FILE NO.
                                                                   070-06322

                               OHIO POWER COMPANY
                               COOK COAL TERMINAL
                        QUARTERLY REPORT PER REQUIREMENTS
                    OF HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASE NO. 22977
               BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002





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Statements of Transfer Fee Billings                         1

Summary of Costs Incurred                                   2








                               OHIO POWER COMPANY
                               COOK COAL TERMINAL
                       STATEMENTS OF TRANSFER FEE BILLINGS
               BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

                                              July 2002                     August 2002                   September 2002
                                      ---------------------------  -----------------------------  -----------------------------
                                      Tons      Fee        Amount  Tons           Fee     Amount  Tons        Fee        Amount
                                      ----      ---        ------  ----           ---     ------  ----        ---        ------
                                             (per ton)     (000)               (per ton)  (000)            (per ton)     (000)

SERVICE TO AFFILIATES
                                                                                              
      Mountaineer. . . . . . . . .    110,977   $1.23         137      120,314   $1.23       148     25,998   $1.23          32
      Tanners Creek. . . . . . . .     26,220   $1.23          32       77,181   $1.23        95     24,113   $1.23          30
      Rockport Plant . . . . . . .    681,998   $1.23         839      659,982   $1.23       812    745,447   $1.23         917
      SERVICE TO NON-AFFILIATES. .    615,628   $1.10         677      678,484   $1.20       814    412,290   $1.11         459
      -------------------------     ---------              ------    ---------            ------  ---------              ------

    TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,434,823              $1,685    1,535,961            $1,869  1,207,848              $1,438
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                               OHIO POWER COMPANY
                               COOK COAL TERMINAL
                            SUMMARY OF COSTS INCURRED
               BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

                                                                    Three
                                                                    Months
                                  July      August     September    Ended
                                  2002       2002         2002     9/30/02
                                 ------     ------     ---------   -------
                                              (in thousands)
                                                       
Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  508     $  364      $ 403      $1,275
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . .    180        201        231         612
Operating Materials. . . . . . .    126        243        241         610
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . .    192        (53)      (225)        (86)
Other Billed Services. . . . . .     37         54         30         121
Taxes Other Than Income Tax. . .     87         94         77         258
Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . .    587        590        562       1,739
Depreciation . . . . . . . . . .      9         (6)         9          12
Normalization. . . . . . . . . .   (223)        13       (217)       (427)
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    183        368        326         877
                                 ------     ------      -----      ------

          Total. . . . . . . . . $1,686     $1,868     $1,437      $4,991
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  * United Mine Workers of America.
 ** Excludes FICA, Federal Unemployment and State Unemployment.  These
    costs are reflected in employee benefits.