American Electric Power (AEP) signed an agreement with GE Energy and Bechtel Power on 9/29/05 to do the front end engineering design (FEED) on a 629 MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant. AEP, the nation's largest electricity generator, would own and operate the plant, to be built at a site in Meigs County, Ohio. The FEED process is expected to take 10 to 12 months. Procurement and construction would begin after certain milestones are achieved over the next year. Startup of the plant is targeted for 2010.