Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-161940

May 19, 2010

PRICING TERM SHEET

Issuer:	Appalachian Power Company
Security:	3.40% Senior Notes, Series S, due 2015
Principal Amount:	$300,000,000
Maturity:	May 24, 2015
Coupon:	3.40%
Interest Payment Dates:	May 24 and November 24 of each year
First Interest Payment Date:	November 24, 2010
Treasury Benchmark:	2.50% due April 2015
Treasury Price:	101-29¼
Treasury Yield:	2.09%
Reoffer Spread:	T+137 basis points
Yield to Maturity:	3.46%
Price to Public:	99.727%
Redemption Terms:
Make-whole call:	At any time at a discount rate of the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points
Joint Book-Running Managers:	Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC UBS Securities LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Co-Managers:	BBVA Securities Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
Settlement Date:	May 24, 2010 (T+3)
CUSIP:	037735 CQ8
Ratings:	Baa2 (stable outlook) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. BBB (stable outlook) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services BBB (stable outlook) by Fitch Ratings Ltd.

Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

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