12/30/2020
Edna Baker, 84, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 1/30/2021
Virginia
George Heartwell, 70, Glen Lyn/Pearisburg Svc Ctr, Glen Lyn, VA, died 1/25/2021
Robert Williams, 69, Lynchburg Svc Ctr, Lynchburg, VA, died 3/5/2021
James Atkins, 69, Glade Spring Service Center, Glade Spring, VA, died 1/1/2021
Bennie Graves, 73, Smith Mountain Hydro, Sandy Level, VA, died 2/6/2021
Ronnie Kelley, 75, John W. Vaughan Center, Roanoke, VA, died 2/9/2021
Holley Mutter, 87, John W. Vaughan Center, Roanoke, VA, died 2/6/2021
Raymond Witt, 96, Lynchburg Office, Lynchburg, VA, died 2/24/2021
William Clapp, 80, Abingdon Service Ctr, Abingdon, VA, died 2/3/2021
Claymus Harlowe, 79, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 2/16/2021
Glen Shumate, 81, Pulaski Trans Bldg, Pulaski, VA, died 2/8/2021
West Virginia
Ray England, 65, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 2/2/2021
Jimmie Dunford, 70, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 1/4/2021
Dennis Harris, 67, Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV, died 1/31/2021
Alvin Warner, 69, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 1/12/2021
David Stout, 73, Sporn Plant, New Haven, WV, died 1/26/2021
Gary Duffey, 73, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 1/25/2021
Dianna Hussell, 72, River Trans Division, West Columbia, WV, died 1/19/2021
Regina Worrels, 74, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 12/30/2020
Robert Hughes, 85, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 2/28/2021
Charles Hoffman, 75, Sporn Plant, New Haven, WV, died 3/2/2021
Mary Mash, 83, Bluefield Office, Bluefield, WV, died 1/22/2021
Oscar Goodnight, 78, Windsor Coal Mine, West Liberty, WV, died 2/19/2021
James Walls, 84, Logan Service Center, Logan, WV, died 1/7/2021
Cecil Duncan, 81, Sporn Plant, New Haven, WV, died 1/20/2021
Pauline Gilkerson, 98, Huntington Office, Huntington, WV, died 1/2/2021
Ronald Surbaugh, 82, Kanawha River Plant, Glasgow, WV, died 1/31/2021
William King, 95, Sporn Plant, New Haven, WV, died 2/15/2021
Theodore Neal, 54, Pt Pleasant Ofc & Svc Ctr, Pt. Pleasant, WV, died 2/1/2021
Kenneth Colston, 55, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 2/24/2021
Robert Kinney, 91, died 1/9/2021
Patricia Millward, 91 , died 1/3/2021
American Electric Power has released its Climate Scenario Analysis, a report that examines the impacts of climate change on the company’s operations, as well as the potential implications of the transition to a clean energy economy.
In February, AEP announced a new goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with an interim target to cut emissions 80% from 2000 levels by 2030. AEP plans to add more than 10,000 megawatts (MW) of new renewable resources to its generation portfolio by 2030 and is investing in a smarter, more modern power grid and new energy technologies to help reach these goals.
In the last decade, AEP has retired or sold nearly 13,500 MW of coal-fueled generation and expects to reduce coal capacity by an additional 5,600 MW by 2030, creating opportunities to replace generation with low- or no-carbon resources. The company also is focused on enhancing the electric delivery system to accelerate the adoption of efficient, cost-effective clean energy.
AEP’s Climate Scenario Analysis report is aligned with the Task Force for the Climate-related Financial Disclosure framework and includes three focus areas: transition risk, physical risks and the socio-economic impact of coal plant retirements. The company examined prospective technologies and resources needed to produce a clean energy future, while also assessing potential costs to customers and market response.
“At AEP, we’re committed to making the energy we provide as clean as possible, as fast as we can, all without compromising reliability, affordability, or the security of the electric power system,” said Nick Akins, chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Our most recent analysis of climate-related risks and opportunities created new awareness and will inform our strategic planning and decision-making as we go forward.”
AEP modeled two scenarios to assess the transition – standard operations and a faster, more aggressive effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis showed the company is on a path reduce carbon emissions more than 90% by the mid-2030s and provided insights into the steps necessary to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The report also analyzed the physical risks of climate change and explored how fluctuations in temperature, precipitation amounts, increased frequency and intensity of severe weather and other factors caused by climate change could influence both its competitive and regulated operations. AEP’s analysis showed the company’s efforts to invest in infrastructure and improve the reliability and resiliency of the energy grid are essential to overcome the challenges presented by climate change.
The analysis examines the social and economic effects of retiring coal-fired power plants. AEP conducted an economic impact analysis by modeling the hypothetical closure of four active coal units to quantify the effects of a plant retirement on regional employment, labor income and gross domestic product. To help mitigate the impacts of plant closures, AEP will continue providing advanced notice of plant retirements. The company is committed to supporting employees in finding other employment within the company or as they reenter the job market, and working with community leaders to address other aspects of plant retirements.
Learn more about AEP’s efforts to build a clean energy future with its customers.
