<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000055373
<NAME> KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              6-MOS
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<EPS-BASIC>                                          0<F1>
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<FN>
<F1> All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required.
</FN>