American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2024 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Darcy Reese - VP, IR
Ben Fowke - Interim President, Interim CEO & Director
Peggy Simmons - EVP, Utilities
Charles Zebula - EVP & CFO

Conference Call Participants

Shar Pourezza - Guggenheim Partners
Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan
Steven Fleischman - Wolfe Research
Carly Davenport - Goldman Sachs
Andrew Wiesel - Scotiabank
Durgesh Chopra - Evercore ISI
Sophie Karp - KeyBanc Capital Markets
William Appicelli - UBS
Julian Smith - Jefferies
Paul Patterson - Glenrock

Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is JL and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the American Electric Power's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

I would like to turn the conference over to Darcy Reese, President of Investor Relations. You may begin.

Darcy Reese

Thank you, JL. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the second quarter 2024 earnings call for American Electric Power. We appreciate you taking time to join us today.

Our earnings release, presentation slides, and related financial information are available on our website at aep.com. Today, we will be making forward-looking statements during the call. There are many factors that may cause future results to differ materially from these statements. Please refer to our SEC filings for discussion of these factors.

Joining me this morning for opening remarks are Ben Fowke, our President and Interim Chief Executive Officer; Chuck Zebula, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Peggy Simmons, our Executive Vice President of Utilities. We will take your questions following their remarks.

I will now turn the call over to Ben.

Ben Fowke

Good morning, and welcome to American Electric Power's second quarter 2024 earnings call. Shortly, Peggy will provide a regulatory update, followed by Chuck, who will review our financial results in more detail. A summary of our second quarter 2024 business highlights can be found on slide 6 of today's presentation.

Before I dive into our results, I would like to start by welcoming Bill Furman to AEP as our new President and CEO, effective August 1st. Bill brings decades of utility operational leadership experience and in-depth knowledge of the energy industry, most recently serving as President and CEO of Century Holdings, and prior to that, President and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. With Bill's expertise and diverse background, you can anticipate a smooth transition and continuity of strategic direction.