<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000004904
<NAME> AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
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<LEASES-CURRENT>                                89,692
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               5,064,536
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<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        964,547
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<NET-INCOME>                                   529,903
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     54,771<F1>
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  529,903
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    $2.85
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<FN>
<F1>Represents preferred stock dividend requirements of
subsidiaries; deducted before computation of net income.
</FN>