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Southwestern Electric Power Company

Company Summary

Description

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), headquartered in Shreveport, La., encompasses the AEP service territories in northwestern and central Louisiana, western Arkansas, and East Texas and the Panhandle area of North Texas, which are the Texas service territories that participate in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). SWEPCO maintains regulatory offices in Shreveport and external affairs offices in Shreveport, Baton Rouge, La. and Little Rock, Ark. SWEPCO's Texas regulatory and government affairs services are provided through AEP's Austin, Tex., offices.

Website

https://www.swepco.com/info/

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Recent news

  • 6/1/2022 - SWEPCO Adding 999 MW of... (subscriber access)
  • 6/29/2021 - SWEPCO Issues RFP for... (subscriber access)
  • 9/27/2018 - Southwestern Electric... (subscriber access)
  • 7/26/2018 - Texas PUC Rejects $4.5... (subscriber access)
  • 6/21/2018 - Louisiana PSC Approves... (subscriber access)

Company Transactions

Date: 9/30/2017
Type: Acquisition

BUYERS:
  • Public Service Co of Oklahoma
  • Southwestern Electric Power Company
  • American Electric Power (AEP)
    • SELLERS:
  • Invenergy LLC
    • PROJECTS:
  • Wind Catcher Energy Connection
    • DETAILS:

    COST: 4.5 $B

    NOTES:
    AEP's utility subsidiaries, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power, have requested regulators to approve the $4.5 billion purchase of the 2,000 MW Wind Catcher Energy Connection plant from Invenergy.
    REGIONS:
  • Northeast