AEP News & Information

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

AEP Ohio

• 1/29/2019
  AEP OHIO OFFERS TIPS FOR EXTREME COLD
  The polar vortex is bearing down on a large swath of the United States and bringing extreme cold weather to Ohio. These conditions can not only drive up your electric bill but they can be unsafe, too. Here are some key things to remember.
• 11/20/2018
  AEP OHIO TAKES TO THE SKY TO TRIM TREES IN COOLVILLE
  GAHANNA, Ohio, November 20, 2018 - AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, is taking to the sky as part of the company's ongoing vegetation management program.

AEP Texas

• 2/15/2019
  AEP Foundation contributes $25,000 to Sunshine House in Alpine
  A $25,000 contribution from the American Electric Power Foundation will help ensure that clients of Sunshine House continue to receive a hot nutritious meal Monday through Friday, 52 weeks a year with frozen meals provided for holidays.
• 1/4/2019
  AEP Texas reminds consumers how to avoid falling prey to thieves
  (Jan. 4, 2019) -- Over the past few days, AEP Texas has received reports in Laredo and other areas that scammers are contacting residents threatening to disconnect their electric service unless an immediate payment is made. Also, there have been periodic reports of individuals going door-to-door, asking to read the customer's electricity meter and then attempting to make a "low-cost offer for AEP power".

Appalachian Power

• 2/14/2019
  Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power introduce new incentive rate for businesses to encourage economic development
  Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, are offering new or expanding businesses an extra incentive to operate in West Virginia - a discount on their electric service.
• 2/11/2019
  AEP Appalachian Power begins electric meter upgrade for Tennessee customers
  AEP Appalachian Power has begun installing new electric meters for its Tennessee customers, part of a routine service upgrade. The company will install about 49,000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters for its service area that includes the City of Kingsport and parts of Sullivan and Hawkins counties. The company currently uses RF meters.
  

Indiana Michigan Power

• 2/14/2019
  I&M Helps Customers Reduce Energy Use with New Offers
  Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) recently launched its 2019 energy efficiency programs for commercial and industrial customers and is making the enrollment process easier for customers to take advantage of these programs.
• 2/14/2019
  I&M Presents AEP Foundation Donation of $20,000 for Lincoln Pioneer Village
  ROCKPORT, Ind. - Aaron Walker of Indiana Michigan Power on Thursday presented a $20,000 grant on behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation to Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum.

Kentucky Power

• 2/18/2019
  AEP to build new transmission service center in Pikeville
  American Electric Power is expanding its transmission operations in Kentucky and investing $16.6 million in a new service center. Ground preparation has begun for the 65,000 square-foot facility in Pikeville.
• 2/12/2019
  Commission approves extension of Kentucky Power Coal Plus program
  The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued an order Tuesday renewing a program that helps struggling coal businesses to reopen and put miners back to work in eastern Kentucky.

Southwestern Electric Power Company

• 2/19/2019
  Boardwalk Added to SWEPCO's Eagle Watch Nature Trail
  The Eagle Watch Nature Trail at SWEPCO Lake has a new boardwalk to enhance visitors' views of the lake and the area's abundance of wildlife.
• 2/8/2019
  Boys & Girls Club of South Logan County Receives $40,000 AEP Foundation Grant
  The American Electric Power Foundation has announced a $40,000 grant to the Boys & Girls Club of South Logan County for technology program upgrades in Booneville, Ark., and a new club site startup in Magazine, Ark.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

• 2/15/2019
  PSO Announces $50,000 AEP Foundation Grant to TU
  Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today announced a $50,000 grant to the University of Tulsa on behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation to help bring new state-of-the-art equipment and technologies to the school's Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department.
• 1/7/2019
  PSO Issues RFP for Wind Resources
  Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), an AEP company, is requesting proposals for additional wind energy resources to be in commercial operation by the end of 2021.