SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 5, 2007

OHIO POWER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

1-6543	Ohio	31-4271000
(Commission File Number)	(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH	43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

614-716-1000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

None

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01.Other Events

On April 5, 2007, Ohio Power Company (the “Company”) issued debt securities pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”), as representatives of the underwriters named therein, relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $400,000,000 of its Floating Rate Notes Series B, due 2010 (the “Notes”).

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)Exhibits

1(a)	Underwriting Agreement, dated April 3, 2007, between the Company and the Underwriters, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.
4(a)	Company Order and Officer’s Certificate, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated April 5, 2007, establishing the terms of the Notes.
4(b)	Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).
5(a)	Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes.

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

OHIO POWER COMPANY

By: /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer

Name: Thomas G. Berkemeyer

Title: Assistant Secretary

April 5, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

1(a)	Underwriting Agreement, dated April 3, 2007, between the Company and the Underwriters, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.
4(a)	Company Order and Officer’s Certificate, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, dated April 5, 2007, establishing the terms of the Notes.
4(b)	Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).
5(a)	Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes.