American Electric Power: deposit not returned
AEP Ohio's cash deposit is capped by PUCO rules; ask for the refund terms in writing.
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.
Collect
- deposit amount and date
- payment history
Steps
Ask the operating company when the deposit will be refunded and what interest applies.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Limit
AEP Ohio's cash deposit can't be more than an average 30-day bill plus 30 percent. Residential customers may offer a guarantor instead.
Source: aepohio.com, verified 2026-10-12
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
MailAEP Ohio Customer Concerns (written complaints) Customer Concerns, 4500 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH 43125Call the operating company's number from this file or the bill.
Supervisor
Written complaint
MailAEP Ohio Customer Concerns (written complaints) Customer Concerns, 4500 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH 43125Published for AEP Ohio. Other operating companies publish only an online contact form on their Contact Us page.
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.
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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