ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 7, 1998 -- Details of AEP´s proposed Virginia Customer Choice Pilot Program are now available on the Internet at AEP´s web site, www.aep.com.

AEP´s proposed two-year plan would provide an opportunity for some AEP customers in Virginia to choose a new provider of electric generation, metering, meter data management and billing services.

AEP´s entire filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission appears as a distinct section on AEP´s home page on the Internet. The contents listed below are now available for viewing, downloading and printing.

On the AEP website are the news release issued when the plan was filed Nov. 2 and the following contents,

1) A four-page summary of the materials included in the filing, including a request for SCC approval

2) A 46-page explanation of the pilot program, plus exhibits

3) AEP´s 178-page pro forma open access transmission tariff, plus an attachment from the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)

4) Terms and conditions of service for pilot program participants

5) Pilot program tariff schedules for regulated distribution service

AEP´s plan is currently under SCC review. In fact, the SCC on Dec. 3 issued a procedural schedule. A hearing to consider AEP´s plan is set for June 22, 1999. No implementation date has been set at this time. The case number is PUE980814.

This case and SCC orders are available for reading at the SCC website -- http://www.state.va.us/scc.

Check www.aep.com for updates about the Virginia Customer Choice Pilot Program.