{"id":16927,"date":"2019-05-11T22:49:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T05:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=16927"},"modified":"2019-05-11T22:49:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T05:49:30","slug":"aep-releases-2019-corporate-accountability-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=16927","title":{"rendered":"AEP Releases 2019 Corporate Accountability Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"region-fmr-associated-content\">\n<p id=\"fmr-multimedia-title\"><a class=\"colorbox init-colorbox-processed cboxElement\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/images\/AEP_Tag_RGB_RG_0.png\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"\" class=\"slide--item-image\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/styles\/400w\/public\/images\/AEP_Tag_RGB_RG_0.png?itok=svCu2ArK\" alt=\"\" width=\"190px\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fmr-multimedia-slick-slideshow fmr-multimedia-slick-slideshow__classic slick-initialized slick-slider\">\n<div class=\"slick-list draggable\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"slick-track\">\n<div class=\"slick-slide__photo slick-slide slick-current slick-active\" data-slick-index=\"0\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><a class=\"colorbox init-colorbox-processed cboxElement\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/images\/\/AEP_RAcover_2019.jpg\" rel=\"slick-gallery-node-247996\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"fmr-photo-0\" class=\"slide--item-image\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/styles\/400w\/public\/images\/\/AEP_RAcover_2019.jpg?itok=P6rN0556\" alt=\"\" width=\"190px\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"slick-slide__photo slick-slide\" data-slick-index=\"1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a class=\"colorbox init-colorbox-processed cboxElement\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/images\/AEP_Tag_RGB_RG_0.png\" rel=\"slick-gallery-node-247996\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"fmr-photo-1\" class=\"slide--item-image\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/styles\/400w\/public\/images\/AEP_Tag_RGB_RG_0.png?itok=svCu2ArK\" alt=\"\" width=\"190px\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"slick-slide__photo slick-slide slick-cloned\" data-slick-index=\"2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a class=\"colorbox init-colorbox-processed cboxElement\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/images\/\/AEP_RAcover_2019.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"\" class=\"slide--item-image\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/www.3blmedia.com\/files\/styles\/400w\/public\/images\/\/AEP_RAcover_2019.jpg?itok=P6rN0556\" alt=\"\" width=\"190px\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"slick-prev\" type=\"button\" data-role=\"none\" aria-label=\"previous\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"fmr-body\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-fmr-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9, 2019 \u2013 American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has issued its 2019 Corporate Accountability Report, an annual assessment of its performance as a public company and a community partner. This is the 13th year AEP has released the report, which details its developments in energy and technology, social responsibility, community investments and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n<p>The report\u2019s theme, \u201cInnovating for a Boundless Energy Future,\u201d mirrors AEP\u2019s efforts to embrace technology and digitization to deliver clean, reliable energy to its customers and value to its shareholders, while also being a positive force in the communities it serves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt AEP, we see a future full of opportunities for our customers, employees, investors, communities and our company. To create this future, we must be increasingly innovative to develop cutting-edge solutions to complex problems. We must be agile and adaptable to leverage rapid, sometimes unpredictable, changes in technology. And we must nurture a diverse and engaged workforce that is clearly focused on delivering 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century customer service as we further electrify our economy,\u201d said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer, in the report\u2019s introduction.<\/p>\n<p>Four key principles of the company\u2019s sustainable development strategy \u2013 being a catalyst for change; supporting environmental stewardship; supporting strong local communities; and building a brighter energy future together with its customers \u2013 guide AEP as the company creates benchmarks and goals. Some highlights and achievements detailed in the report include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continued efforts to reduce carbon emissions, add renewable resources into AEP\u2019s energy portfolio and invest in a smarter, more modern power grid to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aepsustainability.com\/energy\/sustainable-electricity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">achieve a cleaner energy future<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The deployment of more than 100 electric vehicle charging ports at AEP facilities \u2013 one of the largest workplace installations in the nation \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aepsustainability.com\/energy\/beneficial-electrification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to support electrification<\/a>\u00a0and reduce the company\u2019s environmental footprint<\/li>\n<li>The opening of a Social Media Center staffed by customer care agents and corporate communications staff who interact with customers seven days a week\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aepsustainability.com\/community-customer\/customer\/channels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to forge relationships with customers while enhancing their experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The creation of Charge, an AEP digital hub that incubates and develops projects with potential to deliver value to customers and the company, to encourage continued\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aepsustainability.com\/energy\/technology\/innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">innovation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The formation of the 2025 Diversity and Inclusion Roadmap and the appointment of a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aepsustainability.com\/social\/diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cultivate a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To view the 2019 Corporate Accountability Report and learn more about AEP\u2019s sustainable development strategy, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aepsustainability.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.aepsustainability.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and custom energy solutions to our customers. AEP\u2019s approximately 18,000 employees operate and maintain the nation\u2019s largest electricity transmission system and nearly 220,000 miles of distribution lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to nearly 5.4 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation\u2019s largest electricity producers with approximately 32,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 5,000 megawatts of renewable energy. AEP\u2019s family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, AEP Energy Partners, AEP OnSite Partners, and AEP Renewables, which provide innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9, 2019 \u2013&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16928,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16927\/revisions\/16928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}