AEP News & Information

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

AEP Ohio

• 8/27/2019
  AEP OHIO REMINDS CUSTOMERS TO WATCH OUT FOR SCAMMERS
  Scammers are on the prowl 24-7 and they're getting more sophisticated in their attempts to steal your money. The good news is there are ways to spot fraud and protect your money and personal information.
• 8/6/2019
  AEP OHIO SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE TO DISCUSS ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION IMPROVEMENTS IN DUBLIN
  The Dublin West Innovation District Improvements involves building approximately three miles of power line and upgrading two substations.

AEP Texas

• 9/4/2019
  ERCOT NEWS RELEASE: ERCOT requests conservation Thursday & Friday
  AUSTIN, TX, Sept. 4, 2019 - Consumers and businesses are urged to reduce their electricity use on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6, especially during the hours of 2 to 7 p.m.
  
  
• 6/26/2019
  FINAL UPDATE ON RGV OUTAGES 6-26-2019 3:30 p.m.
  At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, more than 97 percent of the customers left without electricity after Monday's storm have been restored. Approximately 1,100 customers remain without power, mostly in the communities of Weslaco and San Benito.

Appalachian Power

• 9/20/2019
  Approval given to start transmission improvements project in Glendale, Virginia area
  Appalachian Power has received approval from the Virginia SCC to begin work on the Glendale Area Improvements Project in Carroll and Wythe counties. The estimated $40 million project includes building 3 miles of electric transmission line and construction of a new substation.
  
• 9/19/2019
  Appalachian Power will offer first Virginia electric car time of day charging rate
  Appalachian Power will offer owners of plug-in electric cars a special time-of-day rate with a discount for charging their vehicles when demand for power is lower. The Virginia SCC approved a pilot rate option for residential customers with electric cars in the company's Virginia territory.

Indiana Michigan Power

• 9/19/2019
  I&M Announces Proposed Power Line Route for Yorktown Area Project
  Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) today proposed a route for an electric transmission line in eastern Indiana as part of the Yorktown Area Improvements Project.
• 9/16/2019
  I&M Work to Require Limited Power Outage in Downtown Elkhart
  As part of our commitment to ensuring reliable energy service to our customers, Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will connect the recently completed Harrison substation to serve downtown Elkhart on Sunday, September 22.

Kentucky Power

• 9/4/2019
  Kentucky Power presents AEP Foundation grant to the Red Cross during National Preparedness Month
  Kentucky Power has awarded a $40,000 American Electric Power Foundation grant to the Red Cross. The grant will provide free smoke detectors and support the organization's Home Fire Preparedness efforts in eastern Kentucky.
• 9/3/2019
  Kentucky Power Big Sandy wetlands project attracts butterflies, wildlife
  Across U.S. 23 from the Big Sandy power plant, a natural habitat to attract pollinators and beneficial insects, butterflies, dragonflies, birds and wildlife is flourishing.
  The mitigation project includes the enhancement of 2.10 acres of existing wetland and the addition of 0.33 acres as part of the fly ash pond closure project.

Southwestern Electric Power Company

• 9/13/2019
  20th Anniversary Celebration Set for Eagle Watch Nature Trail
  The public is invited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Eagle Watch Nature Trail the morning of Saturday, Sept. 14, including a program starting at 10 a.m. Eagle Watch is located on SWEPCO Lake one mile west of Gentry, Ark., on Hwy. 12.
• 8/20/2019
  SWEPCO provides preliminary information on cause of East Texas outage
  A power outage that affected 85,000 East Texas customers Sunday was caused by an overload on part of the power grid after vegetation came into contact with two major power lines, according to preliminary investigation by Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

• 9/13/2019
  PSO Volunteers Helping Transform Communities With A Fresh Coat Of Paint
  With sleeves rolled up and brushes in hand; employees from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are fanning out to locations across the state to help transform communities with a fresh coat of paint.
• 8/30/2019
  Allen, Byng FFA Chapters Collaborate Again to Receive $5,000 STEM Grant from PSO
  For the second year in a row, FFA students in Allen and Byng are the recipients of an FFA STEM Grant from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO).