UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
File No. 70-10088

REPORT PERIOD 
January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2004

In the matter of:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.

This Certificate of Notification is filed by American Electric Power Company, Inc., a New York corporation (“AEP”), pursuant to Rule 24 (17 C.F.R. 250.24) under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (the “Act”). Such filing is made in connection with the Form U-1, as amended, filed by AEP and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in File 70-10088 and as authorized by order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission”) dated December 18, 2002 in that file. The order directs that AEP file with the Commission quarterly certificates pursuant to Rule 24 within 60 days after the fiscal quarter in which transactions occur.

This Certificate of Notification reports transactions for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

AEP hereby certifies for itself and its subsidiaries the following:

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., et al.
QUARTERLY REPORT PER REQUIREMENTS
OF HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASE NO. 27623
FILE NO. 70-10088
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004



Contents
 
Item
Description
     1   The amount and terms of any long-term debt issued during the quarter by AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, Southwestern Electric Power Company, or Wheeling Power Company issued under the authority granted in this order.    
          
      2   For all guarantees issued during the quarter, a listing of the names of the guarantors, the names of the beneficiaries of the guarantees, and the amount of the guarantees.    
          
      3   The amount and terms of any short-term debt issued by AEP, AEP Utilities, Inc. and/or any of the utility subsidiaries during the quarter.    
          
      4   The notional amount and principal terms of any hedge instruments or anticipatory hedges entered into during the quarter and the identity of the other parties to the transaction.    
          
      5   The name, parent company and the amount invested in any financing entity during the quarter.    
          
      6   Capitalization chart for AEP and each of the utility subsidiaries as of March 31, 2004.    
          
      7   For all participants in the Nonutility Money Pool and all participants in the Utility Money Pool, a listing of the maximum borrowings from and loans to the respective money pools during the quarter and the interest rate applied to those borrowings and loans.  
          
      8   Listing of Form U-6B-2 statements filed during the quarter with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the name of the filing entity and the date of the filing.    
          
      9   The date, amount and payee of dividends out of capital or unearned surplus paid by all nonutility subsidiaries during the quarter.    
          
      10   Signature page.    
          

Item 1

The amount and terms of any long-term debt issued during the quarter by AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas North Company, Southwestern Electric Power Company, or Wheeling Power Company issued under the authority granted in this order.

AEP Texas Central Company

AEP Texas North Company

Southwestern Electric Power Company

Wheeling Power Company

Item 2

For all guarantees issued during the quarter, a listing of the names of the guarantors, the names of the beneficiaries of the guarantees, and the amount of the guarantees.


Guarantor
Beneficiary
Amount of Guarantee
(in thousands)
Type of Guarantee
AEP   BLC Leasing, Inc.   $29,311   Payment  
               
AEP   Barclays Bank PLC   17,800   Payment
                 
AEP   BHP Billiton Marketing AG   10,000   Payment
                 
AEP   BP Gas Marketing Limited, BP Marine Limited, BP Oil International Limited   10,000   Payment
                 
AEP   Cinergy Global Trading Limited (CGT)   13,350   Payment
                 
AEP   Entergy-Koch Trading Limited & Entergy-Koch Trading GmbH   8,900   Payment
                 
AEP   Essent Energy Trading BV   1,200   Payment
                 
AEP   J. Aron and Company (EPSCO)   35,600   Payment
                 
AEP   Powergen UK PLC   26,700   Payment
                 
AEP   Scottish Power Energy Management Ltd.   17,800   Payment
                 
AEP   Sempra Energy Europe Limited and Sempra Nergy Europe Espana SL   5,000   Payment
                 
AEP   SSE Energy Supply Limited   14,240   Payment
                 
AEP   TotalFinaElf Gas and Power Limited   4,450   Payment

Item 3

The amount and terms of any short-term debt issued by AEP, AEP Utilities, Inc. or any of the utility subsidiaries during the quarter.

Short-term Borrowings for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
(in thousands)

Borrower: American Electric Power Company, Inc.

Source
Outside Borrowings
During Period
Repayments During
Period
Amount Outstanding
at End of Period
Weighted Average
Interest Rate During Period
Commercial Paper   $597,706   $596,030   $283,500   1 .5278%  
Bank Credit Facility   -   -   -          -%
Total External Short-term Borrowings   $597,706   $596,030   $283,500   1 .5278%

Item 4

The notional amount and principal terms of any hedge instruments or anticipatory hedges entered into during the quarter and the identity of the other parties to the transaction.

  None

Item 5

The name, parent company and the amount invested in any financing entity during the quarter.

