4/22/2008
APPALACHIAN POWER PLACES SMITH MOUNTAIN IN CONSERVATION EASEMENT
Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has announced it will place almost 5,000 acres of scenic Smith Mountain in Bedford and Pittsylvania counties of Virginia under a Conservation Easement.
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4/11/2008
PERMITS REQUIRED FOR LAKEFRONT VEGETATION REMOVAL AT SMITH MOUNTAIN
As warm weather and outdoor activities return to the Smith Mountain Project area, Appalachian Power reminds property owners and contractors that removal of many forms of vegetation along the shoreline requires prior approval from the company as outlined in the Shoreline Management Plan.The SMP requires property owners seeking to remove shoreline buffer vegetation having stalks with a thickness measuring 1/2 inch or greater to obtain a vegetation removal permit from Appalachian prior to plant removal for any purpose.
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4/1/2008
AEP UTILITY APPALACHIAN POWER ISSUES RFP FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) subsidiary Appalachian Power issued a request for proposals today seeking long-term purchases of up to approximately 100 megawatts of new renewable energy resources to be operational by the end of 2010.
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4/1/2008
APPALACHIAN SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON
$37 MILLION ELECTRIC RELIABILITY UPGRADE IN ROANOKE
ROANOKE, Va., April 1, 2008 – Appalachian Power today released additional information about a $37 million electric transmission upgrade in the Dixie Caverns and Poor Mountain areas and is seeking public input into the siting process for the new facilities. This project is one of three upgrades in the Roanoke Valley totaling more than $62 million that the company announced in early March.
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3/28/2008
APPALACHIAN POWER FILES LICENSE REQUEST FOR SMITH MOUNTAIN
Appalachian Power has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a new license to continue operation of the Smith Mountain Project hydroelectric facility located on the Roanoke River in Bedford, Campbell, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties of Virginia.
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3/12/2008
APPALACHIAN POWER REMINDS CUSTOMERS:
ASK FOR ID
Several incidents of impersonating employees of Appalachian Power were reported in Wyoming County yesterday, prompting the company to remind customers always to ask for identification before letting any stranger into their homes.
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3/10/2008
APPALACHIAN POWER SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON
$10 MILLION ELECTRIC RELIABILITY UPGRADE FOR ROANOKE
Appalachian Power is proposing construction of approximately two miles of a new 138 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and a new electric substation to meet growing demands for electricity in parts of the City of Roanoke and Roanoke County. The company is asking for public input into the siting process for the new facilities.
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3/7/2008
AEP RECEIVES APPROVAL TO BUILD IGCC PLANT FROM WV PSC
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) operating unit Appalachian Power has received authority from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (WV PSC) to build a 629-megawatt Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) electric generating plant in West Virginia.
The WV PSC granted Appalachian Power a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the plant, which would be located beside the company’s existing Mountaineer Plant near New Haven, W.Va. Appalachian Power filed for the certificate Jan. 12, 2006. The plant’s estimated cost is approximately $2.23 billion.
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3/6/2008
APPALACHIAN ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR $62 MILLION
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY UPGRADES FOR ROANOKE VALLEY
ROANOKE, Va., March 6, 2008 – Summer peak electric demands in 2007 that exceeded forecasts combined with steady increases in electric demand have exposed problems in the electric transmission system in the Roanoke Valley. In the coming weeks Appalachian Power will announce three electrical upgrades worth $62 million to the 138 kilovolt (kV) system aimed at preventing overloads and ensuring the Roanoke Valley’s infrastructure is in compliance with national electric reliability standards. The upgrades will involve construction of new transmission lines and a new substation.
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2/29/2008
APPALACHIAN POWER, WHEELING POWER FILE REQUEST FOR INCREASED RATES WITH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, both subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP), today filed with the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia seeking an annual increase in revenues of approximately $156 million, or about 17 percent, to be effective July 1, 2008. If approved as filed, bills for residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month would rise from $64.55 to $73.94, a $9.39 increase.
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2/22/2008
APPALACHIAN ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR $4.5 MILLION ELECTRIC RELIABILITY UPGRADE IN CAMPBELL COUNTY
Appalachian Power is proposing construction of a new $4.5 million 69 kilovolt (kV) electric substation to meet growing demands for electricity in northwestern Campbell County and southern Lynchburg. The project entails constructing the substation on a site largely screened from view and integrating it into the electric transmission system. The company will hold a public workshop on the project 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Flat Creek Baptist Church, 14368 Wards Road, Lynchburg, Va.
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2/10/2008
HIGH WINDS KNOCK OUT POWER TO 75,000 APPALACHIAN CUSTOMERS IN VIRGINIA; COMPANY WARNS ABOUT DOWNED POWER LINES
ROANOKE, Va., February 10, 2008 – More than 75,0000 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia lost electricity mid-day Sunday as high winds blew across the company’s service territory, knocking down trees and sending debris into power lines.
