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American Electric Power: billing error

Ask the operating company to review the bill and test the meter; AEP Ohio's first meter test is free.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-12 · 100% official or government sources
What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 38 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All American Electric Power contactsOpen in the interactive directoryJSON

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Steps

  1. Call the operating company and ask whether the reading was actual or estimated. Ask for a correction.

    Use your own operating company's number.

    PhoneAEP Ohio Customer Solutions Center, emergencies and safety hazards +1-800-672-2231

  2. Ask for a meter test. In Ohio you may be present at the test and get a written explanation of the results.

  3. In Ohio, if the call does not settle it, write to Customer Concerns, then contact the PUCO.

    MailAEP Ohio Customer Concerns (written complaints) Customer Concerns, 4500 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH 43125

  4. If you buy power from another supplier in Ohio, ask that supplier about its charges (its number is on the AEP Ohio bill).

More contacts for this issue

PhoneAppalachian Power Customer Solutions Center (Virginia) and emergencies +1-800-956-4237
PhoneAppalachian Power Customer Solutions Center (Tennessee) +1-800-967-4237
PhoneAppalachian Power Customer Solutions Center (West Virginia) +1-800-982-4237
PhoneIndiana Michigan Power (Indiana) customer service and emergencies +1-800-311-4634
PhoneIndiana Michigan Power (Michigan) customer service +1-800-311-6424
PhoneKentucky Power Customer Solutions Center and emergencies +1-800-572-1113
PhonePSO Customer Operations Center (833-PSO-POWR) +1-833-776-7697
PhoneSWEPCO Customer Operations Center (East Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas) +1-888-216-3523
PhoneSWEPCO Customer Operations Center (North Texas Panhandle) +1-800-723-7430
PhoneAEP Texas customer service and emergencies +1-877-373-4858

Facts you can cite

Rules in force

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

  1. Customer service

    PhoneAEP Ohio Customer Solutions Center, emergencies and safety hazards +1-800-672-2231
    MailAEP Ohio Customer Concerns (written complaints) Customer Concerns, 4500 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH 43125

    Call the operating company's number from this file or the bill.

  2. Supervisor

  3. Written complaint

    MailAEP Ohio Customer Concerns (written complaints) Customer Concerns, 4500 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH 43125

    Published for AEP Ohio. Other operating companies publish only an online contact form on their Contact Us page.

  4. State agency

    Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

    AEP Ohio says to contact the PUCO if a complaint is not resolved after calling AEP Ohio. Other states: the commission listed in notes.

  5. State agency

    Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

Watch out

  • The AEP Ohio customer handbook used here is marked Revised 11.23.2021. Check the current handbook for changes.
  • Outage status pages and most account changes need sign-in.

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