I just wanted to alert everyone to one of the antics of Allegheny Power. I moved into a small 1 bedroom apartment in a rather large apartment complex. Since this was my first time with Allegheny Power, and AFTER checking my credit rating, they wanted a large security deposit of $182. My credit rating was 799 and they still wanted $182 for a security deposit! They said that they would give that back to me if I kept a perfect on-time payment record for 1 year. Well I not only kept & maintained that perfect record, I was putting in a little extra in case they had any issues. So I had a surpluss of about $70 (a credit) in my account. Well 1 year came and went and what did they do? They put the money INTO MY ACCOUNT! I now have 2 years worth of money in my Allegheny Power electric account!!! I don't want to store 2 years worth of Allegheny power money in THEIR account. I want to use that money now! My electric bills average $20 per month. So now they get to keep all the money ANYWAY! They are a scam and I wish I could report them.

On a final note, they did add an additional $7 and change for interest over the year. Once again, that money now sits in my electric account, which is their property.

Lastly, they knew this was going to happen. So alert to you future residents and users of Allegheny Power! This is a scam. Before you get involved with them -- Like you have a choice? You do not have a choice! And don't bother fighting the large security deposit. I did and got nowhere.