Below are the most recent news releases across our service territory.
AEP Ohio
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3/27/2020
GAHANNA, Ohio, March 27, 2020 – The AEP Ohio Fund of the Columbus Foundation will donate $180,000 in emergency funds to help address the hardships faced by customers and communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant is part of nearly $500,000 that the AEP Foundation awarded to help Ohioans affected by the pandemic.
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3/22/2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 22, 2020 - American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas K. Akins today issued the following statement of support for the actions taken by Governor Michael DeWine and his administration to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
AEP Texas
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3/10/2020
AEP Texas has learned that scam attempts are continuing to occur throughout its service territory. Unfortunately, some of these attempts have been successful. The latest attempts have occurred in the Alice, Falfurrias and parts of the Rio Grande Valley.
Persons claiming to be AEP Texas employees are contacting businesses and residents threatening to disconnect their electric service unless an immediate payment is made. AEP Texas is not making these calls. Don’t be a victim.
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2/26/2020
The AEP Foundation has provided a $50,000 grant to support the robotics program at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). The grant will help perpetually fund annual expenses related to the design, programming and ultimate build out of two award-winning engineering projects.
Appalachian Power
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3/23/2020
The American Electric Power Foundation is donating $288,000 to agencies providing COVID-19 relief efforts across Appalachian Power’s three-state service area. The gift is part of an overall $1.5 million coronavirus relief donation from the AEP Foundation.
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3/17/2020
Appalachian Power representatives and the utility's affiliate, AEP West Virginia Transmission Co., Inc., have canceled an open house scheduled for March 19 at Alum Creek Elementary School. In its place, company representatives invite landowners to a virtual open house at AppalachianPower.com/AlumCreek.
Indiana Michigan Power
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3/23/2020
Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Company, supports the actions taken by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and their administrations to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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3/20/2020
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation, on behalf of Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), will donate $240,000 in emergency funds to help our communities in Indiana and Michigan amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
Kentucky Power
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3/24/2020
The American Electric Power Foundation is donating $60,000 to agencies providing COVID-19 relief efforts in Kentucky Power’s service area. The gift is part of an overall $1.5 million coronavirus relief donation from the AEP Foundation.
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3/16/2020
Kentucky Power is postponing Power Up the Pantry in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The community event scheduled for April 3 will take place later this year. A new date has not been scheduled.
Southwestern Electric Power Company
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3/26/2020
Grant dollars will aid organizations in expanding Meals on Wheels programs, which provide home-delivered meals to homebound seniors.
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3/26/2020
The Meals on Wheels Ministry brings home-delivered meals to more than 2,500 homebound seniors in six counties.
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
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3/19/2020
On behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation, Public Service Company of Oklahoma is announcing today a $50,000 grant to the Tulsa Area COVID-19 Response Fund.
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3/3/2020
The FTC’s National Consumer Protection Week is underway and as a member of Utilities United Against Scams, PSO is joining this weeklong advocacy to educate customers on how they can guard against falling victim to imposter utility scams.