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1/22/2008
APPALACHIAN POWER FILES RENEWABLE GENERATION PLAN FOR VIRGINIA
Appalachian Power plans to meet a substantial percentage of its future generation needs with renewable generation sources, responding to policy and goals set forth in Virginia’s energy plan and statute.In a filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC)—the first made by a Virginia utility under the voluntary renewable portfolio standards (RPS) established by the Virginia General Assembly—Appalachian Power seeks approval of a plan to meet a 12 percent statutory goal for 2022 by increasing the generation of electricity supplied by renewable sources, including hydro and wind.
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1/17/2008
WEATHER PREDICTIONS EXTEND RESTRICTED SMITH MOUNTAIN OUTFLOWS
Appalachian Power has notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that it will maintain reduced outflow from the Leesville dam into the Staunton River because of predictions of continued low rainfall in the Smith Mountain Project watershed.
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12/5/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER IDENTIFIES CORRIDOR;
SUBMITS LAKE FOREST APPLICATION TO VIRGINIA SCC
Roanoke, Va., December 5, 2007 – Appalachian Power today submitted an application to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) seeking approval to construct an $8 million, 138 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and substation to serve customers in southern Botetourt, eastern Roanoke and western Bedford counties. Growing electric demands in this area are expected to tax the existing facilities to their capacity by summer 2008. The proposed project meets the need and improves electric reliability in the area.
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11/26/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER OFFERS
HOLIDAY LIGHTING INFORMATION AND SAFETY TIPS
Charleston, W.Va., November 26, 2007 – Increased emphasis on energy saving lighting, like compact fluorescent lightbulbs, and a heightened awareness of the cost of electricity may have some consumers wondering just how much it costs to decorate their homes with seasonal lights during the holidays.
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11/14/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER SEEKS DONATIONS;
CONTRIBUTES $105,000 TO NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR PROGRAM
Charleston, W.Va., November 14, 2007 – Appalachian Power is encouraging customers to contribute toward paying the electric heating bills for people in need, and the company is leading the effort by example. This year the company will contribute $105,000 toward the program.
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11/9/2007
LACK OF RAIN CANCELS ANNUAL CLAYTOR LAKE DRAWDOWN
Because of below-average rainfall and forecasts predicting continuing drought-like conditions, Appalachian Power has announced that it will not lower the water level of its Claytor Lake hydroelectric facility in Pulaski County this fall.
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10/4/2007
COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS SAVE MONEY AND ENERGY
Appalachian Power encourages customers to consider looking at light bulbs differently, and support the Energy Star Change a Light, Change the World campaign that starts this month. Switching out just one incandescent bulb to a high-efficiency compact fluorescent light bulb can save Appalachian customers about $6 a year.
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10/4/2007
CONTINUED DRY WEATHER FORCES FURTHER CUTBACK AT LEESVILLE
Weekend recreational flows to be reduced to one day
Because of the continued lack of adequate rainfall in the Smith Mountain Project watershed, Appalachian Power will again adjust its operations to reduce flow from the Leesville dam and reservoir into the Staunton River.
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9/4/2007
APPALACHIAN ADDS ‘KIDS KORNER’ TO WEB SITE
Just in time for school, Appalachian Power has added a great new educational resource to its web site. Kid’s Korner at AppalachianPower.com uses colorful animations, playful graphics, interactive games, puzzles, science experiments, house projects and online coloring books to explore everything from power generation sources, transmission and distribution, to electrical safety, energy efficiency and utility careers.
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8/30/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER EXTENDS WORK ON BUCK DAM
Appalachian Power has extended the length of time necessary for a lowered water level in the Buck Hydroelectric Project reservoir because of the delayed shipment of an essential repair part.
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8/15/2007
DRY WEATHER FORCES CUT BACK IN SMITH MOUNTAIN PROJECT OUTFLOW
Variance will allow recreational activities downstream on weekends
Appalachian Power has received a variance for the Smith Mountain Project minimum flow requirements to help slow the lowering of water levels in the Virginia hydroelectric project’s reservoirs.
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8/10/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS
SET THIRD SUMMER PEAK THIS WEEK
Charleston, W.Va., August 10, 2007 – For the third time this week Appalachian Power customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee used more electricity than they ever had before during the summertime.
At the hour ending 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Thursday, Appalachian Power customers’ demand for electricity unofficially topped 6,759 megawatts (MW).
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8/9/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS
SET SECOND SUMMER PEAK IN TWO DAYS
Charleston, W.Va., August 9, 2007 – After setting a new unofficial summer peak demand for electricity on Tuesday afternoon, Appalachian Power customers and AEP Appalachian Power customers in Kingsport, Tenn., topped that peak on Wednesday.
