Wind Farms in Oklahoma

[Rickt300]

This is the outfit bringing you those ugly wind farms. I say stop using them, stop paying them to screw up Oklahoma.

AEP, American Electric Power

https://aepsustainability.com/lib/docs/2023-AEP-Sustainability-Report.pdf#Decarbonization

 

[Okie4570]

I was glad that they used some of my tax dollars to gravel the roads around here to help with access, otherwise I hope they all fall down at some point soon.

 

[Rickt300]

Well it is worse than just that. It appears Biden has forced them into some of this. But this is who owns them. Our corporate governance groups.

Ownership​

As of 2017 American Electric Power shares are mainly held by institutional investors, and large Single Family Offices (Vanguard group, BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and others[46])

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Electric_Power

ustice Department lawsuit​

The United States Justice Department filed a lawsuit on November 3, 1999, against AEP and six other companies for violating the Clean Air Act. On October 8, 2007, AEP agreed to install US$4.6 billion in equipment to reduce emission, as well as pay a US$15 million civil fine and provide US$36 million for environmental projects and $24 million for environmental mitigation.[53][54] The company will cut 813,000 short tons (738,000 t) of air pollutants annually once all of the controls are installed.[55] According to the press release, the agreement imposes caps on emissions of pollutants from 16 plants located in five states. The facilities are located in Moundsville (two facilities), St. Albans, Glasgow, and New Haven (two facilities), West Virginia; Louisa, Kentucky; Glen Lyn and Carbo, Virginia; Brilliant, Conesville, Cheshire, Lockbourne, and Beverly, Ohio; and Rockport and Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

Attempt to Halt Solar Energy​

AEP has come under criticism in many of the states they operate in for attacking rooftop solar. They have specifically attempted to halt distributed solar in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.[56][57]

 

[cowadle]

the ones up here sued the county and stopped paying property taxes. the schools all spent like there was never going to be another bad day cause of them and now my property taxes go up every year.

 

[Rickt300]

So some corporate governance isn't working out? Other than making them money. Have you noticed a drop in cost on your electric bill?