News Releases

8/4/2020 West Virginia WIN Workforce Project seeks input
The Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University has partnered with Appalachian Power to conduct a workforce assessment and skills analysis for a 23-county region in West Virginia.
7/28/2020 Appalachian Power awards more than $13,000 in Teacher Vision Grants
Appalachian Power awarded the grants to educators in Virginia and West Virginia to enrich their classrooms.The AEP Teacher Vision Grant program provides aid ranging from $100 to $500 to classroom teachers.
7/23/2020 Appalachian Power provides funding for local economic development organizations in response to COVID-19
Appalachian Power is donating $50,000 to local and regional economic development organizations across its three-state service area to assist with expenses during the pandemic.
7/9/2020 7/9/2020 AEP Foundation funds non-profit face coverings
The foundation is donating $120,000 to United Way organizations for facemasks. This is the third group of pandemic-related grants to the area from the AEP Foundation, with funding totaling more than $480,000.
6/26/2020 Appalachian Power issues request for solar projects to be built in West Virginia
Appalachian Power has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 50 megawatts of solar energy resources in West Virginia.
6/23/2020 6/23/2020 Appalachian Power plans transmission line improvements in central West Virginia
Appalachian Power plans to upgrade approximately 15 miles of transmission line in Kanawha County, Putnam County and the city of Nitro. Company representatives are inviting landowners to a virtual open house to provide feedback on proposed route options. Construction is expected to start in fall of 2021.
6/9/2020 6/9/2020 $50,000 grant will support Barboursville Library construction
The AEP Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Cabell County Public Library to support the construction of a new Barboursville Library.
6/5/2020 6/5/2020 AEP Foundation provides $50,000 grant to Golden Girl
The AEP Foundation's $50K grant to Golden Girl Group Home will provide furnishings for its new Learning & Development Center, designed to help residents stay on task and complete high school on time.
5/19/2020 5/19/2020 AEP Foundation funds free wifi hotspots across rural West Virginia and Virginia
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.
5/14/2020 5/14/2020 Virginia SCC approves Appalachian Power's broadband pilot program
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.