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8/8/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS SET NEW SUMMER PEAK
Charleston, W.Va., August 8, 2007 – Appalachian Power customers and AEP Appalachian Power customers in Kingsport, Tenn., set a new unofficial summer peak demand for electricity Tuesday.
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8/7/2007
APPALACHIAN’S SUMMER COOLING TIPS
INFORM PUBLIC ABOUT SUMMER ENERGY SAVINGS
High temperatures settling into Appalachian Power’s service territory this week are expected to increase electric consumption in the region as customers strive to stay cool. While the company expects to have sufficient capacity in the region to meet this increased electric demand, Appalachian encourages all of its customers to use electricity wisely.
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7/30/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER DETECTS, CORRECTS REFUND INTEREST ERROR
Appalachian Power discovered and corrected a programming error that understated the interest component of some customer rate refunds on bills mailed between July 23 and 27.
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7/23/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER APPLIES REFUNDS TO VIRGINIA ACCOUNTS
Customers will see credits on next bill; former customers will be sent checks
Rate refunds resulting from resolution of the company’s recent general rate increase have been credited to Virginia customer accounts by Appalachian Power. Customers will see credits applied to their current-month charges on bills that begin mailing late July 23. Former customers eligible to receive refunds will be mailed checks Aug. 6.
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7/16/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER FILES THREE APPLICATIONS WITH VIRGINIA SCC
Company requests rate adjustments for fuel costs, environmental projects and proposed clean-coal power plant
Appalachian Power filed three separate applications for consideration by the Virginia State Corporation Commission.One application seeks an adjustment of the company’s current fuel factor.Another seeks recovery of an additional $40 million in environmental and reliability (E&R) costs.The third application seeks a prudency determination of a proposed 629-megawatt clean-coal power plant.
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7/2/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER ACQUIRES NEW CUSTOMERS IN MCDOWELL COUNTY
Some 2,000-plus new customers have joined Appalachian Power from the communities of Elkhorn, Kimball, Iaeger and War. The new customers came from Elkhorn Public Service, Kimball Light & Water, United Light & Power and War Light & Power. The Public Service Commission of West Virginia directed Appalachian Power to acquire the electrical assets of those companies and begin serving customers on July 1.
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6/25/2007
W.VA. COMMISSION APPROVES APPALACHIAN, WHEELING POWER RATE SETTLEMENT
The Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia issued an order June 22 approving the joint stipulation and settlement agreement filed by Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power May 30. The Commission order grants the companies a combined annual increase in revenues of approximately $85.5 million, or 10 percent, effective July 1.
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6/18/2007
IGCC PLANT IN WEST VIRGINIA COULD BE ONLINE IN 2012
IF PLAN FILED BY AEP’S APPALACHIAN POWER GAINS APPROVALS
A proposed Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) clean-coal power plant in New Haven, W.Va., could be completed in mid-2012 at the earliest at a cost of approximately $2.23 billion if appropriate regulatory approvals are obtained in West Virginia and Virginia without delays, according to testimony filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) today by Appalachian Power, an operating subsidiary of American Electric Power
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6/13/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER IMPLEMENTS NEW VIRGINIA RATES
Beginning with bills processed June 14, Virginia customer accounts will be calculated according to new base rates authorized last month by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC). The new rates replace and are lower than interim rates implemented by law and with SCC approval in October 2006 as part of Appalachian’s original rate request.
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6/11/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER TO HOLD CUSTOMER MEETINGS FOR NEW CUSTOMERS IN MCDOWELL COUNTY
Appalachian Power has scheduled several customer information meetings in McDowell County for those new customers coming to the company from other electrical utilities. At the direction of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Appalachian Power will acquire the electrical assets of Elkhorn Public Service, Kimball Light & Water, United Light & Power and War Light & Power, and begin serving those customers on July 1, 2007.
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5/11/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER CONTRACTOR TO BEGIN SURVEY WORK IN PREPARATION FOR ACQUISITION OF ELECTRICAL FACILITIES
Beginning next week, customers of Elkhorn Public Service Co., Kimball Light & Water, United Light & Power, and War Light & Power may notice workers in the area gathering information about electrical facilities, according to officials at Appalachian Power. The activity is part of the work by Appalachian Power to acquire the electrical facilities of the McDowell County Musser companies.
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5/10/2007
APPALACHIAN LAUNCHES NEW WEB TOOL
AIMED AT INFORMING PUBLIC ABOUT POWER OUTAGES
Appalachian Power today added a new feature to its website that gives customers information about power outages when they occur.
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4/16/2007
DESPITE RESTORATION EFFORTS,
POWER OUTAGES DOUBLE;
COMPANY WARNS ABOUT DOWNED POWER LINES
ROANOKE, Va., April 16, 2007 – Nearly 50,0000 Appalachian Power Virginia customers lost electricity by mid-day as high winds blew across the company’s service territory, knocking down trees and sending debris into power lines. Company officials predict that some customers could be without power until Friday.
