<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000006879
<NAME> APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-2000
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<NET-INCOME>                                   122,954
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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>