News Releases

7/2/2020 Kentucky Power delivers second round of AEP Foundation grants to groups providing COVID-19 assistance
The American Electric Power Foundation has donated an additional $36,000 to organizations supporting COVID-19 relief in Kentucky Power’s service area.
6/9/2020 KENTUCKY POWER COMPLETES PROACTIVE CIRCUIT INSPECTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND NURSING HOMES
Kentucky Power recently completed emergency inspections on electrical equipment that provides power to more than 44 critical facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes. Company leaders took the precautionary step out of an abundance of caution to ensure grid reliability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
5/29/2020 KENTUCKY POWER SEEKING DEBT RELIEF FOR CUSTOMERS; FLEX PAY PROGRAM AND METER UPGRADES
Company also requests approval to use accumulated federal tax balances to delay the impact of rate adjustments on customer bills until January 2022.
3/24/2020 AEP Foundation donates to COVID-19 relief efforts in Kentucky Power service territory
The American Electric Power Foundation is donating $60,000 to agencies providing COVID-19 relief efforts in Kentucky Power’s service area. The gift is part of an overall $1.5 million coronavirus relief donation from the AEP Foundation.
3/16/2020 3/16/2020 Kentucky Power's Power Up the Pantry postponed due to coronavirus
Kentucky Power is postponing Power Up the Pantry in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The community event scheduled for April 3 will take place later this year. A new date has not been scheduled.
3/9/2020 3/9/2020 Kentucky Power’s Power Up the Pantry becomes annual community event
Kentucky Power is partnering with WYMT and local businesses to Power Up Pantry and replenish depleted area food pantries for the second year. The inaugural event collected a one-day near record 7.5 tons of food and more than $17,000 in monetary donations, enough for about 152,000 meals.The second daylong event is planned for April 3.
2/21/2020 2/21/2020 Kentucky Power delivers AEP Foundation grant to Challenger Learning Center
The Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky is the latest community organization to receive a grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation. Kentucky Power President Brett Mattison and others have presented The Challenger Center with $62,500.
2/14/2020 2/14/2020 Kentucky Power to trim 16,000 trees in 2020 to improve reliability
Since 2010, Kentucky Power’s aggressive tree trimming efforts have reduced outages inside the right of way by 70 percent. But trees outside of the right of way remain an issue. Trees outside the right of way cause about 51 percent of customer outages. Only 2 percent of outages are caused by trees within the right of way.
1/23/2020 1/23/2020 Kentucky Power named one of Kentucky's Best Places to Work
Kentucky Power on Thursday was named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for 2020. Kentucky Power, based in Ashland, is among 31 businesses in the large category to receive the honor in the 16th annual list.
1/20/2020 Red Cross and Kentucky Power install free smoke alarms on Martin Luther King Day of Service Kentucky Power joined the American Red Cross Eastern Kentucky Chapter and three volunteer fire departments on Martin Luther King Day of Service to provide free smoke detectors to those in need in Letcher County.