Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company, filed last week with the Public Utility Commission of Texas requesting to increase the company’s rates to its Texas customers by approximately $83 million. The company serves 181,000 customers in  65 cities in East and North Texas. For more details on how the proposed rate hike will affect homeowners, see the Aug. 9 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.