AEP, Butterfly Meadows open houses setVW independent staff/submitted informationWednesday, August 12 – that’s when a pair of local open houses will be scheduled to share more information about a new electric facility and a possible new solar farm. AEP OhioOfficials from American Electric Power have scheduled an August open house to update customers about power grid upgrades in Van Wert County. The Maddox Creek-Norse Transmission Project involves:Building an electric facility, Norse Substation, off Stripe Road north of U.S. 30. The open house will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 12, at the Wassenberg Art Center, 214 S. Washington St. in Van Wert. 38 acres of the land is currently owned by the city of Van Wert.