<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000006879
<NAME> APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              6-MOS
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<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-2000
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<EPS-BASIC>                                        0
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<F1>
 All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required.