SWEPCO’s wind plan faces challenges in Texas but may not need PUCT approval to proceed

Houston — Southwestern Electric Power, an AEP utility subsidiary based in Shreveport, Louisiana, is waiting for a Public Utility Commission of Texas approval of a 1,485-MW regulated wind project that it says it doesn’t absolutely need for the long-anticipated project to proceed.

SWEPCO is working with sister and neighboring AEP subsidiary utility, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, on a three wind farm project from which they would sell wind power to customers. SWEPCO’s share of the wind power—810 MW—would be sold to …