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<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000006879
<NAME> APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,196,008
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 251,775
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 842,388
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 24,817
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<TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,756,589
<COMMON> 260,458
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 201,835
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,177,359
10,860
17,818
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<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0
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0
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<LEASES-CURRENT> 12,648
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,775,889
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<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,360,687
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 66,325
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,092,158
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<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 94,795
<NET-INCOME> 122,954
2,015
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 120,939
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 94,959
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 42,486
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<EPS-BASIC> 0<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED> 0<F1>
<FN>
<F1> All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required.
</FN>
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