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<A NAME="Top"></A><P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2004 <BR>
Registration No. 333- </FONT></P>




<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</B> </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER <BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 </B></FONT></P>





<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1> <BR><BR>(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>



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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Maryland</B> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>13-5531602 </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(State of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(I.R.S. employer identification no.)</FONT> </TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>800 Cabin Hill Drive<BR>Greensburg, PA 15601</B></font><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Address of principal
executive offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip code) </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. <BR>STOCK UNIT PLAN</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><BR>(Full title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>David B. Hertzog <BR>Vice President and
General Counsel<BR>800 Cabin Hill Drive<BR>Greensburg, PA 15601 <BR>(800) 255-3443</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>




<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1><B><U>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</U></B></FONT></P>

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     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount to be<BR>
Registered (1)</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (2)</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price (1, 2)</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=34% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock of Allegheny Energy, <BR>Inc., par value $1.25 per share</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;300,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$16.04</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=7% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$4,812,000</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=13% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$610</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=11% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> </FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD align=justify WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD align=justify WIDTH="95%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Represents the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement also covers additional shares
that may become issuable under the plan by reason of certain corporate transactions or
events, including any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar
transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in
the number of the registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock. </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><BR>(2)</FONT></TD>
     <TD align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><BR>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of
the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock as reported on The New York Stock
Exchange on September 24, 2004. </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
registration statement registers 300,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.25 per share (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Allegheny Energy, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), issuable under the Allegheny Energy, Inc. Stock Unit Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents need
not be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated
by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed with the Commission by the Company, pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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   <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The  description  of the Company's  Common  Stock,  par value $1.25 per share, contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the
Commission on July 19, 1993 pursuant  to the  Exchange  Act  (File  No. 33-49791),  including  any  amendments  or
reports filed for the purposes of updating such description;</font></OL>
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   <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March 11, 2004;</font></ol>
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   <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004, filed with the Commission on August 5, 2004; and</font></OL>
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   <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Company's current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 and September 8, 2004.
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed or subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this registration statement and prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities described
herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the Commission. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this registration
statement is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or
all of the documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference
herein (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically
incorporated by reference in such documents). Requests for such copies should be directed
to: Allegheny Energy, Inc., 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601 (telephone (724)
837-3000). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description of
Securities </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indemnification
of Directors and Officers </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set
forth below is a description of certain provisions of the Articles of Restatement of
Charter of the Company, as amended September 16, 1997 and as presently in effect (the
&#147;Charter&#148;) and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the
&#147;Bylaws&#148;) and the Maryland General Corporation Law (the &#147;MGCL&#148;), as
such provisions relate to the indemnification of the directors and officers of the
Company. This description is intended only as a summary and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the Articles of Restatement of Charter and the Bylaws incorporated herein
by reference and the MGCL. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
Article XIII of the Charter, Article VIII of the Bylaws and Section 2-418 of the MGCL,
directors and officers are entitled to indemnification by the Company against liability
which they may incur in their respective capacities as directors and officers under
certain circumstances. Section 2-418 of the MGCL provides that a Maryland corporation may
indemnify any director, officer or employee of the corporation and any person who, while a
director, officer or employee of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or
employee benefit plan, made a party to any proceeding by reason of service in that
capacity unless it is established that the act or omission of the director was material to
the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result
of active and deliberate dishonesty; or the director actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services; or, in the case of any criminal
proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was
unlawful. Indemnification may be made against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements
and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director, officer or employee in
connection with the proceeding, but if the proceeding was one by or in the right of the
corporation, indemnification may not be made in respect of any proceeding in which the
director, officer or employee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation.
Such indemnification may not be made unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a
determination has been made, in the manner prescribed by the law, that indemnification is
permissible in the circumstances because the director, officer or employee has met the
applicable standard of conduct. On the other hand, the director, officer or employee must
be indemnified for expenses if he or she has been successful in the defense of the
proceeding or as otherwise ordered by a court. The law also prescribes the circumstances
under which the corporation may advance expenses to, or obtain insurance or similar cover
for, directors, officers or employees. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
VIII of the Company&#146;s Bylaws provides that the Company shall indemnify and, without
requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification,
shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding
to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Company and
who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her
service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the
Company and at the request of the Company, serves or has served as a director, officer,
partner or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or
threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that
capacity. The Company may, with the approval of its Board of Directors or any duly
authorized committee thereof, provide such indemnification and advance for reasonable
expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Company in any of the capacities
described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee (other than a director or officer) or
agent of the Company or a predecessor of the Company. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Directors
and Officers&#146; Liability Insurance is carried in an amount of $90,000,000 with a
$5,000,000 corporate retention. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exemption From
Registration Claimed </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A HREF="#exhibitindex">Exhibits</A> </FONT></H1>









