S&P: Ohio unaffected

Standard & Poor's said the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's decision to transition Ohio Power Co., a subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. Inc., to full retail competition for generation effective no later than Aug. 8, has no immediate effect on ratings.

However, in the longer term, the agency said it believes this change will likely erode credit quality.

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