Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
American Electric Power
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol AEP)
Headquartered in:
Ohio
Major Industry:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry:
utilities
Penalty total since 2000:
$4,808,114,798
Number of records:
109
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
---|---|---|
environment-related offenses | $4,696,283,784 | 26 |
miscellaneous offenses | $60,000,000 | 2 |
competition-related offenses | $42,000,000 | 2 |
employment-related offenses | $6,585,964 | 7 |
consumer-protection-related offenses | $2,772,860 | 46 |
Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
---|---|---|
environmental violation | $4,696,283,784 | 26 |
data submission deficiencies | $60,000,000 | 2 |
energy market violation | $42,000,000 | 2 |
labor relations violation | $6,093,641 | 5 |
utility service violation | $2,772,860 | 46 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
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Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount![]() |
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American Electric Power | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $4,675,000,000 |
American Electric Power | environmental violation | 2007 | MULTI-AG | (*) $4,675,000,000 |
American Electric Power Company, Inc. and AEP Energy Services, Inc. | data submission deficiencies | 2005 | CFTC | $30,000,000 |
American Electric Power | data submission deficiencies | 2005 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $30,000,000 |
American Electric Power Co. | energy market violation | 2005 | FERC | $21,000,000 |
American Electric Power Company Inc. | energy market violation | 2005 | FERC | $21,000,000 |
American Electric Power | environmental violation | 2013 | MULTI-AG | $8,500,000 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $8,025,000 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO (NATIONAL CASE) | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | (*) $6,225,000 |
Public Service Company of Oklahoma | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $6,029,281 |
American Electric Power | environmental violation | 2019 | MULTI-AG | $4,000,000 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | (*) $750,000 |
American Electric Power Service Corporation | wage and hour violation | 2015 | WHD | $396,096 |
American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) | utility service violation | 2016 | TX-PUC | $215,000 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2010 | TX-PUC | $169,000 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2008 | TX-PUC | $165,000 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $110,000 |
Ohio Power Co. d/b/a American Electric Power | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $103,110 |
AEP Companies | utility service violation | 2006 | TX-PUC | $101,000 |
AEP Texas North Co. | utility service violation | 2012 | TX-PUC | $99,500 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-ENV | $98,176 |
American Electric Power Service Corporation | wage and hour violation | 2014 | WHD | $96,227 |
Ohio Power Co. | environmental violation | 2004 | OH-ENV | $90,587 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $90,000 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2016 | TX-PUC | $89,000 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2018 | TX-PUC | $85,000 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY AND APPALACHIAN PO | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $85,000 |
AEP - Texas | utility service violation | 2018 | TX-PUC | $84,000 |
Indiana Michigan Power Company, d.b.a. American Po | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $80,769 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2010 | TX-PUC | $80,000 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2016 | TX-PUC | $76,000 |
AEP KENTUCKY POW ER / BIG SANDY PLANT | environmental violation | 2010 | KY-ENV | $75,000 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2012 | TX-PUC | $74,500 |
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | utility service violation | 2019 | TX-PUC | $74,000 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2018 | TX-PUC | $72,000 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2014 | TX-PUC | $72,000 |
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | MSHA | $70,000 |
AEP Texas Inc | utility service violation | 2019 | TX-PUC | $69,000 |
AEP Texas | utility service violation | 2012 | TX-PUC | $68,500 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2014 | TX-PUC | $66,500 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $65,000 |
Indiana Michigan Power Company | nuclear safety violation | 2005 | NRC | $60,000 |
AEP -TCC | utility service violation | 2015 | TX-PUC | $57,000 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., MUSKINGUM | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $55,650 |
AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company | utility service violation | 2008 | TX-PUC | $54,000 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2014 | TX-PUC | $51,500 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $51,250 |
APPLACHIAN POWER COMPANY | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $48,624 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2014 | TX-PUC | $48,000 |
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | utility service violation | 2019 | TX-PUC | $45,000 |
AEP Southwestern Electric Company | utility service violation | 2019 | TX-PUC | $45,000 |
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $41,500 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2012 | TX-PUC | $40,500 |
Ohio Power Co. | environmental violation | 2002 | OH-ENV | $40,000 |
AEP Texas Central Company | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $40,000 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $39,000 |
SWEPCO | utility service violation | 2018 | TX-PUC | $38,000 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | utility service violation | 2012 | TX-PUC | $38,000 |
AEP Texas Central Co. | utility service violation | 2012 | TX-PUC | $36,500 |
APPALACHIAN POWER CO | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $36,270 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $29,610 |
Southwestern Elctric Power Company | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $29,250 |
SWEPCO | utility service violation | 2017 | TX-PUC | $29,000 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | utility service violation | 2013 | TX-PUC | $29,000 |
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | MSHA | $28,500 |
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY/AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $25,000 |
AEP -TNC | utility service violation | 2015 | TX-PUC | $25,000 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2015 | TX-PUC | $25,000 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | utility service violation | 2010 | TX-PUC | $25,000 |
AEP - SWEPCO | utility service violation | 2015 | TX-PUC | $23,000 |
AEP Texas North Company | utility service violation | 2015 | TX-PUC | $21,000 |
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO DBA AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER | environmental violation | 2004 | IN-ENV | $20,000 |
AEP Central | utility service violation | 2017 | TX-PUC | $20,000 |
American Electric Power d/b/a Public Service Co. of Oklahoma | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $19,000 |
Appalachian Power Company | environmental violation | 2021 | VA-ENV | $18,547 |
Appalachian Power Co. | environmental violation | 2017 | VA-ENV | $17,500 |
AEP Sharyland | utility service violation | 2016 | TX-PUC | $15,000 |
Ohio Power Company | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $13,953 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | environmental violation | 2018 | TX-ENV | $13,800 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $12,600 |
American Electric Power | environmental violation | 2005 | WV-ENV | $12,500 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER | workplace safety or health violation | 2021 | OSHA | $12,432 |
PSEG LAWRENCEBURG ENERGY CO | environmental violation | 2005 | IN-ENV | $11,000 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - CENTRAL MACHINE SHOP | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $10,500 |
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $10,000 |
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | MSHA | $10,000 |
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | MSHA | $10,000 |
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | MSHA | $10,000 |
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $9,701 |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER - PHILLIP SPORN PLANT | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $9,375 |
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY - PHILLIP SPORN PLANT | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $9,000 |
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $9,000 |
AEP OHIO POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $8,820 |
AEP Texas Central Company | environmental violation | 2017 | TX-ENV | $8,451 |
AEP - SWEPCO | utility service violation | 2014 | TX-PUC | $8,000 |
AEP Companies | utility service violation | 2008 | TX-PUC | $7,500 |
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO DBA AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER | environmental violation | 2016 | IN-ENV | $7,000 |
AEP - SWEPCO | utility service violation | 2015 | TX-PUC | $7,000 |
OHIO POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $7,000 |
AEP Texas North Company | environmental violation | 2004 | TX-ENV | $6,700 |
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $6,700 |