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     <TD WIDTH="15%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.1

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     <TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Charter of the Company, as amended, September 16, 1997, incorporated by reference to<BR>
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on March 23, 1998.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.2
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Articles Supplementary, dated July 15, 1999 and filed July 20, 1999, incorporated by<BR>
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on<BR>
July 20, 1999.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.3
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Articles of Amendment, dated March 18, 2003, incorporated by reference to the<BR>
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on September 25, 2003.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.4
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation, dated July 19, 2004,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-00267), filed on August 5, 2004.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.5
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-117117), filed on July 2, 2004.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.6
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Allegheny Energy, Inc. Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, incorporated by<BR>
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on<BR>
March 6, 2000.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>5
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Opinion of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, regarding the<BR>
legality of the securities being registered.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>23.1
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Consent of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, to the filing of his<BR>
opinion (included in Exhibit 5).
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>23.2
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the incorporation by reference of its report<BR>
on the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on<BR>
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>24
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>99
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Allegheny Energy, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan, incorporated by reference
to Annex A to the Company's Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-00267), filed on April 8, 2004.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Undertakings </FONT></H1>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>


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     <P align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</font></p>

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     <P align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</font></p>

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     <P align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
       date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
       thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
       in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
       foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
       total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
       registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
       offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
       Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
       and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
       offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
       table in the effective registration statement; and</font></p>


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     <P align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
       not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
       such information in the registration statement;<BR><BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement. </FONT></P>



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     <P align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
       each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
       statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
       securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I>
       offering thereof.</font></p>

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     <P align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering.</font></p>


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     <P align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
       The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
       any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
       annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
       (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
       report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
       reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
       statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
       securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide
       </I>offering thereof.</font></p>


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     <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered
       with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the
       latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by reference in
       the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule
       14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Exchange Act; and, where interim financial
       information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set
       forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to
       whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is
       specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim
       financial information. </FONT></P>

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     <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
    be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
    pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
    advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
    public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
    unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
    liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
    paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
    successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
    director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
    registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
    has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
    jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
    policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
    adjudication of such issue. </FONT></p>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Greensburg, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 30th day of September 2004. </FONT></P>




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     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DAVID B. HERTZOG</U><BR>
Name:&nbsp;&nbsp; David B. Hertzog<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and General Counsel
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT
EACH INDIVIDUAL WHOSE SIGNATURE APPEARS BELOW CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS DAVID B. HERTZOG
HIS OR HER TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND AGENT, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION AND
RESUBSTITUTION, FOR HIM OR HER AND IN HIS OR HER NAME, PLACE AND STEAD, IN ANY AND ALL
CAPACITIES, TO SIGN ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS (INCLUDING POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENTS) TO THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT, AND TO FILE THE SAME WITH ALL EXHIBITS THERETO, AND ALL DOCUMENTS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, GRANTING UNTO SAID
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND AGENT FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO DO AND PERFORM EACH AND EVERY ACT
AND THING REQUISITE AND NECESSARY TO BE DONE IN AND ABOUT THE PREMISES, AS FULLY TO ALL
INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS HE OR SHE MIGHT OR COULD DO IN PERSON, HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING ALL THAT SAID ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND AGENT, OR HIS OR HER SUBSTITUTE OR
SUBSTITUTES, MAY LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TO BE DONE BY VIRTUE HEREOF. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the indicated capacities: </FONT></P>