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4/13/2007
FLOW FROM LEESVILLE DAM WILL BE MODIFIED;
ASSISTS IN STRIPED BASS SPAWNING DOWNSTREAM
Appalachian Power will modify its normal release of water from the Smith Mountain Project Leesville dam into Sunday, April 15 designed to enhance striped bass spawning downstream in the Roanoke River.
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4/13/2007
CLAYTOR DAM FLOW TO BE MODIFIED;
ASSISTS DOWNSTREAM RECREATION ACTIVITIES
Appalachian Power will modify its release of water from Claytor Lake Sunday, April 15 and begin a levelized “run of river” operation to accommodate activities downstream from the dam on New River.
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3/23/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER COMBATS THEFT WITH DECEPTION
Appalachian Power is using a product that looks just like pure copper grounding material, but isn’t, in a move designed to reduce or eliminate theft of copper from the company´s electrical facilities.
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3/15/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPLETES
$6 MILLION SUBSTATION IN HENRYCOUNTY
Martinsville, Va., March 15, 2007 – Appalachian Power’s Patriot Centre Station is buzzing with flowing electricity, thus completing the company’s $6 million electrical upgrade in Henry County.
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3/1/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER, WHEELING POWER FILE REQUEST
FOR INCREASED RATES WITH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, both subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP), today filed with the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia seeking an annual increase in revenues of approximately $100.5 million, or about 12 percent, to be effective July 1, 2007. If approved as filed, bills for residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month would rise from $58.87 to $65.24, a $6.37 increase.
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2/16/2007
SHORELINE PLAN CONSTRUCTION BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT WHILE FERC CONSIDERS MODIFICATION
Appalachian Power has filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to amend the existing license for the Smith Mountain Project to ease in-water construction restrictions. However, Appalachian reminds property owners and contractors that the current ban on in-water construction activities beginning every year on February 15 remains in effect for 2007 until a FERC order to the contrary is issued.
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2/6/2007
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS SET NEW ALL-TIME PEAK
Appalachian Power customers and AEP Appalachian Power customers in Kingsport, Tenn., set an unofficial all-time peak demand of 8,050 megawatts (MW) at 8 a.m. today. Temperatures in the teens and single digits across much of the company’s service area helped push electricity consumption past the previous record of 7,386 MW, set yesterday evening at 8 p.m., and marked the fourth all-time peak set in the last eight days.
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1/9/2007
SIMMS NAMED TO LEAD AEP HYDRO GENERATION OPERATIONS
Frank Simms, who has been directing the process for the federal relicensing of the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project, has been named to head up operations of all hydroelectric facilities for American Electric Power (AEP), the parent company of Appalachian Power.
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11/15/2006
CLAYTOR LAKE LEVEL TO BE LOWERED FOR MAINTENANCE
Appalachian Power announced that the water level of its Claytor Lake hydroelectric facility in Pulaski County will be lowered about five feet for cleanup and shoreline maintenance beginning Monday, Nov. 20. The lake will begin refilling to its normal level in about three weeks.
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11/15/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER VOLUNTEERS TO READ, DONATE BOOKS TO 268 WEST VIRGINIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ON READ TO ME DAY
AEP and Appalachian Power employees will read aloud to students at 268 elementary schools Thursday, November 16, in observance of West Virginia’s statewide Read to Me Day. On that day, a volunteer corps of 170 employees will read aloud to more than 13,000 students, and will donate 536 books to school libraries.
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11/9/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER SEEKS FUEL INCREASE IN VIRGINIA
Appalachian Power has made a filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) seeking approval for an increase to the fuel component of its customers’ bills.The proposal will result in an increase in the company’s annual Virginia revenue of approximately $38.7 million, or 4.0 percent.
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11/7/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER SPONSORS LOCAL TEACHER AT CLIMATE STUDIES PROGRAM IN COLORADO
Clare McCarty, a science teacher at St. Joseph Central Catholic High School in Huntington, recently attended the CSI: Climate Status Investigations Institute at the Keystone Center in Keystone, Colo. McCarty participated in the session Oct. 5-9 through a grant from Appalachian Power, a unit of American Electric Power.
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10/31/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER SEEKS DONATIONS;
CONTRIBUTES $105,000 TO NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR PROGRAM
Charleston, W.Va., October 31, 2006 – Appalachian Power is encouraging customers to contribute toward paying the electric heating bills for people in need, and the company is leading the effort by example. This year the company will contribute $105,000 toward the program.
