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, 2003





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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, 2003

                                              July 2003                     August 2003                   September 2003
                                      ---------------------------  -----------------------------  -----------------------------
                                       Tons     Fee        Amount      Tons      Fee     Amount     Tons     Fee        Amount
                                       ----     ---        ------      ----      ---     ------     ----     ---        ------
                                             (per ton)     (000)               (per ton)  (000)            (per ton)     (000)

SERVICE TO AFFILIATES
                                                                                              
      Rockport Plant . . . . . . .    683,366   $1.48      $1,011      641,442   $1.48    $  949    726,109   $1.48      $1,075
      Tanners Creek. . . . . . . .     55,664   $1.48          82       28,212   $1.48        42      8,470   $1.48          12
      SERVICE TO NON-AFFILIATES. .    303,329   $1.25         380      279,066   $1.25       349    141,166   $1.37         193
      -------------------------     ---------              ------      -------            ------    -------              ------

    TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,042,359              $1,473      948,720            $1,340    875,745              $1,280
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                               OHIO POWER COMPANY
                               COOK COAL TERMINAL
                            SUMMARY OF COSTS INCURRED
               BY MONTH, FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003

                                                                    Three
                                                                    Months
                                  July      August     September    Ended
                                  2003       2003         2003     9/30/03
                                 ------     ------     ---------   -------
                                              (in thousands)
                                                       
Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  405     $  452      $ 642      $1,499
Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . .    244        279        284         807
Operating Materials. . . . . . .    176        197        199         572
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . .    237        130        156         523
Other Billed Services. . . . . .     54         37         78         169
Taxes Other Than Income Tax. . .     84         84         71         239
Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . .    581        585        593       1,759
Depreciation . . . . . . . . . .      9          9          9          27
Normalization. . . . . . . . . .   (396)      (294)      (444)     (1,134)
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    637        577        353       1,567
                                 ------     ------      -----      ------

          Total. . . . . . . . . $2,031     $2,056     $1,941      $6,028
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  * United Mine Workers of America.
 ** Excludes FICA, Federal Unemployment and State Unemployment.  These
    costs are reflected in employee benefits.