April is National Safe Digging Month

Did you know that a simple job like planting a tree in your yard can jeopardize your safety? It’s important to know where underground power lines are located before you begin any digging project.

Always call 811 before you dig to have underground power lines marked. The call is free and having the lines marked is free too.

This informational video gives you the 411 on 811.

  AEP - American Electric Power AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S.  AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined.   AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas).