Charleston, W. Va., September 21, 2011 – Appalachian Power has unveiled the Online Energy Checkup, an interactive tool that provides residential customers with information about their home’s energy use to help them better manage costs.

With the Online Energy Checkup, developed by Atlanta-based APOGEE Interactive, customers can evaluate how they use energy and ways they can save. Customers can estimate their energy use based on their own inputs and billing data. They receive printable reports with useful details about their home’s estimated energy consumption, seasonal factors, efficiency tips and approximate savings realized from making suggested improvements. Customers can take the Online Energy Checkup at appalachianpower.com/go/checkup.

“Most people want to be more energy efficient, but aren’t sure where to start. The Online Energy Checkup makes it easy for the average homeowner to pinpoint energy efficiency opportunities and better understand their energy costs right from their own computer,” said Tammy Stafford, demand side management /energy efficiency (DSM/EE) coordinator.

Appalachian Power is committed to helping customers save energy and reduce their energy costs. The Online Energy Checkup is just one of many energy- and money-saving programs offered by the utility. For more information, visit appalachianpower.com/save.

Appalachian Power has almost 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee (as AEP Appalachian Power). It is a unit of American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, which delivers electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined.

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