Arkansas
Randy Bowen retired 2/20/2021 from Rogers, Rogers, AR after 49 years
David Mauk retired 2/20/2021 from Nashville, Nashville, AR after 40 years
Indiana
Joseph Badger retired 3/7/2021 from Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN after 32 years
Roberta Dreyer retired 2/27/2021 from Ft Wayne One Summit Square, Ft. Wayne, IN after 28 years
Kentucky
Ivan Thacker retired 2/20/2021 from Pikeville Service Ctr, Pikeville, KY after 44 years
Louisiana
Keith Banks retired 2/11/2021 from AEP River Operations – Convent, Convent, LA after 13 years
Christi Brinker retired 3/2/2021 from Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA after 34 years
Gary Clark retired 2/15/2021 from Dolet Hills Lignite, Mansfield, LA after 16 years
Dewey Jackson retired 2/22/2021 from Shreveport Operations, Shreveport, LA after 42 years
Michigan
Timothy Appelman retired 3/10/2021 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI after 34 years
Sr. Behrens retired 2/16/2021 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI after 34 years
William Etheridge retired 2/1/2021 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI after 39 years
Tamara Greer retired 2/13/2021 from St Joe Ofc & Svc Ctr, Benton Harbor, MI after 39 years
Roger Keller retired 3/17/2021 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI after 35 years
Bobby Norrick retired 2/1/2021 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI after 21 years
Bannon Potts retired 2/5/2021 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI after 37 years
Richard Rybicki retired 2/11/2021 from St Joe Ofc & Svc Ctr, Benton Harbor, MI after 31 years
Dean Warlin retired 3/5/2021 from Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI after 30 years
Ohio
Keith Ater retired 2/27/2021 from Columbus Nw Svc Ctr, Columbus, OH after 40 years
Thomas Bryson retired 3/13/2021 from Grandview Service Center, Columbus, OH after 42 years
James Clements retired 3/3/2021 from Steubenville Service Center, Steubenville, OH after 23 years
George Daley retired 2/13/2021 from Mt Vernon Service Bldg, Mt. Vernon, OH after 39 years
Jay Davis retired 3/3/2021 from Grandview Service Center, Columbus, OH after 47 years
Margaret Favret retired 2/25/2021 from Transmission Ops Center, New Albany, OH after 44 years
Patrick Feeney retired 3/6/2021 from AEPOH 700 Bldg Gahanna, Gahanna, OH after 12 years
Terri Galigher retired 2/20/2021 from Zanesville Svc Ctr, Zanesville, OH after 42 years
David Gillilan retired 2/12/2021 from South Point Ofc & Svc Ctr, South Point, OH after 42 years
Judith Kirkbaumer retired 2/13/2021 from AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH after 34 years
Walter Klingaman retired 2/1/2021 from Canton General Svc Ctr, Canton, OH after 43 years
Sandra Loy retired 2/12/2021 from 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH after 22 years
Stephen Muncy retired 2/12/2021 from South Point Ofc & Svc Ctr, South Point, OH after 35 years
Richard Patton retired 2/9/2021 from Columbia Ctr Trnsmn Svc Ctr, Pataskala, OH after 43 years
Daniel Sullivan retired 3/9/2021 from Columbus Sw Svc Ctr, Columbus, OH after 19 years
Shelton Vick retired 2/13/2021 from Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH after 30 years
Raymond Warren retired 2/12/2021 from South Point Ofc & Svc Ctr, South Point, OH after 29 years
Patrick Westfall retired 2/26/2021 from Cambridge Transmsn Svc, Cambridge, OH after 37 years
David Wheeler retired 2/2/2021 from Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH after 36 years
Tracy Wintermute retired 2/27/2021 from Newark Service Bldg, Newark, OH after 40 years
Oklahoma
Richard Delozier retired 2/18/2021 from Northeastern Stn 3&4, Oologah, OK after 35 years
Michael Laughlin retired 2/12/2021 from Tulsa Transmission Office & SC, Tulsa, OK after 36 years
Texas
David Arizmendi retired 2/4/2021 from Pharr North Service Center, Pharr, TX after 17 years
James Clements retired 2/27/2021 from Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX after 43 years
Daniel Dunnavant retired 2/18/2021 from Knox Lee Plant, Longview, TX after 28 years
Fernando Flores retired 3/12/2021 from Pharr North Service Center, Pharr, TX after 29 years
Steve Nix retired 2/27/2021 from Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX after 36 years
Raul Zamarripa retired 3/16/2021 from San Benito Service Center, San Benito, TX after 20 years
Virginia
Judith Emery retired 2/13/2021 from Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA after 40 years
James Garrett retired 2/1/2021 from Lebanon Ofc & Svc Ctr, Lebanon, VA after 41 years
Harry Grubb retired 2/27/2021 from Wytheville Svc Ctr, Wytheville, VA after 41 years
Edward McCraw retired 3/10/2021 from Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA after 34 years
Michael Price retired 3/6/2021 from Roanoke Service Bldg., Roanoke, VA after 41 years
Dennis Roberson retired 2/25/2021 from John W. Vaughan Ctr Mtr/Str, Roanoke, VA after 39 years
West Virginia
Brent Bradford retired 3/4/2021 from River Trans Division, West Columbia, WV after 43 years
Samuel Cottrell retired 2/1/2021 from Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV after 38 years
Robert Cox retired 2/20/2021 from Central Machine Shop, South Charleston, WV after 24 years
Terry Dempsey retired 2/16/2021 from Williamson Svc Ctr, Williamson, WV after 30 years
Mark Hill retired 3/1/2021 from Madison Service Ctr, Madison, WV after 40 years
Mildred Landes retired 2/12/2021 from River Trans Division, West Columbia, WV after 15 years
Mark Meadows retired 2/1/2021 from Huntington Svc Ctr, Huntington, WV after 31 years
Patricia Newsome retired 3/2/2021 from Amos Plant, Winfield, WV after 15 years
Pamela Sullivan retired 2/20/2021 from Mountaineer Plant, New Haven, WV after 34 years
ROANOKE, Va. – AEP’s Camp Kilowatt will remain closed for the remainder of 2021 due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
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| Camp Kilowatt will remain closed in 2021. |
Located on Smith Mountain Lake in Union Hall, Va., the cost-free campsite usually serves as a place of recreation and relaxation for current and retired AEP employees, their friends and family.
