SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 May 22, 2003 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Maryland	1-267		13-5531602
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
10435 Downsville Pike Hagerstown, Maryland (Address of principal executive of offices)		21740-1766 (Zip code)
Registrants telephone number including area code:    (301) 790-3400
N/A (Former Name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 1-6.		Not applicable
Item 7.		Exhibit.     The following exhibit is filed herewith:
	Exhibit 99.1      Press Release Issued by Allegheny Energy, Inc. on May 22, 2003      announcing that Bruce E. Walenczyk, Senior Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer, will retire June 1, 2003 under the Company's Early      Retirement Option program. Regis F. Binder, Vice President and      Treasurer, has been named Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Item 8.	Not applicable.
Item 9.		Regulation FD Disclosure      The information in this report, including the exhibit, is being furnished      pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of      Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.      Allegheny Energy, Inc. announced on May 22, 2003 that Bruce E.      Walenczyk, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will      retire June 1, 2003 under the Company's Early Retirement Option      program. Regis F. Binder, Vice President and Treasurer, has been      named Interim Chief Financial Officer.
Item 10-12.	Not applicable.

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SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.

By:          /s/ Thomas K. Henderson

Name:     Thomas K. Henderson
Title:       Vice President and General Counsel

DATED:  May 23, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                                                             Description

99.1                              Press Release Issued by Allegheny Energy, Inc. on May 22, 2003
                                     announcing that Bruce E. Walenczyk, Senior Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer, will retire June 1, 2003 under the Company's
                                     Early Retirement Option program. Regis F. Binder, Vice President
                                     and Treasurer, has been named Interim Chief Financial Officer.