Mark James, Vice President of Economic & Business Development at AEP, presented on AEP’s systemwide economic development program at the AEP Ohio Economic Development Forum on 9/17/12.

1. AEP’s Economic
Development
Program
We’re Baaaack….

2. Lead National
Shale Gas
Development Accounts
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3. Research
• One Source
• Hoovers
• 10K Wizard
• Morningstar
• LOIS
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4. Targeted Marketing
5
Targets
Chemicals Machinery Transportation
Mfg. Mfg. Equip. Mfg.
Fabricated
Food
Metal Mfg.
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5. Data Center Site Certification
3 Step Process-
1. Competitive analysis
of AEP
2. Initial review of potential
sites/building
3. Deep dive, certification
of 10-11
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6. www.AEPED.com
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7. ESRI ArcGIS
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8. ESRI ArcGIS
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9. ESRI ArcGIS
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10. ESRI ArcGIS
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11. ESRI ArcGIS
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12. Location One Information System
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13. Design, Build and Maintenance Services
• Offered to customers requiring high-voltage
primary electric service
– Typically large industrial customers
– Customer responsible for step down of service, in
return receives a better rate
– They can contract with AEP for design, build and
maintenance services of their electrical facilities so
they can focus on their core business and benefit For more information, contact:
from our expertise
Marc Ayle, Manager Utility
• Services include: Business Development
– Substation construction and maintenance 614-883-7882
mwayle@aep.com
– Equipment procurement, testing and repair
– Power quality troubleshooting and remediation
• Example project: MarkWest Natural Gas Processing Plant
– MarkWest contracted AEP to build its 60MW substation with three 20MW
transformers to be served from a 138 kV transmission line
– AEP will also do substation maintenance
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14. Other Initiatives
Supplier Facility
Marketing Optimization
Plant
Retirement
Reuse ODAA
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