| POWER      OF ATTORNEY                                    |
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| Annual      Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended |
| December      31, 2007                                    |

| Company                              |   | State of Incorporation |
|--------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|
| Appalachian      Power Company       |   | Virginia               |
| Columbus      Southern Power Company |   | Ohio                   |
| Ohio      Power Company              |   | Ohio                   |

| /s/ Nicholas K.      Akins                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | /s/ Michael G.      Morris                                                        |
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| Nicholas      K. Akins                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Michael      G. Morris                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| /s/ Carl L.      English                                                                  | /s/ Robert P.      Powers                                                                                                 |
| Carl      L. English                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Robert      P. Powers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| /s/ John B.      Keane                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | /s/ Stephen P.      Smith                                                         |
| John      B. Keane                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Stephen      P. Smith                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| /s/ Holly K.      Koeppel                                                                 | /s/ Susan      Tomasky                                                                                     |
| Holly      K. Koeppel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Susan      Tomasky                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | /s/ Dennis E.      Welch                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Dennis      E. Welch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |