CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 30, 2010 – Appalachian Power’s speakers’ bureau has a new presentation called When the Lights Go Out, and it is available to clubs and organizations throughout the company’s service territory.

The presentation addresses what customers should do if they experience a power outage, explains the process Appalachian Power goes through to restore electricity and offers important safety measures that will help people prepare for a power outage.

A second presentation that was introduced last year is also still available. Watt, Why and How is a presentation that covers our nation’s demand for energy, provides an overview and update on the company’s rate structure and offers ways for people to use energy more efficiently.

The presentations can be customized for just about any size or type of audience, and usually lasts about 30 minutes which allows for questions from the audience. To request a speaker, write to appalachianpowerspeakersbureau@aep.com or call 304.348.4123.

Appalachian Power has almost 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee (as AEP Appalachian Power). It is a unit of American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, which delivers electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined.

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