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American Electric Power 's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at ISI Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday.

PPL Corporation A reported net income above Wall Street's expectations for the fourth quarter.A Net income for the electric utilities company rose to $401 million vs.

Amid what some may call a county-wide budgetary crisis, the city of Gallipolis is facing a new economic challenge stemming from a recent change in American Electric Power's electricity distribution rates.

More than 7,500 residents were left in the dark when their power went out early Friday morning.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said Friday that it plans to address the affect of American Electric Power rate hikes on small businesses.

American Electric Power Co., the largest U.S. coal user, reduced by 13 percent the amount of coal-fired power generation it will shut, saying customers in the state of Kentucky may provide the $940 million it needs to keep one of the plants operating.

American Electric Power Co Inc forecast a full-year adjusted earnings range, the mid point of which is seen lagging Wall Street estimates, but the power company said it expects profit to grow between 4 and 6 percent over the next few years.

Sherri Loscko has spent much of her career helping businesses find ways to cut their electric bills, but even she is hard-pressed to come up with a game plan for those shocked by double-digit rate increases from American Electric Power Company Inc.

During a regular meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission on Tuesday, a public hearing was held concerning a possible electric aggregation program in the city of Gallipolis.

OHIO COUNTY / MARSHALL COUNTY , W.Va. -- American Electric Power is hard at work in Ohio and Marshall counties on a massive upgrade to improve service reliability.

Sometimes goodwill, especially when it's excessive, can foreshadow problems down the road.

In a turn of events that threatens to lay waste to the central theme of the GOP challenge to Barack... ZANESVILLE -- Many local school districts are saving thousands on their electricity bills as a result of consortium deals, a different result than what other school districts in the state are facing.

The supporters of the Obama administration have a clear vision of the nation's energy future.

The CEO of utility giant American Electric Power has issued a warning: don't count out coal.

The Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools will feel the jolt of a new American Electric Power rate plan that could cost the district an additional $1.4 million for electricity this year.

Although the amount of energy produced by coal will decrease in the nation - from 45 percent today to 39 percent by 2020 - a top electric utility company CEO said there is definitely a future for coal.

At Monday's board of education meeting, the Dawson-Bryant Local School District was awarded a check for $148,376.84 from American Electric Power as a one-time rebate for reduced energy costs.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has proposed regulations that would result in the rapid retirement of 25 percent of the nation's coal-fired power plants - and increase electric rates by 10 to 25 percent, the head of American Electric Power said.

Columbus, OH., February 7, 2012 - American Electric Power is the lone utility company among the top 50 organizations for executive women, as rated by the National Association for Female Executives .

Rate increases by American Electric Power are striking residential customers just like businesses.