Restoring Power After a Historic Windstorm

When your lights go out, you know how fast life gets disrupted. There are a number of reasons that outages occur — and sometimes, the reason is a bird’s nest. This is a story of how one crew worked to keep the power on — while giving ospreys a safer place to call home. Nesting …

At AEP Ohio, our commitment goes beyond powering homes and businesses. We live here. We work here. And we show up for our communities — every single day. Across 61 counties in Ohio, we invest in the people and places we serve. Our teams volunteer their time, support local organizations and help build stronger, more …

Sometimes a little competition can do a lot of good. Last month, three AEP Ohio service centers in Tiffin, Findlay, and Bucyrus turned a simple idea into something bigger: a friendly food-drive competition to support their local communities. By the time it ended, team members had donated more than 900 pounds of food and personal …

An AEP Ohio storeroom supervisor spends his free time diving with sharks, fish and other aquatic animals before a crowd of wide-eyed kids at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. At first, all you can see is the cloud. It billows up from the reef like an underwater storm — silver and electric blue, flashing scales, …

Fern, the first winter storm of 2026, brought a lot of snowfall and bitter cold across Ohio with some areas receiving up to 14 inches of snow. While AEP Ohio customers largely maintained service throughout the storm, the impact was far more severe in neighboring states, including West Virginia. AEP Ohio’s sister company, Appalachian Power …

Keeping your home comfortable during chilly winter months can lead to an increase in energy usage and your monthly electric bill. AEP Ohio’s Neighbor to Neighbor program may be able to offer some financial relief this season. Administered by Dollar Energy Fund, the Neighbor to Neighbor program supports customers in need with an assistance grant …