<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000006879
<NAME> APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                                        
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<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
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<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              (4,699)
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<NET-INCOME>                                   115,900
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0<F1>
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<FN>
<F1> All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required.
</FN>