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Community Involvement
SWEPCO plays an active part in our communities, including financial support, economic development, and employee volunteerism. We have speakers ready to address your local community group on topics that are important to you.

Educational Activities
SWEPCO makes a difference in the lives of teachers, students, and customers.

Governmental Affairs/Public Policy
SWEPCO's external affairs team works with state and local officials on public policy and operational issues.

Power Projects & Plans
We continue to improve our electric system by constructing new facilities and enhancing existing infrastructure. Find out about projects in your area.

Tree Trimming & Reliability
Maintaining and servicing our electric system involves careful management of trees and brush that grow near power lines. You can help by planting the right tree in the right place.

Information About Rates
SWEPCO provides Internet access to its state jurisdictional tariff documents for the convenience of its customers.

Facts, Figures & Bios
SWEPCO's leadership, service territory, and other information.

Environment
We are proud of our ongoing commitment to the environment.

Recreation

Information about the Narrows Dam generation schedule for users of area waterways.

Careers
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News Releases

  • 9/13/2019
    20th Anniversary Celebration Set for Eagle Watch Nature Trail
    The public is invited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Eagle Watch Nature Trail the morning of Saturday, Sept. 14, including a program starting at 10 a.m. Eagle Watch is located on SWEPCO Lake one mile west of Gentry, Ark., on Hwy. 12.
  • 8/20/2019
    SWEPCO provides preliminary information on cause of East Texas outage
    A power outage that affected 85,000 East Texas customers Sunday was caused by an overload on part of the power grid after vegetation came into contact with two major power lines, according to preliminary investigation by Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company.
  • 8/13/2019
    SWEPCO Names Pratt to Lead Customer Services, Brown to Head Grid Modernization
    Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, today announced the appointments of Paul Pratt as director of Customer Services and Marketing and Henry Brown as director of Grid Modernization.
  • 7/23/2019
    SWEPCO Grants Support East Texas Educators in Classroom Creativity
    Marshall area kindergarten teacher and Longview area high school engineering teacher each use $500 grant to incorporate new technology into the curriculum.
  • 7/15/2019
    SWEPCO Seeks Approval of Low-Cost Renewable Energy
    Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, today announced plans to add 810 megawatts (MW) of wind energy by 2022. This proposal supports SWEPCO's long-term plan of significantly increasing its use of more environmentally friendly energy sources, such as wind and solar.

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