Below are the most recent news releases across our service territory.
AEP Ohio
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2/3/2021
AEP Ohio was presented an Emergency Response Award by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) for helping restore power following several large storms in 2020.
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1/14/2021
GAHANNA, Ohio, January 13, 2021 – AEP Ohio’s Neighbor to Neighbor Program is granting up to $3.5 million for eligible customers who are experiencing financial hardships. Through a partnership with AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, and Dollar Energy Fund, the Neighbor to Neighbor Program supports families in need with a grant applied directly to their AEP Ohio bill, helping customers maintain their basic electric service. Eligible account holders may apply now, with applications processed on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is depleted.
AEP Texas
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2/20/2021
AEP Texas crews continue to restore electric service for customers without power. The restoration effort achieved 99 percent completion on Friday.
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2/19/2021
(CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – February 19, 2021) As of 1 p.m. Friday, AEP Texas has restored power to 97 percent of customers across the service territory affected by the load shed event this week. Crews and employees will continue working until all customers are restored.
Appalachian Power
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2/15/2021
The request for bids supports Virginia's goal to reach 100-percent clean energy by 2050.
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2/2/2021
ELEVATE Roanoke County wll promote good business climate, growth in jobs and investment, economic health and recovery.
Indiana Michigan Power
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2/17/2021
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) officials plan an approximate $43 million investment to upgrade the electric transmission network serving the Whitley County area in northeast Indiana.
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2/16/2021
The AEP Foundation donates $100,000 to United Way of St. Joseph County’s effort to build Southeast Neighborhood Center that will stabilize families and further education efforts in South Bend.
Kentucky Power
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12/22/2020
Kentucky Power recently awarded a $60,000 gift to the Salvation Army in Ashland. The grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation and Kentucky Power will support the Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope Program.
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12/21/2020
Kentucky Power’s THAW program – Temporary Heating Assistance in Winter – will start taking applications in January. The program runs through April and applications will be accepted at local community action agencies.
Southwestern Electric Power Company
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2/22/2021
A crew of 1,500 workers, including more than 300 SWEPCO employees, worked out of three base camps to assist in restoration efforts. Power had been restored for most customers across Louisiana and Texas by Sunday night.
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2/21/2021
SWEPCO expects to restore power to 95 percent of customers by 10 p.m. Sunday. Approximately 4,400 customers remained without power as of 12:30 p.m.
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
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2/25/2021
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) submitted a filing designed to minimize the impacts that dramatic increases in fuel costs could have on customer bills.
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2/19/2021
More than 100 Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) employees and contractors today are on their way to Texas to assist sister company AEP Texas restore electricity to customers impacted by that state’s ongoing power emergency.