American Electric Power’s (AEP) new transmission operations center addresses federal government and industry requirements and recommendations resulting from the September 2001 terrorist attacks, the northeast blackout of August 2003 and enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The operations center performs real-time monitoring of the transmission grid and communicates with the regional transmission organizations and six AEP transmission dispatching centers within the company’s 11-state service territory.
Michael Morris, chairman, president and CEO of AEP, said: This new facility represents a significant investment in our transmission system and shows our commitment to ensuring transmission reliability. The center exemplifies AEP’s leadership in developing, demonstrating and deploying innovative technologies that will secure and protect infrastructures that are critical to our nation’s electricity delivery system.
