UNITED STATES

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)			May 8, 2023


OHIO POWER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


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


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


(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)	(614)	716-1000

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

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On May 8, 2023, Ohio Power Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $400,000,000 of its 5.00% Senior Notes Series S, due 2033 (the “Notes”).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


1(a)			Underwriting Agreement, dated May 8, 2023 between the Company and the 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 The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, dated May 10, 2023, establishing the terms of the Notes.

4(b)			Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).

5(a)			Opinion of William E. Johnson regarding the legality of the Notes.

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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/ William E. Johnson
			Name: William E. Johnson
			Title: Assistant Secretary

May 10, 2023

OHIO POWER CO 8-K