AEP

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

A public utility holding company that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity across 11 states, serving homes and businesses through brands like AEP Texas, Ohio Power, and AEP Energy. It was founded in 1906 as the American Gas and Electric Company, a consolidation of small municipal power plants, and took its current name in 1958. In the early days, workers electrifying the rugged Appalachian Mountains hauled steel for transmission towers up steep slopes with teams of oxen.