Exhibit 23(e)


                        February 20, 1996


Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-3 for the registration of
     $155,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities
     of Appalachian Power Company

Gentlemen:

     We hereby consent to the reference to Hunter, Smith & Davis
under the caption "Experts" in the prospectus constituting a part
of the above-referenced Registration Statement.

                              Sincerely,

                              HUNTER, SMITH & DAVIS

                              /s/ T. Arthur Scott, Jr.

                              T. Arthur Scott, Jr.