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 October 24, 2003 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Maryland (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	1-267 (Commission File Number)		13-5531602 (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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Items 1-6.		Not applicable
Item 7.              (c)		Financial Statements and Exhibits     Exhibits     The following exhibit is filed herewith pursuant to Item 9:
		Exhibit 99.1     Presentation to be made by Allegheny Energy, Inc. at the 38th Edison Electric     Institute conference in Orlando, Florida on October 26-29, 2003.
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. will make a presentation at the 38th Edison Electric     Institute Financial Conference in Orlando, Florida on October 26-29, 2003.     A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report     on Form 8-K.
Items 10-12.	Not applicable.

3 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/ DAVID B. HERTZOG Name:   David B. Hertzog Title:     Vice President and General Counsel             Allegheny Energy, Inc
Dated:  October 24, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Presentation to be made by Allegheny Energy, Inc. at the 38th Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference in Orlando, Florida on October 26-29, 2003.