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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO vs Talen Energy

On overall TruNorth grade, Talen Energy scores higher (AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO: D, Talen Energy: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO
41.5/100
C
Talen Energy
48.9/100

Political donations

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

FEC: $10K PAC donations; 79% to Republican, 21% to Democratic committees.

Talen Energy

FEC: $132K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 8 executive donors.

Environment

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

air pollution violation: $4.7B in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Talen Energy

environmental violation: $2.0M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

117 federal penalties totaling $4.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Talen Energy

3 federal penalties totaling $22.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

Talen Energy

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 2,067 US employees — 16.7% women, 7.2% racial/ethnic minorities; management 12.5% women, 7.4% minorities.

Charity

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

Operates the American Electric Power Foundation: $26.7M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Talen Energy

No public record found.

Animal testing

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

Talen Energy

No public record found.

Firearms

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

Talen Energy

No public record found.

Privacy

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

Talen Energy

No public record found.

Executive pay

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

Talen Energy

No public record found.

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