February 5, 2018 - (New SWEPCO Texas Rates) - The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has approved a base rate increase for Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP).

The PUCT approved the increase in base rates to recover the costs of installing additional environmental controls at four major power plants, along with other generation, transmission, and distribution-related investments and operating costs.  

November 13, 2017 – Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) is proud to stand with its fellow electric, water, and natural gas utilities and trade associations in support of Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS). UUAS is a consortium of more than 100 U.S. and Canadian utilities and will observe the second annual Utility Scam Awareness Day, Wednesday, November 15, as part of a week-long advocacy and awareness campaign, November 13 – 17.
 

Severe Weather Approaching SWEPCO Service Area TODAY, 3-24-17: Check out our new Outage Map

March 24, 2017 - Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) upgraded its online outage map late last year to an interactive map with detailed information about individual outages without logging into a SWEPCO account.

View the map at SWEPCO.com/OutageMap on your desktop, smartphone or tablet.

December 16, 2016 - SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 16, 2016 – AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today submitted a request to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to increase the company’s Texas rates by approximately $69 million annually. If approved, new rates could go into effect in mid-to-late 2017.