American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - (Page Cover3) AEP Generation Portfolio Coal 68% Natural Gas 23% Service Territory Nuclear 6% Hydro, Wind & Pumped Storage 3% Market Price—Common Stock 2006 $51.24 $43.13 $46.56 $42.58 $41.67 2007 COMPANY OVERVIEW American Electric Power has been providing electric service for more than 100 years and is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving 5.2 million customers in 11 states. 2007 $32.27 Revenues (in billions) Net Income (in millions) Earnings Per Share Service Territory High Low Year-End High Low Year-End $ 13.6 $ 1,089 * $ 2.73 * 197,500 square miles 39,000 miles 213,000 miles 37,736 MW ** More than 80 $ 40.4 5,191 20,861 Transmission Distribution Generating Capacity Generating Stations Total Assets (in billions) U.S. Customers (year-end, in thousands) Employees (year-end) * Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ** Includes 270 MW of retired/decommissioned generating capacity AEP’s utility units operate as 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 and east Texas). The company is based in Columbus, Ohio. The report was printed by Cenveo Anderson Lithograph on 50 percent recycled paper, including 25 percent post-consumer waste, with soy-formulated inks. Cenveo Anderson Lithograph was chosen because it is an environmentally sustainable printer that is Forest Stewardship Council certified, has a zero landfill, 100 percent recycling policy for all hazardous and non-hazardous production waste byproducts, and is the only Air Quality Management District certified “totally enclosed” commercial print facility in the nation. This results in virtually no volatile organic compound emissions being released from its production facilities into the atmosphere.
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report Contents Leadership, Management & Strategy A Message from Michael G. Morris A Message from Dennis E. Welch About This Report Environmental Performance Work Force Issues Public Policy Climate Change Energy Security, Reliability & Growth Stakeholder Engagement Glossary GRI Table of Contents American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report (Page Cover1) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Contents (Page Cover2) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Contents (Page 1) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - A Message from Dennis E. Welch (Page 2) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - A Message from Dennis E. Welch (Page 3) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - A Message from Dennis E. Welch (Page 4) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - A Message from Dennis E. Welch (Page 5) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - About This Report (Page 6) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - About This Report (Page 7) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - About This Report (Page 8) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - About This Report (Page 9) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - About This Report (Page 10) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 11) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 12) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 13) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 14) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 15) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 16) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 17) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 18) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 19) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance (Page 20) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 21) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 22) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 23) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 24) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 25) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 26) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 27) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Work Force Issues (Page 28) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 29) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 30) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 31) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 32) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 33) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 34) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 35) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Public Policy (Page 36) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 37) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 38) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 39) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 40) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 41) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 42) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 43) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 44) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 45) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Climate Change (Page 46) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 47) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 48) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 49) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 50) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 51) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 52) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 53) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 54) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 55) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Energy Security, Reliability & Growth (Page 56) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Stakeholder Engagement (Page 57) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Stakeholder Engagement (Page 58) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Stakeholder Engagement (Page 59) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Stakeholder Engagement (Page 60) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Stakeholder Engagement (Page 61) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - Glossary (Page 62) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - GRI Table of Contents (Page 63) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - GRI Table of Contents (Page 64) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - GRI Table of Contents (Page Cover3) American Electric Power 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report - GRI Table of Contents (Page Cover4)
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