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10/31/2006
LOUIE THE LIGHTNING BUG BUZZES INTO THE AREA
WITH LIVE ELECTRICAL SAFETY MESSAGE
CHARLESTON, W.Va., October 31, 2006 – Appalachian Power, a unit of American Electric Power, is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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10/31/2006
WINTER HOURS ANNOUNCED FOR SMITH MOUNTAIN VISITORS’ CENTER
ROANOKE, Va., October 31, 2006 – Appalachian Power announces a change in hours of operation for its Smith Mountain Visitors’ Center. October 29 through March 26 the Visitors’ Center will be open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The facility’s hours of operation typically increase in the spring and summer.
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10/20/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER OFFERS REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON VANDALS, THIEVES
Appalachian Power today announced a reward of up to $2,500 for information that results in the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in vandalizing or stealing from the company’s electrical facilities.
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10/16/2006
SECTION OF ROUTE 62 TO CLOSE NEAR MOUNTAINEER PLANT OCT. 29
W. Va. Route 62 will close Oct. 29 from New Haven to the Philip Sporn Plant while workers install conveyors across the road at Appalachian Power´s Mountaineer Plant. Traffic will be detoured via county roads 9 and 3 for about 12 hours beginning at dawn. Detour signs will be posted.
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10/6/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER ANNOUNCES REWARD PROGRAM;
PARTNERS WITH CRIME STOPPERS TO STOP THEFT
Appalachian Power recently implemented two new tools to help find and prosecute thieves who raid the company’s electrical facilities and put lives in jeopardy in pursuit of scrap metal.
In September the company implemented a reward program across Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee, and in southern West Virginia Appalachian is partnering with Crime Stoppers, a regional tip line where callers can provide anonymous information about crimes. The Crime Stoppers telephone number is (304) 255-STOP (or 7867).
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10/2/2006
AEP FILES ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS
FOR CLEAN-COAL POWER PLANTS IN OHIO, WEST VIRGINIA
Construction preparation ongoing while AEP awaits regulatory approvals for cost recovery
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), in an effort to continue moving its generation plans forward, today filed state environmental permit applications for clean-coal power plants in Ohio and West Virginia.
Separate applications were filed with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, or IGCC, plants the company plans to build in Meigs County, Ohio, and Mason County, W.Va.
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9/29/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER TO IMPLEMENT NEW INTERIM RATES;
SEEKS FIRST BASE RATE INCREASE IN MORE THAN A DOZEN YEARS
Appalachian Power will implement an interim increase in Virginia retail customer base rates beginning October 2.
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9/26/2006
LOUIE THE LIGHTNING BUG BUZZES INTO THE AREA
WITH LIVE ELECTRICAL SAFETY MESSAGE
CHARLESTON, W.Va., September 26, 2006 – Appalachian Power, a unit of American Electric Power, is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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9/14/2006
NEW STACK RISING AT AMOS PLANT AS PART OF SCRUBBER PROJECT
A new stack is growing skyward at Appalachian Power’s John E. Amos Plant at a rate of more than 100 feet per week. When complete, the stack will stand 900 feet high.
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9/7/2006
APPALCHIAN POWER INTRODUCES HOME ENERGY CALCULATORS TO HELP CUSTOMERS LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS
With energy use on the rise, Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) operating unit, has introduced new, web-based home energy calculators to help customers determine how to save money on their electricity bills. The calculators determine the costs of heating and cooling a home and of operating common appliances, electronic devices and lighting, enabling customers to make informed choices to help reduce the amount of electricity they use in their homes, according to Dana Waldo, Appalachian Power president and COO.
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8/3/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS SET SUMMER PEAK SECOND DAY IN A ROW
After setting a new summer peak on Tuesday, Appalachian Power customers topped that peak in electricity usage Wednesday at 4 p.m. EST. The customer demand Wednesday for electricity was 6,401 megawatts (MW), up from the prior summer peak of 6,292 MW established the day before.
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8/2/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS SET NEW SUMMER PEAK – AGAIN
Appalachian Power customers set a new unofficial summer peak demand for electricity Tuesday (August 1) at 4:00 p.m. The customer demand Tuesday for electricity was 6,292 megawatts (MW), up from the prior summer peak of 6,285 MW established just last month on Wednesday, July 19.
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7/28/2006
W.VA. COMMISSION APPROVES APPALACHIAN,
WHEELING POWER RATE CASE SETTLEMENT
The Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia yesterday approved without change the settlement previously filed in Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power’s general rate case. The Commission order grants the companies a combined annual increase in revenues of approximately $44 million or 5.5 percent, effective July 28.
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7/24/2006
FLOW FROM LEESVILLE DAM WILL INCREASE TEMPORARILY SUNDAY JULY 30;
FISHING AREA WILL BE CLOSED TO PUBLIC
Appalachian Power will increase the release of water from its Leesville dam into the Roanoke River for a three-hour period Sunday, July 30.