Concerns for the spread of the coronavirus prevented the camp from opening in 2020. The decision was made recently to continue that ban through the 2021 season.
“We realize that for many Camp Kilowatt is part of their summer vacation plans and we understand the disappointment this decision brings for those that utilize the campground each year,” said Mark McGlothlin, who oversees activities at the camp. “The health and safety of our employees and their families is our highest priority as we continue taking all necessary precautions to help reduce the spread of the virus.”
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| The new sites' design and voice reflect AEP's repositioned brand. |
On March 2, AEP's seven operating companies launched newly redesigned websites for customers.
Visitors often look to these sites with diverse needs in mind. Keeping those needs top of mind and providing visitors with quality digital experiences are key priorities for AEP.
The new sites provide visitors with a clean and modernized experience. Completed by in-house resources, three guiding principles drove the project:
- Make it easy
- Make it relevant
- Make it findable
“We always place an emphasis on understanding user goals and behavior,” said Jared Utley, Internet Strategy manager. “This includes several rounds of user research, behavioral analytics, and usability testing. Rigor in those areas helps us confirm that our decisions are based on how people visiting the sites really perceive and behave.”
Visitors can expect an engaging experience and a heightened focus on storytelling.
Operating Company and AEP communicators will have enhanced access to the sites, streamlining the content publishing process to allow for timelier storytelling.
“Our websites are an important part of how we tell AEP’s story and build relationships with our customers and other stakeholders. We want to help customers easily complete the key tasks they need to do on the sites, such as paying their bill or reporting an outage,” Utley said.
“At the same time, we can enhance AEP’s reputation by highlighting our involvement in our communities, our transition to cleaner energy, the benefits of our products and services, or other topics that are important for our customers.”
The new design and voice reflect AEP’s brand, which has been repositioned since the previous redesign of the sites in 2015.
Several stakeholders worked alongside the project team to bring the redesign to fruition.
“We worked with the team for more than a year on the redesign, and an important part of that work was identifying who needs to be responsible for each piece of information on the site,” said Jeri Matheney, director of communications, Appalachian Power. “Armed with that, we’re setting up regular page reviews to keep the whole site fresh, clean and up to date.”
Keenan Sanders, who was key to the project’s completion, also shared his thoughts on the importance of collaboration.
"This work takes a tremendous amount of partnership with various teams across the operating companies and centrally, including Communications, Marketing, Customer Services and Information Technology," said Sanders, digital communications consultant principal. "This collaboration is key to providing value to our business and our audiences."
Historically, the J.D. Power Utility Digital Experience Study has served as an indicator of user value and satisfaction. In previous years, AEP has scored well. Utley believes the redesign work will lead to more positive digital experiences for users.
"Putting the audience first ultimately leads to the most effective product in terms of ease, satisfaction and engagement. As a result, we expect an increase in scores in those areas over time."
The utilities sector has started off the year sluggish, underperforming the broader stock market. Members of AEP’s management have had a busy February and March, meeting with investors to tell the AEP story. AEP held its Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Call with sell-side analysts and investors on Feb. 25. AEP leaders shared their perspective on 2020 financial results and 2021 highlights, as well as offered insight on rates cases, carbon emissions goals and the transformation of AEP’s generation fleet. AEP continued momentum into the first week of March where management participated in three investor conferences in a two day span.
This Street Wise edition summarizes analysts’ views on the market and the street’s reaction following the earnings call and investor conferences.
Utility Underperformance
The utility sector felt pressure most of 2020 and has continued to feel it through the first quarter of 2021. The S&P Electric Utility Index has experienced a 2021 year to date decline of 4.4% in comparison to the S&P 500 Index’s increase of 1.7% year to date. Comparatively, AEP’s stock price has decreased 3.3% during that same time period. The underperformance can be attributed to rising interest rates and inflation. Interest rate volatility directly influences utilities because utility stock performance has an inverse relationship with interest rate activity. As interest rates fall, utility stock prices typically increase. As interest rates rise, utility stock prices usually decline.
In 2020, interest rates were at some of their lowest levels, yet utilities still managed to underperform for the year. Coupled with the underperformance experienced thus far in 2021, the sector offers a discounted buying opportunity as noted by Steve Fleishman of Wolfe Research, “This has been a speculative macro environment focused on growth, momentum, and a stimulus and vaccine driven recovery with expectations for inflation and higher rates. Utilities are the last sector on investors’ minds. With that said, utilities are cheap and already reflect a much higher rate environment and the market itself is more at risk if rates keep rising than utilities. The extent of utility underperformance this cycle is already more than normal and the fact that utilities underperformed while rates were falling is rare. We continue to view current record low valuations and overall solid fundamentals as attractive long-term buy levels here.”
AEP’s management team utilized the fourth quarter 2020 earnings call and subsequent investor conferences as opportunities to communicate upcoming catalysts and long-term strategies of the company.
2020 Earnings Call
AEP reported fourth quarter and full year 2020 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $0.87 and $4.44, respectively. These results beat the corresponding analyst consensus estimates of $0.78 and $4.34 per share. AEP rolled out several important announcements on the call to serve as catalysts of growth in future years in addition to the reporting of 2020 earnings. Management raised the 2021 operating earnings guidance range by $0.04 to $4.55 to $4.75 per share and reaffirmed AEP’s long-term growth rate of 5%-7% off of the new guidance. Management also announced the acceleration of its carbon emissions reduction goals to 80% by 2030 and net zero by 2050, as well as the roll out of up to 3,300 megawatts of renewable opportunities at SWEPCO. Management noted that a refresh of renewable additions at the remaining operating companies would be disclosed by the first quarter earnings call.
