American electric power company energy storage

Who is American electric power?

American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities.

How can energy storage help the electric grid?

Three distinct yet interlinked dimensions can illustrate energy storage’s expanding role in the current and future electric grid—renewable energy integration, grid optimization, and electrification and decentralization support.

Should electric power companies deploy decentralized storage assets?

Storage as an equity asset: By deploying decentralized storage assets, electric power companies can help provide reliable, resilient, clean, and affordable electricity to low-income communities.

What is the future of energy storage?

Storage enables electricity systems to remain in balance despite variations in wind and solar availability, allowing for cost-effective deep decarbonization while maintaining reliability. The Future of Energy Storage report is an essential analysis of this key component in decarbonizing our energy infrastructure and combating climate change.

Is energy storage a transmission asset?

Storage as a transmission asset: Deploying storage systems strategically on the transmission network can help address multiple grid challenges and provide valuable services. Several states have initiated studies to evaluate the role of energy storage as a transmission asset.

Why do we need a co-optimized energy storage system?

The need to co-optimize storage with other elements of the electricity system, coupled with uncertain climate change impacts on demand and supply, necessitate advances in analytical tools to reliably and efficiently plan, operate, and regulate power systems of the future.