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

                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999
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<PREFERRED>                                     18,575
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<LEASES-CURRENT>                                12,864
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<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                4,153,350
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    1,242,903
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            56,201
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<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,061,888
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<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               1,152
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 182,167
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        96,209
<NET-INCOME>                                    85,958
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      2,015
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   83,943
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<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       50,150
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         120,752
<EPS-BASIC>                                          0<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0<F1>
<FN>
<F1> All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required.
</FN>