While analysts and investors were focused on 2021 and beyond during the call, Andrew Weisel of Scotiabank summarized, “With another strong result, AEP has beat the midpoint of its initial guidance range eight years in a row, by an median of 3%. Moreover, actual EPS has exceeded consensus forecasts from the prior September in seven of those eight years, by a similarly-wide margin of 2.7%. AEP's ability to cut costs has been tremendous, contributing to the beats.”
Neil Kalton also commented on 2020 earnings noting, “AEP delivered strong 2020 adjusted EPS of $4.44 despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 and a $0.14 weather headwind. The performance speaks to AEP’s cost management abilities.”
Related to 2021 guidance and long-term outlook, Julien Dumoulin-Smith of Bank of America commented, “AEP raised 2021 guidance and rolled forward its 5%-7% EPS growth rate of the new higher 2021 base with a bias towards the upper half of the range. AEP is also accelerating its carbon emissions reduction target to net zero by 2050. Notably, we highlight up to 3,300 megawatts of new proposed renewable energy to serve SWEPCO customers, with 5,600 megawatts of coal reduction by 2030. We maintain neutral as we believe these positive updates are largely reflected in the street’s outlook.”
Durgesh Chopra of Evercore ISI anointed AEP as its top pick based on 2021 prospects stating, “We continue to see execution in ongoing rate cases and cost cutting to mitigate COVID-related impacts to maintain/improve cash flow metrics. AEP stands to benefit more than most from an improvement in commercial & industrial load in 2021 given its large exposure to those customers. The company is well-positioned for the Biden administration as we believe it will have a modest cash flow and earnings benefit from a potential tax rate change eventually; more importantly, a Biden climate plan presents a sizable capex opportunity for high coal exposure regulated players like AEP. AEP is trading at a discount despite being a pure play electric utility with above-average earnings growth prospects. Further, most of this growth is driven by spending on lower risk electric transmission and distribution.”
March Investor Conferences
There was no slowing down for management as the Investor Relations team accompanied them in conferences hosted by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Barclays. AEP met with equity and fixed income investors representing approximately 100 companies. Topics were focused on the announcements made on the fourth quarter call in addition to credit metrics and financing, asset optimization, the AEP Ohio rate case and the impact of the south central winter storms.
At the conclusion of the conference week on March 5, AEP’s stock price closed at $78.90 or up $1.10 and 2.3% in comparison to Feb. 24, the day before the earnings call. Helping the momentum gained from the earnings call and conferences attended was positive regulatory activity.
Upcoming Events
In the coming weeks, Investor Relations will accompany members of AEP management to a fireside chat with UBS, and two virtual investor conferences with Guggenheim and Evercore ISI.
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Watch for future Street Wise editions discussing earnings and regulatory updates related to AEP and the electric utility industry.
On March 2, AEP, in partnership with five major utilities, announced plans for the Electric Highway Coalition. The plan will ensure that electric vehicle (EV) drivers have access to a corridor of charging stations across several regions in the U.S.
AEP, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Entergy Corp., Southern Co., and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced the plans to provide EV drivers with access to EV DC Fast Chargers along frequently traveled interstate roads. Each company will provide EV charging solutions within their service territories, as part of an unprecedented effort to create convenient travel solutions for electric drivers.
“Adoption of electric vehicles and the transformation of the nation’s transportation system is underway, and it is essential that AEP is a meaningful and active part of this transformation. Being a part of the Electric Highway Coalition is a foundational component of that engagement,” said Lisa Barton, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “This effort is very timely given the recent electric vehicle announcements from leading auto manufacturers and the need to address long distance travel for our EV customers. I am proud of AEP’s leadership in this area and our ability to coordinate with five other major utilities in such a short period of time.”
Each station will be equipped to charge EVs in approximately 20 to 30 minutes. For added convenience, these stations will be strategically positioned along major highway routes, as a direct result of collaboration amongst the partnering companies, and leveraging existing and planned compatible DC Fast charging stations.
AEP employees will also benefit from the corridor, as the company has committed to electrifying 40% of its total fleet and all of its light duty models by 2030. This corridor will provide employees with necessary access to charging stations, allowing them to use EVs to travel across AEP’s service territory.
To solidify this partnership, each utility agreed to a specific set of principles that allows for ongoing collaboration between the companies and prioritizes the needs of EV drivers.
“We saw the opportunity to address a concern of some customers around purchasing electric vehicles, namely range anxiety, and the future charging needs of our own electric vehicle fleet in our service territories,” said Phil Dion, vice president and interim chief customer officer. “Last fall, our senior management team agreed and recognized that this proposal could be improved if we could partner with neighboring utilities to create an electric vehicle corridor for our customers. I am very proud of how the team, led by Jeff Lehman and the OpCo EV leads, took a concept and quickly turned it into something that will greatly benefit our customers. “
Charles Patton, executive vice president, External Affairs, shared that the partnership speaks to AEP’s ability to create solutions for customers and how the corridor will make choosing EVs more feasible for customers.
“This corridor will have significant benefits for our customers, our company and our communities,” Patton said. “It shows how AEP can collaborate with others to address one of the key barriers that prevents customers from purchasing an electric vehicle.”
Millions of drivers will soon have access to the corridor, with initial site deployment scheduled for the third quarter of 2021.
For more information see the news release on AEP.com.
American Electric Power’s Chairman, President and CEO, Nick Akins, made one of his regular appearances on CNBC’s “Mad Money” Wednesday night and spoke about the recent outages in Texas, the recovering economy and investing in clean energy and infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Host Jim Cramer dove right into the crisis in Texas where a severe cold snap last month crippled the state’s power grid and left millions of people without power.
“You’re going to tell us the truth, Nick,” Cramer said, “what the heck happened in Texas?”
