News Releases

The solar, wind and energy storage projects outlined in the report to the Virginia State Corporation Commission address affordability, customer reliability, and economic benefits. 

Appalachian Power is seeking Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) review of its annual update to current rates for the Modified Rate Base Cost (MRBC) tracker. The MRBC is designed to provide timely cost recovery of incremental investments not recovered through current rates, and to decrease the size and frequency of base rate case filings.

Extremely cold temperatures across the region have created extraordinary demands on the power system. We are asking businesses and the public that have electric service to help by immediately reducing electricity use as much as possible without sacrificing safety.

Food bank donations totaling 50,000 will help the communities we serve when they need it most. 

Baker will be responsible for construction, engineering, maintenance and operations of the company's electric distribution system, which serves 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. 

Campbell County is the site of Appalachian Power’s latest solar project to go online in less than a year.  

A rise in the cost of fuel and purchased power will increase the rate Kingsport area customers pay for electricity starting Nov. 1. The company notified the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (TPUC) of the pending increase, which it attributed to a rise in the cost of coal, natural gas and purchased power.

American Electric Power has named Aaron Walker president and chief operating officer of Appalachian Power, effective today. Walker succeeds Chris Beam, who was appointed AEP’s executive vice president of Energy Services.

The company made the request due to the rising cost of coal, natural gas and purchased power.

Appalachian Power's Small Business Direct Install (SBDI) program helped the Roanoke Rescue Mission save more than 13,000 on new LED lamps throughout two of its facilities.