To register as a provider in AEP's Ohio Customer Choice Program, download and print the Provider Registration Application form. Once you have completed the form, please mail it to AEP as instructed on the registration form. You may fax your application to AEP at 1-614-716-1414 to get the process started, but then you still must send the original to AEP through the mail.
Download Application Form - (MS Excel: 43KB : get viewer)
For information on AEP registration please contact:
Kevin Vass
American Electric Power
Provider Relations
Phone: 614-716-1444
Email: kjvass@aep.com
Fax: 614-716-1414
Required collateral formats
Based upon an evaluation of financial information provided with the registration
application, AEP will determine whether a given Supplier is creditworthy.
If a provider has an investment grade rating by two out of four rating agencies
(Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Duff & Phelp's or Fitch), it may be granted
an unsecured credit limit. If a Supplier does not have an investment grade
rating by at least two of the above mentioned agencies, the provider must
supply either a parent guaranty, an irrevocable letter of credit, a surety
bond or cash deposit. The following files contain the required and only acceptable
formats for financial instruments to be used if AEP notifies you that you
must provide collateral.
- AEP Letter of Credit Format - (DOC: 35KB : get viewer)
- AEP Retail Guaranty Format - (DOC: 35KB : get viewer)
- AEP Surety Bond - (DOC: 63KB : get viewer)
For more information about credit analysis and collateral only contact:
Lisa Groff
Phone: 614-583-6728
Email: lrgroff@aep.comRenita Shah
Phone: 614-583-6735
Email: rgshah@aep.com
CRES/AEP Agreement
The following file is the CRES/AEP Agreement which must be executed prior to
receiving notification of registration in AEP's Ohio service territory. If
you plan to serve customers in both Columbus Southern Power Company and Ohio
Power Company, you must sign an agreement for each company. Please forward
two signed copies to the address shown below. AEP will return one copy of
the agreement to you for your records, so please be sure and include your
return address. If you have any questions about the agreement, please contact:
Kevin Vass
American Electric Power
Provider Relations
Phone: 614-716-1444
Email: kjvass@aep.com
Fax: 614-716-1414
If you have selected AEP Consolidated billing, there will be an additional billing addendum to this agreement to cover these scenarios. This document will be provided to you as required.
- CRES/AEP Agreement - Columbus Southern Power Company - (DOC: 68 KB : get viewer)
- CRES/AEP
Agreement - Ohio Power
Company
(DOC: 69 KB : get viewer)
Electronic
Data Interchange Agreement
The following file is the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Agreement which
must be executed prior to receiving notification of registration in AEP's Ohio
service territory and after you have completed EDI Testing with AEP. If you
plan to serve customers in both Columbus Southern Power Company and Ohio Power
Company, you must sign an agreement for each company. Please forward two signed
copies to the address shown below. AEP will return one copy of the agreement
to you for your records, so please be sure to include your return address.
If you have any questions about the agreement, please contact:
Kevin Vass
American Electric Power
Provider Relations
Phone: 614-716-1444
Email: kjvass@aep.com
Fax: 614-716-1414
- EDI Agreement - Columbus Southern Power Company - (DOC: 174KB : get viewer)
- EDI
Agreement - Ohio Power
Company -
(DOC: 172KB : get viewer)