“I knew you were going to ask that,” Akins said. “Any time you have an extensive weather event like that you really test the system … we had generators that were out for a period of time, facilities were getting frozen. There was a lot of generation leaving the systems, so the operators had no ability other than to start shedding load and that is a bad outcome.
“Certainly our hearts go out to the people who were impacted by that.”
Cramer turned to the outlook on the U.S. economy, noting that AEP reported in its quarterly earnings that commercial and industrial load appears to be rebounding as the economy recovers.
“We are seeing the economy tick up,” Akins said. “We are seeing continual progress.”
Akins and Cramer talked about the transition to clean energy and investing in the resources that customers want. Cramer noted that retailer Abercrombie and Fitch recently signed a long-term deal to buy renewable power from AEP Energy.
“How do people get those kinds of deals?” Cramer asked.
“You are seeing more large customers come to the utilities,” Akins said. “They want different things. Some want renewables, some want micro grids, some want other alternatives, and we have to be responsive to that.
“We are seeing more of that occur with industrial and commercial customers and we have seen that time and time again across our territory.”
Wrapping up the segment, Cramer touched on electric vehicles and AEP’s focus on the growth of that sector.
“You do have to be all in on electric vehicles don’t you? To try to make that work?” Cramer said.
“Certainly electric vehicles are an example of the further electrification of the economy,” Akins said. “So as electric vehicles continue to come on, we have to make sure that there’s infrastructure to support it, not only in the grid but in charging stations.”
Akins mentioned the coalition AEP formed with five other utilities to support investment in a corridor of charging infrastructure for EVs across a huge swath of the South, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states.
“I thought that was really great,” Cramer said. “That makes a lot of sense.”
Robert Kinney, 91, UNKNOWN LOCATION, died 1/10/2021
Patricia Millward, 91, UNKNOWN LOCATION, died 1/4/2021
Indiana
John McLaughlin, 73, Spy Run Bldg. #1, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 1/1/2021
Ryan Hart, 66, Rockport Plant, Rockport, IN, died 11/27/2020
Richard Morris, 77, Marion Svc Ctr-Bldg#7, Marion, IN, died 11/25/2020
Bill Wullner, 85, Tanners Creek Plant, Lawrenceburg, IN, died 12/13/2020
James Parks, 82, Spy Run Bldg. #2, Ft. Wayne, IN, died 11/23/2020
Darrell Watts, 88, South Bend Svc Ctr, South Bend, IN, died 11/9/2020
Phyllis Odell, 89, Muncie Srv Ctr, Muncie, IN, died 12/30/2020
Beverly Byram, 81, Tanners Creek Plant, Lawrenceburg, IN, died 1/10/2021
Kentucky
Daniel Huffman, 68, Pikeville Service Ctr, Pikeville, KY, died 11/29/2020
Philip Wolf, 76, Big Sandy Plant, Louisa, KY, died 11/28/2020
Everett Kiger, 88, Robert E Matthews Service Cent, Ashland, KY, died 1/24/2021
Louisiana
Kenneth Allen, 92, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 11/22/2020
James Whatley, 88, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 12/19/2020
James Tait, 80, Shreveport General Office, Shreveport, LA, died 1/2/2021
Charles Chapman, 76, St Landry Plant, St Landry, LA, died 11/19/2020
Joseph Williams, 57, Dolet Hills Lignite, Mansfield, LA, died 11/29/2020
Gary Green, 52, Hornbeck Service Center, Hornbeck, LA, died 12/27/2020
Raybon Williams, 74, Natchitoches Service Center, Natchitoches, LA, died 1/8/2021
Michigan
James Bachteal, 59, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 10/12/2020
Kristine Haglund, 71, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 12/12/2020
Stephen Hodge, 74, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, died 11/18/2020
Lloyd Hunter, 90, St Joe Ofc & Svc Ctr, Benton Harbor, MI, died 12/3/2020
Ohio
Robert Pritchard, 76, Seaman Service Center, Seaman, OH, died 11/11/2020
Jerry Powers, 71, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 11/16/2020
Jackie Minor, 71, Steubenville Service Center, Steubenville, OH, died 12/24/2020
Benny Davis, 65, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 11/21/2020
Terry Cable, 62, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 1/21/2021
John Fall, 63, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 1/15/2021
Janet Posey, 66, Central Operations Center, Groveport, OH, died 12/26/2020
Charles Cox, 68, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 10/28/2020
Jerry Hill, 68, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 11/19/2020
Terry Wolfe, 71, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 12/16/2020
Michael Flaherty, 67, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 12/8/2020
Timothy Beard, 72, Mound St Svc Ctr, Columbus, OH, died 11/28/2020
Larry Fry, 72, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 11/29/2020
Daniel Leibengood, 72, Fostoria Service Center, Fostoria, OH, died 1/8/2021
Donn Pumpa, 73, Gavin, Cheshire, OH, died 1/25/2021
Daniel Lindesmith, 78, 825 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 1/16/2021
Bernard Wirkner, 74, Arena Building, Columbus, OH, died 12/18/2020
Joyce Cutter, 77, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 12/26/2020
Leslie Meddings, 72, Conesville Plant, Conesville, OH, died 11/29/2020
Frank Vanasco, 75, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 12/13/2020
Carl Cook, 78, Delaware Service Ctr, Delaware, OH, died 12/6/2020
A Dowd, 91, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/27/2020
Roberto Duro, 82, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 1/16/2021
Robert Porter, 86, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/8/2020
Donald Overfield, 89, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 12/29/2020
