AEP Ohio Launches New Spanish Website
AEP Ohio is proud to announce the launch of its Spanish-language website, Espanol.AEPOhio.com. This new resource allows customers to easily access essential services in Spanish, including bill payment, outage reporting, payment assistance information and more. According to the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs (OCHLA), the number of Latinos in Ohio has grown by 140% since …
How Safety Town Lights Up Electrical Awareness for Kids
It’s called Safety Town — a 3D interactive presentation that incorporates real electricity. It features a variety of scenarios to teach children (and adults) how to stay safe around electricity. One of the kids’ favorites involves a scenario where a bagel gets stuck in the toaster, and mom tries to get it out with a …
Hard Work Pays Off: A Look at AEP Ohio’s Animal Mitigation Efforts
Electrical distribution equipment is built to endure the kinds of extreme conditions that come with life outdoors. But various factors still cause power outages — severe weather, trees outside the right of way falling on our powerlines and animals making contact with our equipment. At AEP Ohio, we’re working to make outages shorter and less …
A New Home for Hope
A vital community resource in Columbus has a new home with help from AEP. On June 23, 2025, Our Lady of Guadalupe Center (OLGC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new facility located on the city’s west side at 3631 Soldano Blvd. Bishop Earl Fernandes from the Catholic Diocese of Columbus blessed the new site …
AEP Ohio and PJM: Ensuring A Reliable Electricity Supply This Summer
As temperatures climb higher during the steamy days of summer, the demand for electricity also increases. That’s why AEP Ohio prepares for peak demand seasons by working year-round with PJM, our regional grid operator, to monitor the supply and demand for electricity across our service territory. Prepared for Peak Demand While the National Weather Service …
Your Questions Answered: AEP Ohio’s Base Rate Case Request
Last month, AEP Ohio filed a request with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to increase our base electric distribution rates. You had questions — we’ve got answers. Read on for responses to what you asked about the most. You can also visit AEPOhio.com/BaseCase for more information. What’s a base rate? Distribution base rates …
