News Releases

AEP Ohio invites the public to learn more about upcoming transmission power line improvements in Fairfield County. Announced this summer, the West Lancaster – West Millersport Transmission Line Rebuild Project involves rebuilding about 15 miles of 138-kilovolt power lines and upgrading two substations in Lancaster and Baltimore. 

Marc Reitter, AEP Ohio president and chief operating officer, releases a statement regarding the Unsupported Data Center Stipulation.

To provide more reliable electric service to our customers, AEP Ohio will temporarily close I-270 while crews upgrade the power grid with the installation of electric power poles and wires. Rolling roadblocks will occur in 15-minute intervals while crews complete the work.

Around-the-clock restoration efforts continue across southern Ohio following severe weather from Hurricane Helene. As of 2:30 p.m., just under 6,700 customers remain without power. Over 92% of the 83,000 customers affected at the height of the storm have been restored. 

Field personnel have restored power to approximately 83% of customers since extreme wind and rain from Hurricane Helene crossed Ohio. About 13,600 customers remain without electricity since the height of the storm when 83,000 were affected.

As of 8:30 p.m. today, about 27,700 customers remain without power after Hurricane Helene caused damage to our power lines and equipment. More than 1,300 field personnel are making solid progress, with over 55,000 customers back in power.

As weather allowed, crews continued the hard work overnight and into the morning of assessing damage and restoring electricity to customers after Hurricane Helene brought extreme winds and rain to central and southern Ohio. At the height of the event, approximately 83,000 customers were impacted. As of noon, approximately 43,500 customers remain without power.

As the effects of Hurricane Helene cross Ohio, about 79,000 customers are currently without power. While outages are scattered across the state, the majority are in central and southern Ohio. 

AEP Ohio wants customers to stay safe when they’re working outside. We’re marking August 11 — or 8/11 — by sharing the reminder to notify OHIO811 before doing any digging.

AEP Ohio has asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to approve its latest plan for improving power grid reliability and resiliency. The plan includes installing or upgrading distribution automation circuit reconfiguration (DACR) technologies on up to 412 circuits throughout our service territory. AEP Ohio has previously installed DACR technology that has prevented 41 million minutes of customer interruptions.