Jesse Crutchfield, 81, Central Operations Center, Groveport, OH, died 1/8/2021
Harry Roush, 77, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 12/13/2020
Joseph Ballinger, 92, Lima Service Center, Lima, OH, died 12/13/2020
Robert Gieseck, 84, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 12/17/2020
Michael Weising, 77, Findlay Service Center, Findlay, OH, died 12/17/2020
Daniel Nutter, 95, Paulding Service Center, Paulding, OH, died 12/21/2020
Richard Jones, 87, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 12/11/2020
Judy Davis, 72, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 10/17/2020
Charles Palmer, 83, Canton General Svc Ctr, Canton, OH, died 11/18/2020
James Burchfield, 82, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 12/20/2020
Hugh McCoy, 88, Findlay Service Center, Findlay, OH, died 1/2/2021
Martha Almack, 82, Conesville Prep Plant, Conesville, OH, died 1/7/2021
Margery Barney, 89, Hillsboro Service Ctr, Hillsboro, OH, died 12/10/2020
Carl Olmstead, 89, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 12/9/2020
Anthony Ross, 81, Lancaster Office Bldg, Lancaster, OH, died 12/17/2020
Garner Burkheimer, 91, Muskingum River, Waterford, OH, died 12/3/2020
John Baum, 101, Tiffin Office Bldg, Tiffin, OH, died 11/12/2020
Thomas Roberson, 94, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 11/28/2020
Denver Zimmerly, 83, Fostoria Office Building, Fostoria, OH, died 11/29/2020
Barbara Meyer, 84, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 12/29/2020
Howard Stebelton, 98, Picway Plant, Lockbourne, OH, died 1/1/2021
Carl Snyder, 93, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 11/28/2020
Paul Morris, 71, Mound St Svc Ctr, Columbus, OH, died 12/1/2020
William Abel, 82, Canton General Svc Ctr, Canton, OH, died 1/15/2021
Marshall Julien, 82, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, died 11/11/2020
Robert Simmons, 83, Wellston Ofc&Svc Ctr, Wellston, OH, died 12/29/2020
Wilbur Riggs, 97, Athens Ofc & Svc Center, Athens, OH, died 1/9/2021
Betty Wolf, 90, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, died 1/14/2021
Imogene Williams, 81, 850 Tech Center Bldg, Gahanna, OH, died 12/12/2020
Kenneth Bell, 80, Athens Ofc & Svc Center, Athens, OH, died 1/13/2021
Oklahoma
Thomas Hankins, 69, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/26/2020
Ray Appleman, 90, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/30/2020
Thomas Carr, 88, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/31/2020
Grayden Epperson, 91, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/13/2020
James Garrett, 93, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/8/2021
Jerry Goss, 81, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/22/2020
Charles Hill, 87, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/11/2020
Kathy Lewis, 62, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/10/2020
Reyneta Garcia, 88, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/9/2021
Oliver Lane, 98, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/24/2020
Jerry Lawrence, 89, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/27/2021
John McKelvey, 79, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/27/2020
Lanny Nash, 78, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/28/2020
Jerome Smith, 95, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 12/20/2020
James Taylor, 90, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 1/22/2021
Donald Thompson, 88, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/9/2020
Sharon Wade, 78, McAlester Operations Center, McAlester, OK, died 1/4/2021
Thomas Williams, 79, North Div Opns Center, Bartlesville, OK, died 12/14/2020
Archie Wortham, 86, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/26/2020
Roy Dickson, 73, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/11/2020
Joan Ratliff, 74, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, died 11/15/2020
Tennessee
Michael Webb, 70, Kingsport Service Ctr, Kingsport, TN, died 11/8/2020
Billy Pyle, 71, Kingsport Service Ctr, Kingsport, TN, died 11/12/2020
Texas
Eulojio Avila, 78, Portland Service Office, Portland, TX, died 12/8/2020
Juan Cantu, 78, Pharr North Service Center, Pharr, TX, died 12/3/2020
Jeanne Cazassis, 92, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/19/2020
Angel Flores, 89, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 1/26/2021
Santiago Gutierrez, 81, Laredo Service Center, Laredo, TX, died 1/22/2021
Jr. Guzman, 86, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/3/2020
Irene Sanders, 89, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/27/2020
Bill Smith, 72, Pleasanton Area Office, Pleasanton, TX, died 1/7/2021
Lorene Weber, 88, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 11/8/2020
Billy Webb, 89, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 12/22/2020
Tommy Whitwell, 79, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 1/8/2021
Julius Winter, 83, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, died 1/1/2021
Bobby Tompkins, 75, Pirkey Plant, Hallsville, TX, died 1/12/2021
Bobby Morgan, 78, Pirkey Plant, Hallsville, TX, died 11/17/2020
Joel Camp, 75, Longview, Longview, TX, died 11/24/2020
Bobby Attaway, 64, Welsh Plant, Pittsburg, TX, died 12/25/2020
Martha Powers, 76, Paint Creek Pwr Plt, Haskell, TX, died 11/26/2020
Aubrey Ivey, 94, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 1/1/2021
Peggy Lamar, 90, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 11/28/2020
D Powers, 77, Lake Pauline Pwr Plt, Quanah, TX, died 12/31/2020
Zane Judkins, 96, General Office, Abilene, TX, died 12/1/2020
Virginia
James Atkins, 69, Glade Spring Service Center, Glade Spring, VA, died 1/2/2021
Joseph Whitehead, 71, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 11/10/2020
