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Another successful Power Up the Pantry event is in the books for Kentucky Power and WYMT, which partner to present the annual food drive. On Thursday, food collection sites across eastern Kentucky collected nearly 4,000 pounds of nonperishable food items and more than $27,000, which benefit God’s Pantry and Facing Hunger food banks.

Kentucky Power recently awarded a $100,000 grant to the eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute (eKAMI). The grant, funded through the Kentucky Power Economic Growth Grant (K-PEGG) program, will enable the purchase of state-of-the-art computer software required to conduct training for eKAMI students.

The fourth annual Power Up the Pantry event is set for Thursday, Sept. 14, at three locations across eastern Kentucky.

When the power goes out during a storm, it's often because of trees falling outside of Kentucky Power’s rights of way (ROW) onto power equipment. With severe weather occurring more frequently, tree trimming and removal near overhead lines is imperative to help fortify the electric system, especially in the heavily forested terrain of eastern Kentucky.

A ground breaking ceremony in July marked the beginning of a new chapter for a family that lost everything in the floods that devastated several counties in Kentucky Power's southeastern service area. Thanks to a grant made by the AEP Foundation to the Housing Development Alliance in Hazard, this family and several more will have a new house to call "home." 

 Kentucky Power has named its vice president of external affairs and customer service. Amy Elliott took on the role effective Friday, June 30.

Kentucky Power’s future plans for providing safe, reliable power will be outlined in an upcoming filing with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC).

There’s a neighborhood in Hazard that’s taken the title “new” to the next level. Residents of the Gurney’s Bend neighborhood, along with stakeholders in the project, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially begin their lives in the first new subdivision constructed in Hazard in 50 years. Construction of the much-needed neighborhood was, in part, thanks to a $100,000 contribution made by Kentucky Power through the AEP Foundation.

Kentucky Power recently awarded a $60,000 economic development grant to support the mission of One East Kentucky. The grant is funded through the Kentucky Power Economic Growth Grant (K-PEGG) program. 

On April 17, 2023, AEP and Liberty, a subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., agreed to terminate the previously announced transaction under which AEP would sell its Kentucky operations to Liberty. Kentucky Power's distribution and transmission operations will remain AEP companies. AEP continues its commitment to providing safe and reliable service to customers in Eastern Kentucky and supporting economic growth and the energy future of the region.