American Electric Power Company is a public utility holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides electric service, consisting of generation, transmission and distribution, on an integrated basis to its retail customers. The service areas of Co.'s public utility subsidiaries cover portions of the states of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The generating and transmission facilities of Co.'s public utility subsidiaries are interconnected and their operations are coordinated. Transmission networks are interconnected with distribution facilities in the territories served.

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