OHIO PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE ENERGY HONORED WITH SPECIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD AND THREE COMPANIES HONORED WITH SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE AWARD

GAHANNA, Ohio, April 29, 2015 — AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), honored 22 businesses, individuals and schools from throughout the state at its Energy Efficiency Awards event held yesterday at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus. The awards ceremony recognizes AEP Ohio’s business customers and partners who have demonstrated a strong commitment to energy efficiency. Awards were presented to winners in 12 categories (See list of winners and categories below).

Special recognition was given to Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy (OPAE), which was honored with the Energy Efficiency Leadership Award for its long-time advocacy for energy efficiency, responsiveness and adaptability throughout the implementation of energy efficiency programs.

Crown Battery Manufacturing Company, Energy Management Solutions Inc. and Greene Solutions LLC were recognized with the first Sustained Excellence Award for their sustained energy efficiency efforts over multiple years.

“Each of our energy efficiency award winners has adopted a culture of energy efficiency within their businesses and with their customers,” said Pablo Vegas, AEP Ohio president and chief operating officer. “Energy savings makes a significant impact on energy costs, increases productivity, enhances safety and contributes to a better environment. We hope their efforts will inspire other businesses to partner with AEP Ohio and take advantage of our energy efficiency programs.”

 AEP Ohio offers a variety of energy efficiency programs and discounts to help residential and business customers to stop wasting energy and start saving money. For more information, visit AEPOhio.com (residential) or AEPOhio.com/Solutions (business).

2014 AEP Ohio Energy Efficiency Award Winners:

• Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy (OPAE)

Commercial Customers

• Crown Battery Manufacturing Company (Freemont — Large Manufacturing)
• Centor Inc. (Perrysburg — Large Manufacturing)
• AMG Vanadium (Cambridge — Large Manufacturing)
• Ohio State University (Columbus — Large Commercial)
• Steubenville Board of Education/Steubenville City Schools (Steubenville — Medium Commercial Customers
• South-Western City Schools (Grove City — Medium Commercial Customers)
• Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools (Gahanna — Medium Commercial Customers)
• Energy Management Solutions, Inc. (Columbus — Solution Provider)
• The Kroger Company (Columbus — National Accounts Customer)

Residential Customers

• Greene Solutions, LLC (Columbus — Partners - Auditors)
• Energize Engineering (Lima — Partners - Auditors)
• LEADS (Licking County — Community Action Agencies/Community Based Non Profit)
• Home Appliance Company (Massillon  — Partners – Independent Retailers)
• Habitat for Humanity MidOhio (Columbus — Partners - Builders)
• Maronda Homes (Columbus — Partners - Builders)
• P & D Builders LTD(Delaware — Partners - Builders)
• Tacoma Energy (Westerville — Partners - Contractors)
• Marjorie O’Brien – Wheelersburg Local School District (Wheelersburg Partners-Education)
• McNaughton McKay Electric Co. (Columbus — Partners - Distributors)
• Greene Life Corporation (Kentwood, MI — Partner - Solution Providers)
• Heapy Engineering (Columbus, Dayton, Findlay — (Partner - Solution Providers)

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AEP Ohio provides electricity to nearly 1.5 million customers of major AEP subsidiary Ohio Power Company in Ohio. AEP Ohio is based in Gahanna, Ohio, and is a unit of American Electric Power. News and information about AEP Ohio can be found at aepohio.com.

American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a more than 40,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP’s transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP’s utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east and north Texas). AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio. News releases and other information about AEP can be found at aep.com.

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