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AEP: Too much water released from Smith Mountain Lake
WDBJ7 MeteorologistBecause of a faulty gage, Appalachian Power was releasing too much water from Smith Mountain Lake. Appalachian Power says it is not exactly sure how much water was released from the lake. Here is a statement from Appalachian Power: "After being...Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Geological Survey
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Appalachian Power announces plans for $100 million upgrade in Wythe County
Appalachian Power wants approval for a $100 million upgrade to its infrastructure in Wythe County. The company says that without an upgrade, the current system in that area could experience voltage problems by 2015. Appalachian Power is only in the...
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Appalachian Power seeks input on Wythe County project
Appalachian Power is interested in upgrading its services in Wythe County, and they're looking for your input. It's a $100 million upgrade that will run power lines from its Wythe and Progress Park substations to the Jacksons Ferry substation. The...
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Power outage causes school delay
WDBJ7 AnchorSmith Mountain Lake Christian Academy in Wirtz will start an hour late today because of a power outage. According to Appalachian Power 1,754 of its customers do not have electrical service right now in Franklin County. -
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Tuesday, May 1I enjoyed a trip down memory lane last night, when I had the pleasure of serving as emcee for William Byrd High School's Open House. I am a 1989 graduate of Byrd, and loved seeing the many improvements made to the school. As part of a...Tags: Sumo Wrestling, Renee Zellweger, 2 (movie), Stress, Flu
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Power outage reported in Carroll and Grayson Counties
Thousands are without power in Carroll and Grayson Counties tonight. Appalachian Power reports nearly 2,000 homes or businesses are in the dark tonight in Carroll County and the City of Galax. Another 1,400 are without power in Grayson County....
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Copper thief knocks out power in Lynchburg
About 1,100 people lost power Tuesday night in the Lynchburg area, and it was because of a thief. Someone broke into Appalachian Power's substation and stole copper. The burglary knocked out power to some customers for about six hours. Police have...
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Appalachian Power asks for rate increase
Appalachian Power has asked the Virginia State Corporation Commission for the OK to increase your bill. Appalachian Power says it is "seeking to increase the fuel factor component" of rates because of higher fuel costs. Appalachian Power says the...
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Updated: Road back open in Roanoke County after being closed due to downed power lines
Updated: 3/8 5:00 a.m. Roanoke County Police tell WDBJ7 as of 3:45 a.m., Plantation Road has been reopened to traffic. Traffic should be flowing as normal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roanoke...
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Mild winter brings relief from high heating bills
ReporterHas the mild weather made a difference in your heating bills? Appalachian Power and Roanoke Gas say many of their customers are benefitting from the warmer temperatures this winter. Friends Kristen Whitaker and April Johnson say they're still...Tags: Petroleum Industry
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Appalachian Power readies hundreds of extra workers ahead of snowstorm
Appalachian Power is mobilizing hundreds of extra workers ahead of Sunday's storm.
The company says it does expect outages with this storm, and it's bringing in about 350 workers and to help restore service. Those workers are being placed in areas the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Norton (Norton, Virginia), Companies and Corporations, Employees, Economy, Business and Finance
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Thousands in the viewing area without power
Power companies are working to restore power to thousands of customers in our area because of Sunday's wet and heavy snow.
As of 8:30 a.m., Appalachian Power says more than 63,000 of its customers in the Virginia and West Virginia service area are...Tags: Volleyball, Franklin County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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