AEP Ohio

Regulators Deny Proposed Deal For Solar Farm

Solar farm would power some 25,000 homes

Customers would pay higher rates for a year

Much of Southeast Ohio is under a winter weather advisory until 10 p.m. Friday

Local residents will have the chance to testify about the new AEP transmission line proposal.

UPDATE: Crews making progress restoring power to SE Ohio

The Public Utility Commission of Ohio is allowing the company to pay in installments in 2014 and 2015

Ormet Corp. has benefited from a unique electric-rate subsidy since 2009

An AEP spokeswoman says the birds are roosting on lines and transformers

All work was completed by 5 p.m. Tuesday

AEP reports more than 1,100 customers still without power, down from original 660,000