AEP News & Information

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

AEP Ohio

• 10/11/2019
  AEP OHIO AWARDS CHILLICOTHE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT $38,531 FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY EFFORTS
  GAHANNA, Ohio, October 11, 2019 - AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, presented the Chillicothe City School District with an incentive check for $38,531 on Monday, September 23 in recognition of the district's commitment to energy efficiency.
• 10/11/2019
  AEP OHIO AWARDS WODA COOPER COMPANIES MORE THAN $22,000 FOR COMMITMENT TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
  GAHANNA, Ohio, October 11, 2019 - AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, presented affordable housing developer Woda Cooper Companies with an incentive check for more than $22,000 through its EfficiencyCrafted Homes program.

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

• 10/14/2019
  AEP Foundation's generous gift for Power and Energy Center at Virginia Tech
  American Electric Power Foundation provided a $100,000 grant to the Power and Energy Center at The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech.
• 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.
  

Indiana Michigan Power

• 10/11/2019
  I&M Announces Proposed Routes for Hartford City Area Project
  Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) today proposed routes for two sections of electric transmission lines in east-central Indiana as part of the Hartford City Area Improvements Project.
• 10/10/2019
  Indiana Michigan Power Employees to Visit Local Schools
  With local schools in the heart of the school year, Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is collaborating with the National Theatre for Children (NTC) to help educate students in Indiana and Michigan about electricity.

Kentucky Power

• 10/1/2019
  Kentucky Power employees don pink hard hats to raise breast cancer awareness
  hen Kentucky Power field employees head out into the community on Tuesday, they will have a new piece of equipment. Across the company, employees have traded their traditional white hard hats for pink ones for October in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The hats allow employees to show support for the men and women in their lives who have been affected by breast cancer.
• 9/27/2019
  Ky Power presents final installment of $815,000 AEP Foundation grant to ACTC
  Kentucky Power on Friday delivered the fifth and final 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.

Southwestern Electric Power Company

• 10/14/2019
  TCI Texarkana Inc. receives nearly $100k in SWEPCO incentives for Lighting Upgrades
  Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) presented Texarkana Aluminum with a $94,987.74 incentive check for an energy efficient lighting project at its aluminum mill in Texarkana, Texas.
• 10/3/2019
  Gov. Edwards unveils plans for fast-charging EV technology in Shreveport
  Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced the Shreveport Area Transit System's (SporTran) purchase of a fast-charger for its electric bus fleet with a state grant and $150,000 in matching funds from Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO).

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

• 10/10/2019
  PSO, Port Authority Agree to Land Deal Aimed at Energizing Economic Development
  More than 2,000 acres in Inola may soon become one of the state's premier economic development sites following the ownership transfer of Public Service Company of Oklahoma's (PSO) River-Rail Site.
• 9/25/2019
  PSO Names Terry McGee Plant Manager for Northeastern Station Units 1&2
  
  Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has named Terry McGee as the new Plant Manager at Northeastern Station Units 1&2 in Oologah.