AEP News & Information

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

AEP Ohio

• 2/27/2019
  STORM AND OUTAGE UPDATE: WINTER STORM QUIANA - 2 P.M.
  About 800 AEP Ohio customers remain without power in the hard hit areas of Steubenville, Canton and New Philadelphia after Sunday's windstorm took down trees, power lines and almost 150 poles across the company's service territory.
• 2/26/2019
  STORM AND OUTAGE UPDATE: WINTER STORM QUIANA - 2 P.M.
  As of 2 p.m., 5,600 customers remained without power. A majority of customers are expected to have power by end of day. Note that the restoration times for Lima, McConnelsville and Lancaster have been delayed due to the extensive damage in these areas.

AEP Texas

• 3/13/2019
  AEP Texas files application to securitize distribution-related costs associated with Hurricane Harvey and other storms
  CORPUS CHRISTI, TX., March 13, 2018 - AEP Texas on March 8 submitted an application to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) seeking approval to securitize $229 million in distribution-related costs associated with restoration of service following Hurricane Harvey and earlier weather-related events.
• 2/25/2019
  AEP Texas dedicates new Corpus Christi Service Center Monday
  AEP Texas officially dedicated its new, state-of-the-art Service Center facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Monday, February 25. The new 95,000 square-foot facility is located on a 22-acre site in Corpus Christi.

Appalachian Power

• 3/7/2019
  Appalachian Power to move transformers over Smyth County, Va. roads in March
  Appalachian Power will move four large electric transformers from a rail siding near Chilhowie, around Saltville, and to Broadford on consecutive weekends beginning Saturday, March 9. The transformers-each roughly the size of a large truck-will be installed later at the two Broadford substations which are being upgraded to provide reliable and robust power to southern Virginia.
  
• 2/28/2019
  Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power introduce new rates resulting from PSC order
  Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, will implement new rates for customers as a result of an order from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. The 3 percent increase approved yesterday is effective March 6 and is the first change in the company's "base rates" since 2015.

Indiana Michigan Power

• 3/19/2019
  Indiana Michigan Power to Raise Reservoir Level at Elkhart Hydroelectric Plant
  Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will start its annual raising of the water level upstream of the Elkhart Hydroelectric Plant on Monday, March 25.
• 3/13/2019
  I&M's Energy Efficiency Program Helps Upgrade Lighting in Benton Harbor High School
  Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) partnered with Benton Harbor Area Schools to efficiently brighten busy areas of the school building for students.

Kentucky Power

• 3/11/2019
  Eastern Kentucky businesses partner to Power Up the Pantry
  Ten businesses, community colleges and local governments are collaborating to Power Up the Pantry and replenish depleted area food pantries. Dual daylong events are planned for April 5 in Hazard and in Prestonsburg from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• 3/1/2019
  Kentucky Power mobile app makes reporting outages easier
  Kentucky Power's mobile app makes reporting outages like those experienced in the recent windstorms easier. Customers can now report an outage by scanning the bar code on their meters with their phone's camera once the free app is downloaded.

Southwestern Electric Power Company

• 3/19/2019
  14 Safety Tips for DIYers and Others Heading Outdoors This Spring
  Spring often ushers in an eagerness to head outside for DIY projects and fun activities. SWEPCO reminds customers to take caution when working or playing outside near power lines.
• 3/8/2019
  Beware: Scammers Targeting SWEPCO Customers
  If someone contacts you with threats to disconnect electric service unless you make immediate payment - typically using a prepaid card or another non-traceable form of payment - be alert that you are likely the target of a scam.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma

• 3/14/2019
  Approval of PSO Settlement Will Allow New Safety and Reliability Investments
  A settlement reached in Public Service Company of Oklahoma's (PSO) rate review was approved today by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC).
• 2/20/2019
  PSO Announces $250,000 AEP Foundation Grant to Stafford Air & Space Museum
  Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today announced a $250,000 grant from the American Electric Power Foundation to help Weatherford's Stafford Air & Space Museum reach its Legacy Campaign goal.