News Releases

Appalachian Power (APCo) wants boaters, kayakers, tubers and other recreational users downstream of Claytor and Leesville dams to know water levels on the New and Roanoke rivers could rise rapidly starting on Sunday, June 22, and fluctuate through the week.

As the summer storm season approaches, Appalachian Power Company (APCo) is committed to ensuring the safety of its customers, launching a new video series focused on storm safety. These videos provide essential information on how to prepare for, respond to and recover from severe weather events.

Innovative technology and preventative tree maintenance helped reduce the number of customer outages after severe weather tore through most of Appalachian Power’s service area in mid-May.

This week, Appalachian Power took several steps toward achieving a carbon-free power generation future in Virginia. APCo submitted a petition to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for permission to take additional steps for the early development of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in the service territory, as well as two updates detailing APCo's efforts to develop renewable energy resources under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) and comply with state and federal environmental laws and regulations.

Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, submitted its annual Expanded Net Energy Cost (ENEC) filing today to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC). The filing requests $71.6 million to pay for fuel used to supply energy to our customers at cost. If this amount is included in the pending securitization filing with the PSC and approved, the need for an ENEC increase will be significantly reduced, if not eliminated.

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power filed an application today with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) to securitize certain assets to reduce the impact of the companies’ pending $250.5 million base case revenue increase.

American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) is providing relief to Appalachian communities impacted by historic flooding in mid-February. To help those affected recover and rebuild, the AEP Foundation, the Appalachian Power Foundation and the Kentucky Power Foundation have contributed $150,000 toward relief efforts in Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia. 

Appalachian Power is committed to investing in the communities it serves, and that commitment is taking a significant step forward with an upcoming career fair focused on providing high-quality, remote job opportunities.

Appalachian Power received the Edison Electric Institute Emergency Response Award for its Hurricane Helene response. Presented to EEI member companies twice a year, the award recognizes recovery and assistance efforts of electric companies following service disruptions caused by extreme weather or other natural events.

Appalachian Power wants recreational users downstream of Claytor and Leesville dams to know that water levels on the New and Roanoke rivers could rise rapidly starting Tuesday, Jan. 14, and continue to fluctuate throughout the week and possibly into early next week.