Right Corner Information

Business Climate in North East Texas lowers costs and boosts profits. Right Corner Economic Development Representatives are in the business of reducing costs for business. Companies located in North East Texas are able to access: Average industrial annualized electric rates of 20% less than the national average; A workforce population of almost 700,000; 63 million gallons of excess water /day; Direct incentive packages that are flexible and accessible; An up to date inventory of the best available industrial buildings and property. A notable list of companies such as General Dynamics, Priefert Manufacturing, Eastman Chemical, Yamaha, Norit Americas and Sysco have taken advantage of these attributes and lowered costs, moved product efficiently and hired the workforce they need. "The ease of doing business in this region from a transportation standpoint is greater than I anticipated. I can move product from North East Texas to everywhere; from Calgary to New Jersey, and Edmonton to New York. I am absolutely satisfied with the business climate." Bo Steding, General Manager Serving the Right Corner of North East Texas. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. For additional general information, see AEP Texas . AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.