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7/20/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER DEDICATES MEGA BATTERY;
NEW TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES EXTRA POWER, RELIABILITY
CHARLESTON, W.Va., July 20, 2006 – At a commissioning ceremony in Charleston today, Appalachian Power dedicated a new 1.2-megawatt battery that is the first megawatt-class sodium sulfur (NAS) battery to be used in North America. This advanced energy storage technology will help ensure that customers in and around Charleston have a reliable supply of electricity this summer and in the future, and will allow Appalachian Power to defer an otherwise larger upgrade to help keep overall costs low.
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7/19/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS SET NEW SUMMER PEAK
Charleston, W.Va., July 19, 2006 – Appalachian Power customers set a new unofficial summer peak demand for electricity Monday, then topped that peak on Tuesday. Monday customer demand for electricity was 6,259 megawatts (MW), up from the prior summer peak of 5,953 MW established July 26, 2005. The new summer peak set Tuesday, July 18, in the hour ending at 4 p.m. was 6,280 MW.
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7/6/2006
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THEFT INCREASING;
THIEVES PUTTING SAFETY AND RELIABILITY AT RISK
CHARLESTON, W.Va., July 6, 2006 – With the rising price of scrap metal, Appalachian Power officials say they are seeing an increase in the theft of electrical equipment, especially aluminum and copper conductor.
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5/26/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER FESTIVAL RUN SET FOR JUNE 3
Hundreds of runners will line the streets June 3 at the annual Appalachian Power Festival Run in Roanoke.
“For more than a decade, people have associated Appalachian Power with the Festival Run,” said Terry Hall, external affairs manager. “While we know more about making and delivering electricity than running, we do know a lot about community involvement and the run is another way we give back to our community.”
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5/22/2006
AEP Signs Five New Power Supply Contracts with Municipal and Cooperative Utilities in Virginia and West Virginia
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and its Appalachian Power operating unit have signed five multi-year wholesale power supply agreements with municipal and cooperative utilities in Virginia and West Virginia with a combined peak load of approximately 230 megawatts (MW).
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5/18/2006
Foundation to be Poured for New Unit 3 Stack at John E. Amos Plant
Over a 22-hour period beginning this afternoon, workers will pour and finish 4,300 cubic yards of concrete to form a new stack foundation for the John E. Amos Plant’s 1,300-megawatt Unit 3. The work is a major initial step toward completion of a more than $1 billion project to add flue gas desulfurization units, or scrubbers, to all three Amos Plant generating units.
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5/9/2006
REPAIRS TO BE MADE AT BYLLESBY DAM SITE;
RESERVOIR LEVEL TO BE DOWN THROUGH MID-OCTOBER
Appalachian Power will lower the normal level of water in the reservoir at the Byllesby Hydro Plant on New River in Carroll County, Va., beginning May 21, 2006.The reservoir is expected to be returned to its normal level by October 15.
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5/8/2006
AEP DEDICATES WYOMING-JACKSONS FERRY LINE
Project Nears Completion 16 Years After Announced
American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) dedicated its $306 million Wyoming-Jacksons Ferry 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission project, the largest electric transmission infrastructure project currently underway in the United States, today at a ceremony attended by federal and state officials and other dignitaries. The new transmission line helps ensure an adequate supply of electricity can reach this region to meet growing energy demands. The line also enhances the overall reliability of the transmission grid.
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5/4/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER MAKES RATE FILING IN VIRGINIA: SEEKS FIRST BASE RATE INCREASE SINCE 1993
Appalachian Power filed a request May 4 with the Virginia State Corporation Commission seeking approval for an increase of $198.5 million in customer rates.
The new rates will increase revenues in Virginia approximately 25 percent.
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4/25/2006
Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power Reach Settlement Agreement in West Virginia Rate Case
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, together with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSCWV) Staff, the PSCWV Consumer Advocate Division and other intervening parties, today filed a settlement agreement in the companies’ rate case seeking the Commission’s approval.
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4/21/2006
FERC CHANGE TO SHORELINE PLAN INCLUDES SOME RESTRICTIONS;
SEASONAL PILE DRIVING WILL REQUIRE INSPECTIONS FIRST
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order approving Appalachian Power’s request for an amendment to part of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) for its Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project in southwestern Virginia.
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4/12/2006
CLAYTOR DAM FLOW WILL BE LEVELIZED;
ASSISTS DOWNSTREAM RECREATION ACTIVITIES
Appalachian Power will modify its normal release of water from Claytor Lake beginning Saturday, April 15. The Claytor hydroelectric generation plant will begin a levelized “run of river” operation.
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3/31/2006
American Electric Power to Use Helicopters to Maintain Some Power Line Rights of Way
Beginning on or about June 1, American Electric Power will maintain the rights of way for some power lines in West Virginia by applying herbicides by helicopter.