  None

Item 6

Capitalization chart for AEP and each of the utility subsidiaries as of March 31, 2004.

CAPITALIZATION STRUCTURE
(as of March 31, 2004)
($s in thousands)
 
  Common Equity Preferred
Stock *		 Long-term Debt Short-term
Debt **		 Total Capitalization
 
Company
Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount
%
American                      
Electric Power  
Company, Inc.   $8,071,000   36 .2 $133,000   0 .6 $13,767,000   61 .7 $326,000   1 .5 $22,297,000   100 .0
   
AEP  
Generating  
Company   46,440   42 .6 -   0 .0 44,813   41 .1 17,745   16 .3 108,998   100 .0
   
   
AEP Texas  
Central Company   1,197,837   34 .5 5,940   0 .2 2,261,861   65 .3 -   0 .0 3,465,638   100 .0
   
   
AEP Texas North  
Company   244,592   42 .2 2,357   0 .4 332,748   57 .4 -   0 .0 579,697   100 .0
   
   
Appalachian  
Power Company   1,373,258   42 .4 23,144   0 .7 1,824,724   56 .4 16,566   0 .5 3,237,692   100 .0
   
   
Columbus  
Southern Power  
Company   909,426   50 .3 -   0 .0 897,643   49 .7 -   0 .0 1,807,069   100 .0
   
   
Indiana  
Michigan Power  
Company   1,088,600   43 .6 69,546   2 .8 1,340,101   53 .6 -   0 .0 2,498,247   100 .0
   
   
Kentucky Power  
Company   321,624   38 .8 -   0 .0 507,625   61 .2 -   0 .0 829,249   100 .0
   
   
Kingsport Power  
Company   26,114   54 .3 -   0 .0 20,000   41 .5 2,037   4 .2 48,151   100 .0
   
   
Ohio Power  
Company   1,479,765   41 .4 21,645   0 .6 2,049,509   57 .3 26,572   0 .7 3,577,491   100 .0
   
   
Public Service  
Company of  
Oklahoma   464,477   42 .5 5,267   0 .5 574,334   52 .6 47,642   4 .4 1,091,720   100 .0
   
   
Southwestern  
Electric Power  
Company   708,877   44 .1 4,700   0 .3 855,374   53 .3 36,268   2 .3 1,605,219   100 .0
   
   
Wheeling Power  
Company   35,735   54 .4 -   0 .0 30,000   45 .6 -   0 .0 65,735   100 .0

*Preferred stock of American Electric Power Company, Inc. includes Cumulative Preferred Stocks of Subsidiaries Subject to Mandatory Redemption ($72 million) and Cumulative Preferred Stocks of Subsidiaries not Subject to Mandatory Redemption ($61 million).

** Short-term Debt includes both Short-term Debt and Advances from Affiliates.

Item 7

For all participants in the Nonutility Money Pool and all participants in the Utility Money Pool, a listing of the maximum borrowings from and loans to the respective money pools during the quarter and the interest rate applied to those borrowings and loans.

Nonutility Money Pool Internal Maximum Short-term Borrowings and Loans
for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
(in thousands)
 
Maximum Borrowings
from Nonutility Money Pool
Maximum Loans
to Nonutility Money Pool
AEP Acquisition, LLC   $103   $-  
AEP C&I Company, LLC   6,496   -  
AEP Coal Company   75,623   -  
AEP Communications, Inc.   -   1,192  
AEP Communications, LLC   64,182   -  
AEP Delaware Investment Company   1   -  
AEP Desert Sky LP, LLC   19,793   -  
AEP Elmwood, LLC   -   15,776  
AEP EmTech, LLC   10,080   -  
AEP Energy Services, Inc.   237,264   -  
AEP Energy Services, Ltd   470,482   -  
AEP Energy Svcs Gas Holding Company   -   34,075  
AEP Fiber Venture, LLC   28,358   -  
AEP Gas Marketing LP   7,566   71,621  
AEP Gas Power GP, LLC   19,286   -  
AEP Holdings I CV   -   33  
AEP Investments, Inc.   6,491   -  
AEP MEMCo, LLC   -   63,258  
AEP ProServ, Inc.   -   26,774  
AEP Pushan Power, LDC   141   -  
AEP Resources International, Ltd   2   -  
AEP Resources, Inc.   406,148   -  
AEP T&D Services, LLC   292   -  
AEP Texas C&I Retail, GP, LLC   245   -  
AEP Texas C&I Retail, LP   50   10,511  
AEP Texas POLR, LLC   -   2,182  
C3 Networks GP, LLC   751   -  
C3 Communications, Inc.   43,706   -  
CSW Development I, Inc.   -   9,968  
CSW Eastex LP I Inc   4,650   -  
CSW Energy, Inc.   100,734   -  
CSW Energy Services, Inc. (ESI)   28,544   -  
CSW International, Inc.   43,288   -  
CSWE/Fort Lupton, Inc.   -   9,411  
Dolet Hills Lignite Company, LLC   1,759 3,035  
Houston Pipeline Company, LP   -   152,910  
Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, LLC   - 5,872  
LIG Chemical Company   45,146   16,230  
LIG Liquids, LLC   6,077   838  
LIG Pipeline Company   51   -  
LIG, Inc.   35   -  
Louisiana Intrastate Gas Company, LLC   9,953   54,945  
MidTexas Pipeline Company   502   281  
Mutual Energy SWEPCo, LP   1,631   -  
Mutual Energy, LLC   -   8,438  
Newgulf Power Venture   -   3,881  
POLR Power, LP   10,139   -  
Rep General Partner, LLC   - 3,172  
Rep Holdco, Inc.   -   36,904  
Tuscaloosa Pipeline Company   -   368  
United Sciences Technology   -   2,154  
Ventures Lease Co., LLC   72   7,041  





