Power Utilities (MD-VA-DC) · Electric Utility (VA) · No confirmed finding (unverified, not clean)
Appalachian Power (American Electric Power)
Headline
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The finding worth carrying is the rural monopoly structure: AEP's Appalachian footprint covers Virginia and West Virginia territory where there is no alternative electricity provider at any price, so every…
Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.
What this pass recorded. Nothing confirmed specific to Appalachian Power this pass. The finding worth carrying is the rural monopoly structure: AEP's Appalachian footprint covers Virginia and West Virginia territory where there is no alternative electricity provider at any price, so every consumer-protection mechanism premised on switching is inoperative. Smart meter data at 15-minute intervals reveals household occupancy and routine in the detail the Seventh Circuit described, and the only meaningful lever a customer has is the state corporation commission. Recommend a follow-up on AEP's retention schedule and law-enforcement request policy.
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- Evidence tierUnassigned
- Claims confirmed
- Last verified2026-08-04
Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.
Terms
Arbitration
Not independently confirmed this pass.
Data sharing
Not independently confirmed this pass with a specific named privacy lawsuit.
Fees and billing
Appalachian Power's residential rates have been reported as higher than Dominion Energy Virginia's; the size of and reasons for any difference were not independently verified this pass. SEPARATE, RECENT REGULATORY CHANGE: Virginia's HB 921 (signed April 13, 2026, effective July 1, 2026) expanded retail electricity choice for LARGE nonresidential Appalachian Power/Dominion customers (annual peak demand over 5 MW, previously capped at 1% of the utility's total peak load — that cap was eliminated) and shortened the notice period to RETURN to utility service from 5 years to 18 months. Residential customers remain ineligible for retail choice, so this change does not affect typical individual customers.
Contacts
Privacy contact. Not recorded.
Legal notice. Not verified this pass. If publicly traded: SEC Form 10-K cover page gives the official corporate address; the Secretary of State business-entity search in the state of incorporation gives the registered agent, which must accept service. If private: the state registered agent is usually the only reliable route.
Mailing address. Not recorded.
Evidence
No claims have been itemized for this row yet.
No sources are on file for this row yet.
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
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| Privacy policy appalachianpower.com (Privacy Policy not individually located as direct URL this pass) | Not fetched yet | NOT CONFIRMED |
| Terms of service appalachianpower.com (Terms not individually located as direct URL this pass) | Not fetched yet | NOT CONFIRMED |
| Website No URL recorded | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source No URL recorded Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
No enforcement actions are linked to this row.
State statute
No HQ state on file, so no state statute applies by headquarters.