AEP Encourages You to Brush Up on Your Electrical Safety Knowledge

May 4, 2012 3:45 PM ET

It’s National Electrical Safety month, a perfect time to brush up on your electrical safety knowledge. Did you know that copper theft is a growing and very dangerous crime? AEP’s factsheet details these dangers.

AEP - American Electric Power
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 nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined.

AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas).