AEP News & Information

Below are the most recent news releases across our service territory.

AEP Ohio

• 7/20/2017
  AEP OHIO REMINDS RESIDENTS OF INJURIES CAUSED BY SIGNS ON UTILITY POLES
  GAHANNA, Ohio, July 20, 2017 - Having a yard sale or community fundraiser this summer? AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), is reminding residents about the dangers of posting signs to utility poles - a practice that creates unsafe working conditions for its employees.
• 6/30/2017
  NISSAN EXTENDS DATE FOR $10,000 ELECTRIC CAR DISCOUNT
  GAHANNA, Ohio, June 30, 2017 - Based on the success of the promotion, Nissan North America, Inc. is extending the $10,000 discount offer for AEP Ohio customers on the 2017 Nissan LEAF.

AEP Texas

• 6/25/2017
  AEP Texas Update on Restoration Efforts in San Angelo Area - 9 p.m., Sunday, June 25, 2017
  As of 9 p.m. on Sunday, approximately 275 customers in San Angelo and surrounding areas remained without power as compared with the 15,500 left without power at the peak of the Friday night storm. Final restoration activities will continue until power has been restored to everyone impacted by the storm.
• 6/25/2017
  AEP Texas Update on Restoration Efforts in San Angelo Area -- 9:30 a.m., Sunday, June 25, 2017
  As of 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, approximately 650 customers in San Angelo and surrounding areas remained without power. This means that power has been restored to over 95 percent of the 15,500 customers who lost service during the Friday evening storm.

Appalachian Power

• 7/18/2017
  Appalachian Power to introduce plans for transmission upgrades in Lincoln and Logan counties at upcoming open house
  Appalachian Power and its affiliate, West Virginia Transmission Company, plan to strengthen electric reliability in Lincoln and Logan counties by providing the region with an additional power source. The company will host two open houses to provide the community and affected landowners with details of preliminary study segments.
• 7/11/2017
  Testing of Leesville Dam generators will increase downstream water flows
  Appalachian Power will perform a capacity test of its generating units at the Leesville Dam on Thursday, July 13 beginning at approximately 3 p.m. and lasting through early Friday morning.
  The testing will ramp up the use and operating duration of the generators at the dam and will create water flows that increase slowly over 8 hours, peaking at the dam between 10 and 11 p.m. Downstream flows will increase at locations on the Roanoke River (also known locally as Staunton River) depending on distance from the dam.
  

Indiana Michigan Power

• 7/18/2017
  YMCA BENEFITS FROM INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER PROGRAM
  Indiana Michigan Power presented the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne with a check for $20,303.04 on Tuesday for energy efficiency measures at the new Jackson R. Lehman Family YMCA.
• 7/10/2017
  I&M TO UPGRADE DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES IN ELKHART
  ELKHART, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an operating unit of American Electric Power, plans to invest about $34 million in a project to improve the electric grid in Elkhart County in northeastern Indiana.

Kentucky Power

• 7/17/2017
  Kentucky Power awards third installment of $815,000 AEP Foundation grant to ACTC
  Kentucky Power on Monday delivered the third installment of an $815,000 multi-year grant that is funding efforts to boost science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in Lawrence County Schools.
• 6/28/2017
  Kentucky Power seeks regulatory rate review to address customer loss
  Kentucky Power on Wednesday filed an application to the Kentucky Public Service Commission in Frankfort seeking a regulatory review of base rates. If approved, new rates could go into effect in January 2018.

Southwestern Electric Power Company

• 7/6/2017
  GENERAL CABLE RECEIVES $80,000 COMMERCIAL STANDARD OFFER PROGRAM INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY-SAVING LIGHTING INSTALLATION
  
  
  General Cable's new plant expansion in Marshall, Texas, will feature high-efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) lights both inside and outside the facility. Through Southwestern Electric Power Company's (SWEPCO) Texas Commercial Standard Offer Program, General Cable earned just over $80,000 in incentives for this advanced lighting installation.
• 6/13/2017
  SUMMER ENERGY-SAVING TIPS FROM SWEPCO
  SWEPCO customers can save money on their summer bills by following these energy tips to reduce electric usage in the home.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

• 7/5/2017
  Elk City Event: Rebuilding After the Storm
  In the wake of recent storms, many Elk City residents are facing the task of rebuilidng their homes.
• 6/30/2017
  PSO Files for Rate Review
  Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today filed an application with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to update its prices to reflect the costs of investments in its system to strengthen the electric grid, meet federal environmental requirements, and better serve customers.