News Releases

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• 12/28/2005
  AEP Ohio ready for service territory transfer from Allegheny Energy
  AEP Ohio is ready to accept the transfer of Allegheny Energy’s Ohio service territory and its 29,000 customers effective at midnight on Dec. 31, according to Kevin Walker, AEP Ohio president and chief operating officer.
  
• 11/9/2005
  PUCO confirms order for AEP to purchase Mon Power’s Ohio assets from Allegheny Energy
  American Electric Power, through its Columbus Southern Power (CSP) utility subsidiary, announced today that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) ruled that CSP can move forward with its purchase of Allegheny Energy’s Ohio service territory for approximately $45 million. In addition, CSP will pay Allegheny $10 million associated with the termination of certain litigation.
  
• 8/2/2005
  AEP TO PURCHASE MONONGAHELA POWER’S OHIO ASSETS FROM ALLEGHENY ENERGY
  American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), through its Columbus Southern Power (CSP) utility subsidiary, has signed an agreement to purchase Monongahela Power Company’s Ohio transmission and distribution operations for approximately $55 million, plus traditional working capital adjustments. Monongahela Power is a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE). 
  
• 4/27/2005
  TAMPERING WITH ELECTRIC METER DANGEROUS,
  CONSTITUTES THEFT OF ENERGY
• 3/18/2005
  AEP Ohio seeks cost-recovery means for proposed clean-coal plant
  IGCC commitment representative of AEP´s historic role
  as industry leader on technology development, implementation
  Columbus Southern Power Company and Ohio Power Company, subsidiaries of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) doing business as AEP Ohio, filed an application today with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio seeking authority to recover costs related to building and operating a new clean-coal technology power plant.
  
• 1/27/2005
  AEP ENCOURAGED BY PUCO APPROVAL OF OHIO RATE STABILIZATION PLAN; PLAN WILL KEEP AEP’S RATES AMONG THE LOWEST IN OHIO
  
  American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is encouraged by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approval of the company’s rate stabilization plan for its Ohio Power and Columbus Southern Power operating companies.