FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) representatives today announced the proposed route for an electric transmission line in eastern Indiana as part of the Monroe Area Transmission Line Rebuild Project.
Company representatives determined the route after reviewing input from landowners and community members following I&M’s project announcement and public open house last November.
The estimated $22 million investment in Adams County involves rebuilding about 10.5 miles of 69-kilovolt transmission line. I&M representatives plan to replace wooden poles with single steel poles.
The improvements are designed to help ensure electric reliability for customers and support the area’s economic growth.
O.R. Colan, I&M’s right-of-way representative for this project, plans to communicate with directly involved landowners to discuss preliminary field work and property easements to ensure the safe construction, operation and maintenance of the new power line. Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of 2020 and conclude in early 2022.
To view an interactive map of the proposed power line route visit the project website at IndianaMichiganPower.com/MonroeArea.
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Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is headquartered in Fort Wayne, and its 2,450 employees serve more than 593,900 customers. More than half of its generation is emission-free, including 2,278 MW of nuclear generation in Michigan, 450 MW of purchased wind generation from Indiana, 22 MW of hydro generation in both states and approximately 15 MW of large-scale solar generation in both states. The company’s generation portfolio also includes 2,600 MW of coal-fueled generation in Indiana.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and custom energy solutions to our customers. AEP’s more than 17,000 employees operate and maintain the nation’s largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to nearly 5.4 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation’s largest electricity producers with approximately 33,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including 4,200 megawatts of renewable energy. AEP’s family of companies includes utilities 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 Texas). AEP also owns AEP Energy, AEP Energy Partners, AEP OnSite Partners and AEP Renewables, which provide innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Tracy Warner
Indiana Michigan Power Communications
Office: 260-408-3420
Cell: 260-479-9484
tkwarner@aep.com