Interest Rate
Days Borrowed/Invested
Weighted Average Interest Rate for Borrowed Funds   1.5278% 91  
Weighted Average Interest Rate for Invested Funds   0.0000% 0  

Item 7(Continued)

Utility Money Pool Internal Maximum Short-term Borrowings and Loans
for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
(in thousands)
 
Maximum Borrowings
from Utility Money Pool
Maximum Loans
to Utility Money Pool
AEP Generating Company   $53,426   $-  
AEP Service Corporation   122,378   33,085  
AEP System Pool   35,420   133,047  
AEP Texas Central Company   8,764   99,302  
AEP Texas North Company   16,136   48,383  
Appalachian Power Company   122,683   -  
Blackhawk Coal Company   -   15,540  
Cedar Coal Company   -   13,935  
Central Appalachian Coal Company   -   1,903  
Central Coal Company   -   576  
Colomet Inc.   1,012   1,399  
Columbus Southern Power Company   16,223   32,497  
Conesville Coal Prep Company   -   2,168  
Franklin Real Estate Company   20   240  
Indiana & Michigan Power Company   155,662   1,101  
Indiana Franklin Realty   17   13  
Kentucky Power Company   44,749   13,142  
Kingsport Power Company   23,972   2,350  
Ohio Power Company   -   297,136  
Public Service Company of Oklahoma   53,271   -  
Simco Inc.   -   372  
Southern Appalachian Coal Company   -   8,248  
Southwestern Electric Power Company   57,784 63,568  
Wheeling Power Company   -   15,928  





Interest Rate
Days Borrowed/Invested
Weighted Average Interest Rate for Borrowed Funds   1.6271% 57  
Weighted Average Interest Rate for Invested Funds   0.9280% 34  

Item 8

Listing of Form U-6B-2 statements filed during the quarter with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the name of the filing entity and the date of the filing.

Filing
Company
Filing Date
U-6B-2   American Electric Power Company, Inc. January 8, 2004    

Item 9

The date, amount and payee of dividends out of capital or unearned surplus paid by all nonutility subsidiaries during the quarter.

Dividend Paid by
Date Paid
Amount
Paid To
Dolet Hills Lignite
Company, LLC		   March 30, 2004   $195,004   Southwestern Electric Power Company  
   
AEP Delaware Investment
Company II		   January 2, 2004   5,785,000   AEP Resources, Inc.  
   
AEP Delaware Investment
Company II		   March 2, 2004   61,066,175   AEP Resources, Inc.  
   
AEP Energy Services
Ventures, Inc.		   March 31, 2004   520,000   AEP Energy Services
Gas Holding Company II, LLC		  
   
AEP Energy Services
Investments, Inc.		   March 31, 2004   7,081,454   AEP Energy Services
Gas Holding Company II, LLC		  
   
NewGulf Power Venture, Inc.   March 24, 2004   3,879,216   CSW Energy, Inc.  

Item 10

Said transactions have been carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of, and for the purpose represented in, the Form U-1 Application-Declaration, as amended, of AEP, et al, in File No. 70-10088 and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Commission’s order dated December 18, 2002, permitting said Application-Declaration to become effective.

Signature Page



DATED: May 28, 2004

BY: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. for itself and its subsidiaries

BY: /s/ Brian J. Capo 

Brian J. Capo
Managing Director - Financial Reporting
AEP Service Corporation