Keeping You Informed: Submetering & Outage Alerts
To help you stay informed, we’re sharing quick updates about things that may affect you. Ohio Supreme Court’s Ruling on Submetering First, what is submetering? Submetering is the practice of third-party companies or landlords purchasing electricity from a public utility, like AEP Ohio, and reselling it to tenants instead of the tenants being billed directly …
Keeping Power Reliable as Ohio Grows
Ohio’s population and economy are on the rise, and a lot of people are asking how the power grid will handle the increased electric demand that comes with growth. AEP Ohio is working to make sure the power distribution system is ready and that new customers don’t come at the expense of the people already …
Power for Good: Showing Up for the Communities We Call Home
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 …
Friendly Rivalry, Real Impact: How Three Garages Collected 900+ Pounds for Local Families
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 …
Restoring Power After a Historic Windstorm
After a week of storm warnings, a powerful and unusually severe windstorm moved across Ohio on Friday, March 13, 2026, causing widespread damage and leaving hundreds of thousands of our customers without power. This was the most significant wind event our system has experienced in more than a decade. The last time wind caused this …
Storm Ready: How Teams Prepare Before the First Raindrop Falls
Most people start thinking about a storm when the wind picks up or the sky turns dark. For AEP Ohio Emergency Preparedness Manager Dave Gray, storm prep starts long before that. Storms can be unpredictable — and preparation can make a big difference. That’s why the work to keep customers’ lights on begins days before …
