Appalachian Power

Utility

Appalachian Power supplies electricity and gas to over 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee.

Sector: grid-operators-utilities
HQ: US
Stories: 2 on MGRID.org

Stories about Appalachian Power (2)

Virginia Mandates Appalachian Power Virtual Power Plant Pilot

March 20, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Browser Check Virginia passed HB1467 98-0, directing Appalachian Power to petition the SCC for a virtual power plant pilot by November 2026, extending the state 450 MW distributed…
Virginia Awards $450K for Solar Microgrids

February 27, 2026 · Emergency & Local Government

4 sources Verified Virginia awarded $450K to Roanoke schools to build 1 MW solar + 4 MWh battery microgrids at two emergency shelter high schools, with $0 upfront cost to…
Google Backs 361 kWh Battery Resilience Hubs in Two Former Coal

January 8, 2026 · Emergency & Local Government

4 sources Appalachian Voices will install solar-and-battery microgrids at community buildings in Dungannon and Duffield, Virginia, using Google grant funding to protect rural emergency response and food distribution from grid…