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2/24/2006
Large Transformer on Last Leg of Journey to Amos Plant
A large transformer destined for Appalachian Power’s John E. Amos Plant will pass through Huntington on Sunday, Feb. 26. The 160-ton piece of equipment will make its way through the city beginning around 9:00 a.m. on a dual-lane trailer that is 20-feet wide and 150-feet long.
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1/12/2006
APPALACHIAN POWER FILES APPLICATION
TO BUILD IGCC POWER PLANT IN WEST VIRGINIA
Appalachian Power yesterday filed an application with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia seeking authority to construct a 600-megawatt Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) electric generating unit in West Virginia. The proposed power plant would be located next to the company’s Mountaineer Plant near New Haven in Mason County.
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12/13/2005
Appalachian Power Set to Energize New Transmission Line Near Beckley
A new transmission line that will improve reliability in the Beckley area has been completed and is set to go into service tomorrow. The Appalachian Power line stretches through 7.2 miles of Raleigh County near Daniels.
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12/5/2005
Appalachian Power expands inspection program areas in West Virginia
Following nearly a year of successful operation in 13 West Virginia counties, Appalachian Power is expanding its electrical inspection program to cover more of its West Virginia service area.
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10/28/2005
APPALACHIAN POWER SEEKS DONATIONS
TO NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR PROGRAM
Charleston, W.Va., October 28, 2005 – A program to help pay the winter electric bills for customers least able to pay them is again underway by Appalachian Power.
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10/14/2005
TOWER CONSTRUCTION NEARLY COMPLETE
FOR APPALACHIAN POWER’S 765 kV PROJECT
Within the next two weeks all of the towers for Appalachian Power’s 765 kV project will be erected and the construction phase of the nation’s largest power line project essentially becomes a wire-pulling operation.
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9/2/2005
APPALACHIAN POWER AND WHEELING POWER GIVE
NOTICE OF CUSTOMER CLASS IMPACT
OF AUGUST 26TH RATE FILING
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, both subsidiaries of American Electric Power, today distributed to newspapers in their service areas in West Virginia a public notice about the rate increases which they jointly filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia a week ago, on August 26, 2005, for publication as a Class II legal advertisement.
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8/26/2005
Appalachian Power Seeks Increase to Cover Fuel Costs, Environmental Expenditures
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, both subsidiaries of American Electric Power, today jointly filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia for a $183 million revenue increase. The overall 23 percent increase will affect all the company’s customers in West Virginia.
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8/11/2005
APPALACHIAN POWER REVISITS PROPOSED WESTLAKE STATION SITE,WITHDRAWS FRANKLIN COUNTY REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT
A request for a special use permit to build an Appalachian Power substation in Franklin County is being withdrawn after the planning commission rejected the initial proposal. The company is working on an alternative station site that addresses public concerns. The $28 million Westlake Project reinforces the electrical system in one of the fastest growing areas of the company.
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7/26/2005
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS SET NEW SUMMER PEAK
Appalachian Power customers set an unofficial summer peak demand of 5,910 megawatts (MW) at 4 p.m. yesterday as sweltering temperatures approached 100 degrees Fahrenheit across the region. The new demand tops the prior summer peak of 5,703 MW set August 5, 2002.
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7/1/2005
APPALACHIAN POWER SEEKS RECOVERY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL AND RELIABILITY COSTS IN VIRGINIA
Appalachian Power made a filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission seeking approval for the recovery of $62.1 million in new environmental and reliability costs. The filing is the first under a new Virginia statute that extended capped rates and the implementation of market pricing until 2011 under the Electric Utility Restructuring Act.
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5/26/2005
RUNNERS READY FOR ROANOKE’S PREMIER ROAD RACE
5K and 10K APPALACHIAN POWER FESTIVAL RUN SET FOR JUNE 4
The starter’s gun fires June 4, at 8 a.m. on the region’s premiere running event – the Appalachian Power Festival Run.
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4/19/2005
CHINOOK HELICOPTER TO FLY TOWER STEEL
FOR APPALACHIAN POWER´S 765 kV PROJECT
Bluefield, W.Va., April 19, 2005 – The heavy lifting phase of building the nation’s largest transmission line gets underway this week when Appalachian Power begins flying transmission towers from staging yards to tower sites in southern West Virginia utilizing a heavy-lift helicopter.
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3/10/2005
Stewart Named Community Affairs Manager for Appalachian Power
Appalachian Power has named Steven G. Stewart as community affairs manager for the company. Stewart will be based in Huntington and will serve Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne, Mingo, Logan and Mason counties.
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3/10/2005
AUTOMATED METERS INSTALLED IN GATE CITY, VA
Approximately 12,000 Appalachian Power customers in the Gate City area will get new electrical meters installed over the next several weeks as the company increases the use of automated meter reading equipment.
