AEP News & Information

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

AEP Ohio

• 4/22/2019
  STATEMENT RE: HOUSE BILL 6 FROM RAJA SUNDARARAJAN, AEP OHIO PRESIDENT AND COO
  We welcome the introduction of HB 6 and the Ohio House Leadership's focus and efforts on addressing key energy policy issues that have plagued Ohio and understand the urgency to provide clarity on the future on FES's nuclear plants. We look forward to working with lawmakers during the process to achieve a balanced energy bill that provides benefits to all customers in Ohio. Our customers have overwhelmingly indicated their preference for clean energy resources and energy efficiency programs. Since the stated goal of the legislation is to encourage renewable generation, we are confident we will find an agreeable path to replacing the current renewable mandate in a way that promotes the continued use of these clean energy investments in the state.
• 4/9/2019
  AEP OHIO HELPS CAR BUYERS COMPARE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP FOR EV AND TRADITIONAL VEHICLES
  AEPOhioCars.com helps car buyers compare the total cost of owning and operating an electric vehicle with that of a traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicle

AEP Texas

• 5/1/2019
  AEP Texas files base rate review request reflecting investment needed to provide safe and reliable service to support growing Texas economy
  AUSTIN, Texas, May 1, 2019 - AEP Texas today filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to adjust the transmission and distribution rates charged to retail electric providers (REPs). The company filed its last base rate case in November 2006.
• 4/18/2019
  AEP Texas opens new Alice Service Center
  AEP Texas officially opened its new, state-of-the-art Service Center facility in Alice, Texas, on Wednesday, April 17. The new 40,377 square-foot facility is located on a 13.6-acre site at 411 S. Duval in Alice.

Appalachian Power

• 5/16/2019
  Appalachian Power to build "middle mile" for broadband access in proposed Virginia pilot program
  Appalachian Power will take part in a pilot program that could play a major role in bringing high-speed broadband to underserved parts of rural Virginia. Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation in Independence on Wednesday that will allow the company to seek authorization for the pilot program in Grayson County and delivery of new generation high-speed broadband technology for its residents and businesses.
• 5/9/2019
  American Red Cross receives $150,000 AEP Foundation grant
  The grant will be used to purchase a new emergency response vehicle for West Virginia.

Indiana Michigan Power

• 5/24/2019
  Indiana Michigan Power Center Falcon Chicks Receive Names, Tracking Bands
  Four falcon chicks nesting on the roof of Indiana Michigan Power Center (IMPC) were named and received identification bands Friday during an event hosted by Indiana Michigan Power (I&M).
• 5/23/2019
  I&M Storm Update: 4 p.m. 05-23-2019
  Indiana Michigan Power has restored service to 14,000 customers affected by this morning's thunderstorms. Crews are working to restore power to about 2,000 remaining customers by 11 p.m.

Kentucky Power

• 4/24/2019
  Kentucky Power to distribute free low-growth trees
  In celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, Kentucky Power is giving away thousands of low-growth tree saplings to customers on Saturday.
• 4/10/2019
  Kentucky Power's Live Line Demo team to visit Hillbilly Days
  Kentucky Power's Live Line Demo trailer will be among the exhibits on display at this week's Hillbilly Days, an annual fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals in Lexington, Kentucky, since 1977.

Southwestern Electric Power Company

• 5/1/2019
  Champion Home Builders receives $44k in incentives from SWEPCO for a Lighting Efficiency Project
  SHREVEPORT, La., May 1, 2019 - Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) presented Champion Home Builders with a $44,315.52 check for an energy saving light installation at its newest manufacturing facility in Leesville, Louisiana.
• 4/25/2019
  Earth Day Activities Set at SWEPCO's Eagle Watch Nature Trail
  Butterfly gardens, raptors and pollinators will be the focus of Earth Day activities from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27, at the Eagle Watch Nature Trail in Gentry, Ark.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

• 5/17/2019
  Innovative educators in Atoka enhance student learning with help from AEP grants.
  AEP Teacher Vision Grants from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are enabling four teachers in Atoka to improve student learning in the classroom.
• 5/16/2019
  PSO, AEP Foundation Partner with FFA to Provide STEM Grants
  Oklahoma FFA students will again have the opportunity to enhance their technical learning experience thanks to the continuation of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) After-School Grants program made possible through a partnership between the Oklahoma FFA Foundation and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (AEP).