Below are the most recent news releases across our service territory.
AEP Ohio
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3/31/2020
In the wake of COVID-19, customers need to be prepared for an uptick in scam attempts. This is a particularly vulnerable time for many people including senior citizens, low-income residents and understaffed small businesses.
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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.
AEP Texas
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4/15/2020
The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation has awarded $144,500 in grants to non-profit organizations across the AEP Texas service territory to help aid response efforts associated with COVID-19.
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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.
Appalachian Power
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5/19/2020
The American Electric Power Foundation is donating nearly $70,000 to create free WiFi hotspots at multiple locations across Appalachian Power’s Virginia and West Virginia service area. The hotspots are being put in place especially so that students can easily access education materials and classroom assignments from their laptops, iPads or phones if they don’t have internet access at home.
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5/14/2020
Appalachian Power's request to implement a pilot program that will deliver broadband technology in rural Grayson County has received initial approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Indiana Michigan Power
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5/24/2020
Indiana Michigan Power experienced strong winds in the South Bend area last evening (5/23/20). The storms resulted in approximately 11,000 customers in the southern and western portions of the South Bend area being left without power.
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5/20/2020
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) on behalf of the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation is announcing more than a half million dollars in additional grants totaling more than $700,000 to help 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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5/19/2020
In late March, a technology innovation team at Southwestern Electric Power Company’s parent company, American Electric Power, began to produce transparent protective face shields using 3-D printers.
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5/19/2020
In late March, a technology innovation team at Southwestern Electric Power Company’s parent company, American Electric Power, began to produce transparent protective face shields using 3-D printers.
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
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5/21/2020
Public Service Company of Oklahoma is today announcing more than $70,000 in grants from the American Electric Power Foundation to help nonprofit agencies across Oklahoma address the basic needs of people struggling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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4/28/2020
On behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today is announcing a $2,500 grant to St. Jude’s Helping Center in McAlester to respond to increased needs related to the COVID-19 crisis.