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3/2/2005
Louie the Lightning Bug Buzzes into Area with Live Electrical Safety Message
Appalachian Power, a unit of American Electric Power, is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring theater show that actively engages local school children in learning. Lights On for Louie is Appalachian’s fast-paced, action-packed live learning program that involves kids in the subject matter, presents lessons in a way that kids enjoy and helps children remember what they learned about electrical safety long after the show is over.
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2/22/2005
AEP Appalachian Power to Assist Higher Education Center with Energy Technologies
AEP-Appalachian Power today signed a letter of understanding with the Beckley Higher Education Center to provide advice and assistance with energy technologies for the facility.
The Higher Education Center, located east of Beckley along Interstate 64, will serve as a common location for seven institutions of higher learning to offer classes. In addition to providing the various schools a location for their course offerings, the Center will be a showplace for advanced building design and energy utilization.
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1/25/2005
APPALACHIAN POWER ANNOUNCES
VIRGINIA CUSTOMER SERVICES AND MARKETING LEADERS
ROANOKE, Va., January 03, 2005 – Appalachian Power recently named two Appalachian Power veterans to key positions in the company’s marketing and customer services operations in Virginia. David Nance has been named manager, customer services and marketing – Virginia, and Bill Valley has been named manager, meter revenue operations – Virginia.
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1/24/2005
APPALACHIAN POWER TO INSTALL
AUTOMATED METER READING EQUIPMENT IN ROANOKE
ROANOKE, Va., January 24, 2005 – Approximately 50,000 Appalachian Power customers in the Roanoke Valley will get new electrical meters installed over the next several months as the company increases the use of automated meter reading equipment. Radio frequency (RF) meters allow the company to remotely read meters using either a handheld or mobile unit, usually without even having to walk on a customer’s property.
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12/21/2004
APPALACHIAN POWER CUSTOMERS
SET NEW ALL-TIME PEAK
Appalachian Power customers and AEP customers in Kingsport, Tenn., set an unofficial all-time peak demand of 7,100 megawatts (MW) at 8 a.m. yesterday as chilling single-digit temperatures covered the region. The new demand tops the prior record of 6,908 MW set February 5, 1996.
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10/29/2004
APPALACHIAN POWER SEEKS VIRGINIA FUEL FACTOR ADJUSTMENT
Appalachian Power filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to increase the fuel factor component of its customers’ bills. The company is seeking to raise its fuel factor from the current level of 1.300 cents per kilowatt hour (KWH) to 1.420 cents per KWH.
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10/20/2004
WINTER HOURS ANNOUNCED FOR
FOR SMITH MOUNTAIN VISITORS’ CENTER
Appalachian Power announces a change in hours of operation for its Smith Mountain Visitors’ Center. October 26 through April 2 the Visitors’ Center will be open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The facility’s hours of operation typically increase in the spring and summer.
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10/19/2004
APPALACHIAN POWER LOWERS
CLAYTOR LAKE LEVELS FOR ANNUAL CLEANUP
Appalachian Power will temporarily lower the water level at Claytor Lake in early November to provide the public and shoreline residents an opportunity for shoreline cleanup and maintenance.
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10/4/2004
Appalachian Power Names Three to Management Positions
Appalachian Power has named several people to key management positions at its headquarters location in Charleston.
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10/1/2004
AEP’S EASTERN GRID INTEGRATED
INTO PJM INTERCONNECTION RTO
PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization (RTO) based in Valley Forge, Pa., assumed functional control of American Electric Power’s (NYSE: AEP) eastern transmission grid of nearly 22,300 transmission miles at midnight. AEP will continue to own its transmission system.
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10/1/2004
AEP INKS POWER SUPPLY DEALS WITH COOPERATIVE, MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has signed wholesale power supply agreements with nine electric cooperatives and municipal utilities in Virginia. The nine separate agreements total 637 megawatts of load for AEP. In each case, AEP was selected through a competitive bid process. Pricing details are not being announced for competitive reasons.
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8/17/2004
Appalachian Power provides assistance
to areas hit by Hurricane Charley
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8/10/2004
AEP pursues waterfront land donation
to Smith Mountain Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
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7/20/2004
AEP answers questions
about relicensing Smith Mountain Project
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5/26/2004
AEP reorganizes into regional utility divisions; Dana Waldo named president and COO of Appalachian Power
American Electric Power is reorganizing its distribution and customer service operations into seven regional utility divisions, placing operational authority in the hands of division presidents and their support staffs. Appalachian Power, led by president and chief operating officer Dana Waldo, will serve approximately 975,000 AEP customers in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee, except those in the Wheeling, W.Va., area. Appalachian Power will have headquarters in Charleston, W.Va., with external affairs and regulatory services offices in Charleston and Richmond, Va.
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4/5/2004
AEP ANNOUNCES EXTENDED HOURS
FOR SMITH MOUNTAIN VISITORS’ CENTER
Hours at Smith Mountain visitor announced for summer
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