AEP Ohio

Mayor Andrew Ginther declared an emergency Wednesday after severe storms damaged several Columbus neighborhoods Tuesday.

Among the major damage reported in the area, a tree crushed a camper off East Morrill Avenue on Columbus' south side.

Democrat John Kulewicz, an attorney and Upper Arlington City Council member, filed the ethics complaint against JobsOhio Chair Josh Rubin about a $100 million grant given to the Rubin's CJR Group, which has connections to American Electric Power.

CEO Bill Fehrman said in an earnings call this week that AEP will generate 63 gigawatts nationally by 2030. The company currently generates only 32 gigawatts of power across 11 states.

The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected the claim that customers overpaid to AEP Ohio so the energy company could continue to operate two coal power plants.

Submetering companies buy electricity from utilities and then resell power back to tenants.

You can't tell a bird that it's unsafe to live on top of power equipment, but AEP Ohio is giving ospreys a safer option: nearby nesting platforms.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is allowing AEP Ohio to boost its base distribution revenues by $11 million, which is less than the $97 million that the company originally requested.

AEP Ohio estimates around 115,000 customers lost power during Friday’s storm, and more people lost power Monday morning.

Columbus Stand Up, Common Cause Ohio and other groups are opposing a revenue increase for central Ohio's largest utility company.