Headquartered in Columbus, OH Fiscal year ends December NASDAQ: AEP aep.com
American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is a regulated electric utility company serving approximately 5.6 million customers across 11 U.S. states. The company operates the nation's largest electric transmission system with 40,000 line miles and more than 252,000 miles of distribution lines. AEP owns and contracts approximately 33,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity and plans to invest $78 billion from 2026 through 2030 to enhance service and support growing energy needs, including substantial data center and hyperscaler demand. Its operating subsidiaries include AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas, Texas Panhandle). AEP also operates AEP Energy, providing competitive energy solutions nationwide. The company has nearly 18,000 employees and participates in ERCOT, PJM, SPP, and MISO regional transmission organizations. AEP has contracted 69 GW of new load additions through 2030, driven by hyperscalers, data centers, and industrial customers, and has secured approximately 13 GW of gas-fired turbine capacity with an additional 10 GW under evaluation. Updated
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American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is a regulated electric utility company serving approximately 5.6 million customers across 11 U.S. states. The company operates the nation's largest electric transmission system with 40,000 line miles and more than 252,000 miles of distribution lines.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for AEP is $134.71, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $140.88. AEP price prediction →
