AEP (American Electric Power)

AEP to sell 48-MW Racine hydro plant to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

American Electric Power has reached an agreement to sell its 48-MW Racine Plant, owned by generation affiliate AEP Generation Resources, to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy. “The sale of Racine Plant is part of our ongoing strategic evaluation of our generating assets as we focus on our regulated business operations and invest in the infrastructure and energy innovations that bring value

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Two recent job transitions have occurred in the hydroelectric power industry in the U.S. First, Jim Thrasher, PE, has joined Hydro Consulting & Maintenance Services as a member of the business development team. He will bring his hydroelectric engineering background to his role, expanding the company’s relationships throughout the U.S., HCMS says. Previously, Thrasher worked for American Electric Power, retiring

Two companies with hydro ties in top 100 of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies

Fortune has released its list of the 500 World’s Most Admired Companies for 2020, and two companies with ties to the hydropower industry are in the top 100: AECOM and American Electric Power (AEP). AECOM comes in No. 56 on the list, with Fortune saying that the engineering and construction company scored particularly high for innovation, people management, social responsibility,

AEP, Eversource, PGE among utilities named in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

By Rod Walton Several utilities and service companies are lauded for their diversity efforts in the new, expanded Bloomberg 2020 Gender-Equality Index. Bloomberg’s index now contains 325 public companies globally, up from 230 last year. The GEI tracks financial performance of firms that report on gender issues and show commitment to supporting gender equality through policy, representation and transparency. “Year

AEP among winners of AEIC award, for Byllesby Battery project

American Electric Power Co. (AEP) is one of five winners of the AEIC Achievement Award for 2019, presented by the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, for its Byllesby Battery project. The AEIC Achievement Awards are presented annually to individuals or groups of individuals from AEIC member companies or committees who have clearly provided significant contributions to advancing the operations of

Six more electric utilities commit to delivering content at POWERGEN 2019

The latest crop of utility participants includes NRG Energy, Cleco Corp., Entergy, Louisville Gas & Electric/Kentucky Utilities, AEP’s distributed energy ventures group AEP OnSite Partners and Hindustan Power from India.

Hydro Review: How the Byllesby Hydro Plant Continues to Make History

More than 100 years old and still going strong, the 21.6-MW Byllesby hydroelectric project advanced the industrial development of the region of southwest Virgin…

Job transitions at American Electric Power, SENER and NHSEA

Three companies with ties to hydroelectric power have recently announced job changes and new appointments….

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The 23rd Class of the Hydro Hall of Fame Class was inducted on June 26, during the opening keynote session of HydroVision International 2018 being held in Charl…

Greensmith, AEP to install 4 MW storage system at Virginia hydro plants

Greensmith Energy, a division of Wartsila, and American Electric Power have agreed to install a 4 MW energy storage system integrated with the Buck an…

Dam Safety

Work has begun to replace the main gates on Elkhart Dam, which impounds water for a 3.4-MW hydro facility….

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy purchases 12.5-MW Reusens hydropower facility in Virginia

American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary, Appalachian Power Co. (APCo), recently announced it has completed an agreement transferring ownership of its 12.5-MW R…