Appalachian Power News

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Appalachian Power is reporting loss of electrical service in three counties along the West Virginia and Virginia state line.

Familiar, but with a twist this time. According to investigating officers, the pair used a rifle to shoot down a power line owned by Appalachian Power Co.

Appalachian Power has announced the power line rights of ways in West Virginia that will be maintained by applying herbicides by helicopter on or about June 3. "The company generally makes aerial maintenance applications only in less populated areas where terrain and accessibility make it difficult for ground-based crews to safely clear rights of ... (more)

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power customers would foot the bill for expanded tree-trimming around transmission lines under a plan submitted to state regulators.

Appalachian Power says the rain-swollen Roanoke River has damaged a boat barrier upstream from the company's Niagara hydroelectric dam in Roanoke County.

Statewide, hundreds of miles of electric lines have been brought down by thieves intent on scavenging the copper inside.

"It began in around 2006 when the price of copper started to rise and at that point people began stealing copper from our facilities and from the very start it's been an extremely dangerous thing to do," Moye said.

American Electric Power has released its 2013 Corporate Accountability Report, an overview of its strategy and business performance.

Appalachian Power needs to keep their own business in line, which includes trimming trees.

Monday's news that Century Aluminum was buying the Sebree Aluminum plant in Kentucky struck me as funny for all the wrong reasons.

American Electric Power received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to separate its Ohio generating assets from its Ohio distribution and transmission operations and transfer these assets to a competitive generation company and regulated affiliates.

American Electric Power Company Inc. is a step closer to fully separating its Ohio electricity-generating assets from its distribution and transmission operations.

The State Corporation Commission said Monday that it will hold a hearing Aug. 28 on the utility's request to recover more than $11 million in costs associated with its natural gas-fired power plant in Dresden, Ohio.

The State Corporation Commission said Monday that it will hold a hearing Aug. 28 on the utility's request to recover more than $11 million in costs associated with its natural gas-fired power plant in Dresden, Ohio.

In a report published Monday, Jefferies analyst Paul B. Fremont reiterated a Buy rating on American Electric Power Company , and raised the price target from $55.00 to $56.50. In the report, Fremont noted, "AEP reported in-line 1Q13 EPS and affirmed 2013 guidance.

THE TAKE : Ohio-based American Electric Power, the parent company of Appalachian Power, reported that its first-quarter operating earnings were virtually flat in comparison to the same period last year.

Century Aluminum reported a first quarter profit of $8.3 million Thursday, a turnaround from the $4.4 million loss the company saw during the first quarter of 2012.

Officials had to close a portion of Interstate 77 just north of Ripley for a brief period Tuesday evening to repair an Appalachian Power transmission line that fell earlier in the day, knocking out power to more than 1,800 households.

Appalachian Power has announced a new program that will go a long way in helping some communities draw in new business.