Appalachian Power plans transmission upgrades in Roanoke County. The work includes building a new Appalachian Power office building, substation and approximately a quarter of a mile of transmission line in the Roanoke County Center for Research and Technology (CRT). Property owners are invited to a virtual open house to learn more about the project at www.AppalachianPower.com/Glenmary. Work is expected to start spring 2021 and conclude by the end of the year.
Appalachian Power, a utility subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has filed its annual fuel factor update with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) and is requesting a reduction in the fuel rate for its Virginia customers.
Thanks in part to a $750,000 gift from the AEP Foundation, Marshall University is building the state's first flight school in Charleston, West Virginia.
Appalachian Power host virtual open houses for the next three phases of the Central Virginia Transmission Reliability Project. The project provides a new electrical source for the region, increases reliability for customers and supports retirement of aging equipment. Work is expected to take place over the next several years in five central Virginia counties. Virtual open houses are available at www.AppalachianPower.com/CVTRP.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Appalachian Power has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 50 megawatts of solar energy resources in 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.
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