William Bogle, 73, Lynchburg Svc Ctr, Lynchburg, VA, died 12/14/2020
Gary Edwards, 73, Christiansburg Svc Ctr, Christiansburg, VA, died 11/18/2020
Elmer Bishop, 73, Christiansburg Svc Ctr, Christiansburg, VA, died 12/13/2020
Norman Lester, 80, Clinch River Plant, Cleveland, VA, died 11/13/2020
John Crider, 86, Smith Mountain Hydro, Sandy Level, VA, died 12/8/2020
Eugene Whitmore, 91, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, died 11/13/2020
Betty Pugh, 88, Roanoke Service Bldg., Roanoke, VA, died 11/23/2020
James Smith, 83, Bb&T Building, Roanoke, VA, died 11/15/2020
Kenneth Roberts, 77, Pulaski Office, Pulaski, VA, died 11/8/2020
Charles Burch, 83, Bb&T Building, Roanoke, VA, died 12/14/2020
West Virginia
James Williams, 65, Bluefield Wv Srv Ctr, Bluefield, WV, died 12/26/2020
Jimmie Dunford, 70, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 1/5/2021
John Strahl, 69, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 12/4/2020
Alvin Warner, 69, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, died 1/13/2021
Richard Craig, 75, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 11/8/2020
Regina Worrels, 74, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 12/31/2020
Barbara Dabney, 76, River Trans Division, West Columbia, WV, died 12/25/2020
Denver Flowers, 73, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 11/28/2020
Gerald Taylor, 77, Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV, died 12/4/2020
Eldwin Rine, 83, Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV, died 11/30/2020
Mary Mash, 83, Bluefield Office, Bluefield, WV, died 1/23/2021
Charles Nolte, 94, Kammer, Moundsville, WV, died 12/7/2020
Phyllis Bails, 80, Central Machine Shop, South Charleston, WV, died 12/25/2020
James Walls, 84, Logan Service Center, Logan, WV, died 1/8/2021
Robert Herndon, 88, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, died 12/2/2020
Pauline Gilkerson, 98, Huntington Office, Huntington, WV, died 1/3/2021
Jerry Akers, 88, Williamson Svc Ctr, Williamson, WV, died 12/24/2020
Naomi Carpenter, 85, Kanawha River Plant, Glasgow, WV, died 12/27/2020
Robert Armstrong, 78, Pt Pleasant Ofc & Svc Ctr, Pt. Pleasant, WV, died 12/13/2020
Arkansas
Sandi Le Vasseur retired 11/1/2020, Fayetteville Operations, Fayetteville, AR, after 17 years
California
Marilyn Teague retired 1/1/2021, San Diego Office, San Diego, CA, after 15 years
Indiana
James Bockstiegel retired 10/1/2020, Tanners Creek Plant, Lawrenceburg, IN, after 31 years
Sonia Deshong retired 12/19/2020, Home Worksite-Indiana,, IN, after 34 years
Patrick Ward retired 1/9/2021, Muncie Srv Ctr, Muncie, IN, after 41 years
Earl Schimmel retired 1/30/2021, South Bend Svc Ctr, South Bend, IN, after 38 years
Kentucky
Steven Gilmore retired 9/21/2020, Robert E Matthews Service Cent, Ashland, KY, after 40 years
Salvatore Vitiello retired 12/1/2020, Robert E Matthews Service Cent, Ashland, KY, after 41 years
Robert Marcum retired 1/1/2021, Big Sandy Plant, Louisa, KY, after 33 years
Ranie Wohnhas retired 1/1/2021, Kentucky State Office, Ashland, KY, after 41 years
Harvey Martin retired 1/30/2021, Pikeville Service Ctr, Pikeville, KY, after 30 years
Louisiana
Joni Dickson retired 1/16/2021, Shreveport Office, Shreveport, LA, after 44 years
Michigan
Jeffrey Shirley retired 10/6/2020, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 33 years
Patricia Eddie retired 12/1/2020, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 21 years
Joseph Krycka retired 1/1/2021, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 11 years
John Conrad retired 1/8/2021, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 39 years
Kevin Henderson retired 1/8/2021, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 43 years
Richard Kuntz retired 1/9/2021, Buchanan Ofc/Svc Ctr, Buchanan, MI, after 43 years
John Nimtz retired 1/12/2021, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 42 years
Scott Hehl retired 1/16/2021, Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI, after 29 years
Ohio
Richard Bale retired 8/1/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 16 years
Kenneth Drenten retired 10/1/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 24 years
Thomas Berkemeyer retired 10/1/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 30 years
Paul Spurlock retired 10/3/2020, AEP Transmission New Albany HQ, New Albany, OH, after 44 years
Charles Cunningham retired 10/3/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 39 years
Randall Knight retired 10/3/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 31 years
Leslie Rittenhouse retired 10/3/2020, Home Worksite-Ohio,, OH, after 34 years
Michael Lamantia retired 10/3/2020, AEP Transmission New Albany HQ, New Albany, OH, after 33 years
Brent Stegner retired 10/3/2020, Columbus Line Trng Facility, Groveport, OH, after 36 years
Mark James retired 10/3/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 25 years
Jerald Boteler retired 10/3/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 24 years
Francis Ginocchi retired 10/3/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 14 years
Tracy Harger retired 11/1/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 20 years
Beth Clemens retired 11/1/2020, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, after 43 years
John Shields retired 12/1/2020, AEP Transmission New Albany HQ, New Albany, OH, after 46 years
Nora Williams retired 12/1/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 31 years
Jeffrey Hannon retired 12/8/2020, South Point Ofc & Svc Ctr, South Point, OH, after 39 years
Ronald Doup retired 12/19/2020, Mt Vernon Service Bldg, Mt. Vernon, OH, after 40 years
Ted Lunsford retired 12/31/2020, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 33 years
Becky Counts retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 41 years
