On March 25th, 2008, AEP's Southwestern Electric Power Company received regulatory approval to build a new, 600 MW coal plant in Arkansas. Shares rise as investors see it as unlikely that Arkansas or Louisiana will deny regulatory approval for the plant's efficiency and air quality standards.
A federal judge in New York has ruled that an American Electric Power Company Inc. subsidiary must pay as much as $347.3 million to settle a dispute with Bank of America over natural gas in a Houston pipeline system the bank owned as collateral.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - American Electric Power said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings rose 54 percent, helped by a warmer than normal summer that boosted energy usage.