The plants were also connected to the electrical transmission network (the "grid") providing for sales of excess and the purchase of additional power.
As the need for electrical power for the atomic plant declined, electrical output from these plants was diverted to domestic use and, in 2003, the affiliation with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) was terminated.
The two "sister companies" have merged, with IKEC becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of OVEC, now headquartered in Piketon, Ohio.
In 2018, OVEC joined PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization (RTO) to provide additional electricity capacity and integrate its transmission lines.
[2] The current shareholders of OVEC are: AEP is by far the largest stockholder.