January 27, 2014
FORT WAYNE, Indiana – PJM Interconnection, which operates the electricity grid for more than 61 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia, is requesting customers of all of its member utilities – including Indiana Michigan Power – to conserve electricity Tuesday.
Indiana Michigan Power is confident it has sufficient capacity to serve all of its customers and works with PJM to help ensure the reliability of the electric grid across multiple utilities in PJM’s region.

PJM Interconnection ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the region’s transmission grid, which includes 62,556 miles of transmission lines.

The call for conservation is prompted by another wave of frigid weather that will push up the demand for electricity, possibly to record-breaking levels.

PJM asks consumers to conserve electricity, if health permits – especially from 6 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Electricity customers can take simple conservation steps:

• Set thermostats lower than usual, if health permits.
• Postpone using major electric appliances such as stoves, dishwashers and clothes dryers until mid-day or after 9 p.m., when the demand for electricity decreases.
• Turn off electric lights and appliances that you do not need or are not using.

Conserving electricity Tuesday will help ensure adequate power supplies throughout the PJM region. PJM continues to carefully monitor the power supply conditions and will do everything possible to keep power flowing in the region.

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Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is headquartered in Fort Wayne, and its 2,500 employees serve more than 582,000 customers. It operates 3,595 MW of coal-fired generation in Indiana, 2,110 MW of nuclear generation in Michigan and 22 MW of hydro generation in both states.  The company also provides its customers 250 MW of purchased wind generation.

I&M is a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP),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 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. 
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