Utilities • North America

American Electric Power

HEADQUARTERS: Columbus, United States • FOUNDED: 1906

DESTRUCTION SCORE 95/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Utilities sector, American Electric Power maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 149 Mt 103 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 313 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2352 Incidents $1748.6M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $164.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Methane Flaring Infraction

Satellite monitoring detected unpermitted gas flaring exceeding national greenhouse caps at American Electric Power's primary extraction facilities.

2024 Pipeline Integrity Failure

Penalized by regional regulators for delayed pipeline valve replacements, which led to a crude oil leak into a nearby river reserve.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Methane Plume Detected

Satellite telemetry flagged a substantial methane plume at American Electric Power main compressor facility in Germany, exceeding regional caps by 83%.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Pipeline Safety Violation

United Kingdom energy regulators assessed $16.5M USD in fines following an unannounced pressure valve inspection.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Emissions Intensity Sync

Revised annual metrics integrated into Biofail Index. Emissions intensity registered a 6.2% annual rise.

2024-01-15

PROBE Maritime Blowout Audit

Independent investigation into primary subsea safety valves and blowout preventer logs initiated by NGO partners.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Elizabeth Johnson

Chief Executive

Elizabeth Martinez

Head of ESG Strategy

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