Exhibit 25





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                                    FORM T-1



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE



                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE

                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO

                             SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|





                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                        13-5160382
(State of incorporation                         (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                    identification no.)


One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                           10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)


                           APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


Virginia                                        54-0124790
(State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                  identification no.)


1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, OH                                    43215
(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)


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                                 Unsecured Notes
                       (Title of the indenture securities)


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1.    General information.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

      (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.


          Name                                             Address

Superintendent of Banks of the State of              2 Rector Street, New York,
New York                                             N.Y. 10006, and
                                                     Albany, N.Y. 12203


Federal Reserve Bank of New York                     33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                     N.Y. 10045


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation                Washington, D.C.  20429


New York Clearing House Association                  New York, New York 10005


     (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

     Yes.

2.   Affiliations with Obligor.

     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
     affiliation.

     None.

16.  List of Exhibits.

     Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are
     incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule
     7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R.
     229.10(d).

     1.  A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
         (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the
         authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise
         corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed
         with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1
         filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form
         T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

     4.  A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit
         4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
         33-31019.)

     6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of
         the Act.  (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration
         Statement No. 33-44051.)

     7.  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee
         published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
         supervising or examining authority.


                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,
has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State
of New York, on the 8th day of June, 2004.


                                   THE BANK OF NEW YORK


                                   By: /s/ Cynthia Chaney___
                                   Name:   Cynthia Chaney
                                   Title:  Vice President



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                       Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31,
2003, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                   Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                              In Thousands
Cash and balances due from
  depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances
   and currency and coin.........                     $3,752,987
  Interest-bearing balances......                      7,153,561
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities....                        260,388
  Available-for-sale securities..                     21,587,862
Federal funds sold and
  securities purchased
  under agreements to resell
  Federal funds sold
   in domestic offices............                       165,000
  Securities purchased under
   agreements to resell...........                     2,804,315
Loans and lease financing
  receivables:
  Loans and leases held for sale..                       557,358
  Loans and leases, net of
   unearned income................                    36,255,119
  LESS: Allowance for loan and
   lease losses...................                       664,233
  Loans and leases, net of
   unearned income and allowance.                     35,590,886
Trading Assets...................                      4,892,480
Premises and fixed assets
  (including capitalized leases).                        926,789
Other real estate owned..........                            409
Investments in unconsolidated
  subsidiaries and associated
  companies......................                        277,788
Customers' liability to this
  bank on acceptances outstanding                        144,025
Intangible assets
    Goodwill.....................                      2,635,322
    Other intangible assets......                        781,009
Other assets.....................                      7,727,722
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Total assets.....................                    $89,257,901
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices............                    $33,763,250
  Noninterest-bearing............                     14,511,050
  Interest-bearing...............                     19,252,200
  In foreign offices, Edge and
   Agreement subsidiaries, and
   IBFs..........................                     22,980,400
  Noninterest-bearing............                        341,376
  Interest-bearing...............                     22,639,024
Federal funds purchased and
  securities sold under
  agreements to repurchase
Federal funds purchased
  in domestic offices............                        545,681
Securities sold under
  agreements to repurchase.......                        695,658
Trading liabilities..............                      2,338,897
Other borrowed money:
  (includes mortgage
   indebtedness and obligations
   under capitalized leases......                     11,078,363
Bank's liability on acceptances
  executed and outstanding.......                        145,615
Subordinated notes and debentures                      2,408,665
Other liabilities................                      6,441,088
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Total liabilities................                    $80,397,617
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Minority interest in
  consolidated subsidiaries......                        640,126

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and
  related surplus................                              0
Common stock.....................                      1,135,284
Surplus..........................                      2,077,255
Retained earnings................                      4,955,319
Accumulated other comprehensive
  income.........................                         52,300
Other equity capital components..                              0
Total equity capital.............                      8,220,158
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Total liabilities,
  minority interest and
  equity capital.................                    $89,257,901
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      I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
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                                              Thomas J. Mastro
                         Senior Vice President and Comptroller

      We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement
of resources and liabilities.  We declare that it has been examined by us and to
the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions and is true and correct.


Thomas A. Renyi
Gerald L. Hassell
Alan R. Griffith                     Directors