Dana Horton retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
Dale Heydlauff retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 32 years
Steven Stanley retired 1/1/2021, Chillicothe Svc Ctr, Chillicothe, OH, after 46 years
Janet Henry retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 21 years
Oliver Sever retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 37 years
Linda Jeffries retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 29 years
Thomas Kirkpatrick retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 35 years
Carole Myser retired 1/1/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 33 years
Sharon Hutchens retired 1/1/2021, Arena Building, Columbus, OH, after 12 years
Charles Swartz retired 1/9/2021, Canton Estrn Reg Ofc, Canton, OH, after 40 years
Jon Kochis retired 1/22/2021, Newark Service Bldg, Newark, OH, after 43 years
Lisa George retired 1/29/2021, Arena Building, Columbus, OH, after 10 years
Sharon Dare retired 1/30/2021, Belmont Ofc & Svc Bldg, St. Clairsville, OH, after 46 years
Thomas Householder retired 1/30/2021, AEP Headquarters, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
Martin Ammon retired 1/30/2021, Columbus SE Service Center, Columbus, OH, after 36 years
Robert Skelton retired 1/30/2021, East Ohio Transmission SC, St. Clairsville, OH, after 40 years
Oklahoma
Rue Galyean retired 10/2/2020, Philcade Transmission, Tulsa, OK, after 44 years
William Eakin retired 10/3/2020, Philcade Transmission, Tulsa, OK, after 38 years
Anthony Allen retired 11/1/2020, Hugo, Hugo, OK, after 42 years
David Fuller retired 12/31/2020, McAlester Operations Center, McAlester, OK, after 38 years
Randall Hamlett retired 1/1/2021, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 34 years
Joseph Hassink retired 1/1/2021, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 39 years
Timothy Matczak retired 1/1/2021, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 30 years
Billy White retired 1/1/2021, Comanche Station, Lawton, OK, after 34 years
Harold Green retired 1/9/2021, Comanche Station, Lawton, OK, after 39 years
Charles Haire retired 1/9/2021, Vinita, Vinita, OK, after 36 years
Cynthia Keys retired 1/13/2021, Tulsa General Office, Tulsa, OK, after 41 years
Robert Barnes retired 1/13/2021, Comanche Station, Lawton, OK, after 11 years
Roger Severtson retired 1/15/2021, Comanche Station, Lawton, OK, after 42 years
Texas
Dennis Duncan retired 10/1/2020, Electric System Ops, Corpus Christi, TX, after 34 years
Harry Rabe retired 10/1/2020, Uvalde Service Center, Uvalde, TX, after 37 years
Edward Sanchez retired 10/1/2020, Laredo Service Center, Laredo, TX, after 36 years
Dwain Hicks retired 10/1/2020, T & D Operations, Abilene, TX, after 36 years
Juan Cantu retired 10/3/2020, Laredo Service Center, Laredo, TX, after 42 years
Lena Gunter retired 10/3/2020, Austin Govt Office, Austin, TX, after 19 years
David Hawk retired 10/3/2020, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, after 34 years
Armando Aguilar retired 11/1/2020, Cc Northwest Svc Center, Corpus Christi, TX, after 42 years
Richard Turner retired 11/5/2020, Longview Operations, Longview, TX, after 37 years
Manuel Ambriz retired 12/12/2020, Pharr North Service Center, Pharr, TX, after 36 years
Samuel Chacon retired 12/30/2020, Los Fresnos SC, Los Fresnos, TX, after 14 years
Jose Hinojosa retired 1/1/2021, Pharr North Service Center, Pharr, TX, after 42 years
Mary Polasek retired 1/1/2021, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, after 39 years
David Solis retired 1/1/2021, Victoria Service Center, Victoria, TX, after 39 years
Eddie Dunn retired 1/1/2021, Abilene 4th & Plum, Abilene, TX, after 30 years
Nancy Chavarria retired 1/1/2021, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, after 20 years
Edwardo Cano retired 1/9/2021, Pharr North Service Center, Pharr, TX, after 38 years
Maureen Clanton retired 1/9/2021, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, after 36 years
Jerry Quarles retired 1/9/2021, Pirkey Plant, Hallsville, TX, after 37 years
David Hooper retired 1/24/2021, Home Office-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, after 40 years
Mario Longoria retired 1/30/2021, Corpus Christi TOC, Corpus Christi, TX, after 39 years
Kimberli Harel retired 1/30/2021, Texarkana Operations, Texarkana, TX, after 14 years
Virginia
Elizabeth Whitman retired 10/1/2020, Pulaski Svc Center, Pulaski, VA, after 42 years
William Amos retired 10/2/2020, Roanoke Main Office, Roanoke, VA, after 41 years
Paul McGlothlin retired 11/1/2020, Clinch River Plant, Cleveland, VA, after 32 years
Ricky Davis retired 12/4/2020, Tazewell Service Center, Tazewell, VA, after 27 years
Jerry Johnson retired 1/5/2021, Clinch River Plant, Cleveland, VA, after 35 years
West Virginia
Joseph Leffew retired 10/1/2020, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, after 44 years
William Jackson retired 10/1/2020, Milton Ofc & Svc Ctr, Milton, WV, after 43 years
Lois Moore retired 10/1/2020, N Charleston Svc Ctr, Charleston, WV, after 42 years
Richard Dean retired 10/2/2020, N Charleston Svc Ctr, Charleston, WV, after 44 years
Debra Osborne retired 10/3/2020, APCO Headquarters, Charleston, WV, after 33 years
Randy Chambers retired 12/1/2020, Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV, after 40 years
James Hudnall retired 12/19/2020, Glasgow Service Center, Glasgow, WV, after 44 years
Ricky Warren retired 12/28/2020, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, after 40 years
Clarence Wood retired 1/8/2021, Milton Ofc & Svc Ctr, Milton, WV, after 31 years
Eric Leef retired 1/9/2021, Beckley Service Center, Beckley, WV, after 33 years
William Tisher retired 1/13/2021, Mitchell Plant, Cresap, WV, after 34 years
Timothy Siders retired 1/27/2021, Amos Plant, Winfield, WV, after 33 years
