COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has named
Stacey Burbure vice president, FERC and RTO Strategy and Policy,
effective Feb. 4. Burbure replaces
Amanda Conner, who now serves as
chief of staff to Julie Sloat, AEP's
president and chief executive officer.
Burbure, 43, most recently served as senior counsel,
transmission policy and rates. She will be responsible for leading
AEP's regulatory and policy efforts at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Regional Transmission
Organizations (RTOs) as the company develops the electric system of
the future to best serve its customers. She will report to
Antonio Smyth, senior vice president
– Grid Solutions.
"Stacey has spent nearly 20 years working with regulators on
complex regulatory and policy issues that affect every electricity
customer. Her extensive knowledge and experience will serve our
customers well as AEP is investing in electric transmission
infrastructure and new sources of generation to serve our customers
with safe and reliable electricity," Smyth said.
Prior to joining AEP in 2019, Burbure served as senior counsel,
focusing on transmission issues, for an investor-owned utility.
Previously, she was senior counsel to the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation where she acted as lead counsel to the
Reliability Standards Committee. Stacey began her career in the
energy field in 2003 in private practice.
Burbure earned her bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College and her law degree from
George Washington University Law
School. She is a board member of the Charitable Foundation of
the Energy Bar Association.
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SOURCE American Electric Power