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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="25%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Principal Executive Officer:<BR>
<BR><BR>
<U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PAUL J. EVANSON</U><BR>
(Paul J. Evanson)
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     <TD WIDTH="25%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Chairman, President, Chief Executive<BR>
Officer and Director
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>(ii)
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Principal Financial Officer:<BR>
<BR>
<U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;JEFFREY D. SERKES</U><BR>
(Jeffrey D. Serkes)
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Senior Vice President and Chief <BR>
Financial Officer
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>September 30, 2004
</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Principal Accounting Officer:<BR>
<BR>
<U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THOMAS R. GARDNER</U><BR>
(Thomas R. Gardner)
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Vice President and Controller
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>September 30, 2004
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     <TD align=center WIDTH="35%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Directors:
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H. FURLONG BALDWIN</U> <BR>
(H. Furlong Baldwin)
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TED J. KLEISNER</U><BR>
(Ted J. Kleisner)
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(Eleanor Baum)
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;STEVEN H. RICE</U><BR>
(Ted J. Kleisner)
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(Paul J. Evanson)
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GUNNAR E. SARSTEN</U><BR>
(Gunnar E. Sarsten)
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September 30, 2004
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U><BR><BR>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CYRUS F. FREIDHEIM, JR.</U> <BR>
(Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.)
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MICHAEL H. SUTTON</U><BR>
(Michael H. Sutton)
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(Julia L. Johnson)
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     <TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Charter of the Company, as amended, September 16, 1997, incorporated by reference to<BR>
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on March 23, 1998.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Articles Supplementary, dated July 15, 1999 and filed July 20, 1999, incorporated by<BR>
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on<BR>
July 20, 1999.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.3
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Articles of Amendment, dated March 18, 2003, incorporated by reference to the<BR>
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on September 25, 2003.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.4
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation, dated July 19, 2004,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-00267), filed on August 5, 2004.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.5
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-117117), filed on July 2, 2004.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>4.6
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Allegheny Energy, Inc. Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, incorporated by<BR>
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on<BR>
March 6, 2000.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>5
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Opinion of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, regarding the<BR>
legality of the securities being registered.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>23.1
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Consent of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, to the filing of his<BR>
opinion (included in Exhibit 5).
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</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the incorporation by reference of its report<BR>
on the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on<BR>
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>99
</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Allegheny Energy, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan, incorporated by reference
to Annex A to the Company's Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-00267), filed on April 8, 2004.</FONT></TD></TR>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2004
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
13-5531602
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
800 Cabin Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
(Address of principal
executive offices)  (Zip code)
ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.
STOCK UNIT PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
David B. Hertzog
Vice President and
General Counsel
800 Cabin Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
(800) 255-3443
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (1, 2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock of Allegheny Energy,
Inc., par value $1.25 per share
300,000
$16.04
$4,812,000
$610
(1)
Represents the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers additional shares
that may become issuable under the plan by reason of certain corporate transactions or
events, including any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar
transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in
the number of the registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of
the high and low sale prices for a share of Common Stock as reported on The New York Stock
Exchange on September 24, 2004.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
registration statement registers 300,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.25 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of Allegheny Energy, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), issuable under the Allegheny Energy, Inc. Stock Unit Plan (the
"Plan").
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The
documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents need
not be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated
by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.      Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference
The
following documents filed with the Commission by the Company, pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
The  description  of the Company's  Common  Stock,  par value $1.25 per share, contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the
Commission on July 19, 1993 pursuant  to the  Exchange  Act  (File  No. 33-49791),  including  any  amendments  or
reports filed for the purposes of updating such description;
The Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March 11, 2004;
The Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004, filed with the Commission on August 5, 2004; and
The Company's current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004 and September 8, 2004.
All
documents filed or subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this registration statement and prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities described
herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the Commission. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement.
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The
Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this registration
statement is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or
all of the documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated by reference
herein (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically
incorporated by reference in such documents). Requests for such copies should be directed
to: Allegheny Energy, Inc., 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601 (telephone (724)
837-3000).
Item 4.      Description of
Securities
Not
Applicable
Item 5.      Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
Not
Applicable
Item 6.      Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Set
forth below is a description of certain provisions of the Articles of Restatement of
Charter of the Company, as amended September 16, 1997 and as presently in effect (the
"Charter") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the
"Bylaws") and the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL"), as
such provisions relate to the indemnification of the directors and officers of the
Company. This description is intended only as a summary and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the Articles of Restatement of Charter and the Bylaws incorporated herein
by reference and the MGCL.
Under
Article XIII of the Charter, Article VIII of the Bylaws and Section 2-418 of the MGCL,
directors and officers are entitled to indemnification by the Company against liability
which they may incur in their respective capacities as directors and officers under
certain circumstances. Section 2-418 of the MGCL provides that a Maryland corporation may
indemnify any director, officer or employee of the corporation and any person who, while a
director, officer or employee of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or
employee benefit plan, made a party to any proceeding by reason of service in that
capacity unless it is established that the act or omission of the director was material to
the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result
of active and deliberate dishonesty; or the director actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services; or, in the case of any criminal
proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was
unlawful. Indemnification may be made against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements
and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director, officer or employee in
connection with the proceeding, but if the proceeding was one by or in the right of the
corporation, indemnification may not be made in respect of any proceeding in which the
director, officer or employee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation.
Such indemnification may not be made unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a
determination has been made, in the manner prescribed by the law, that indemnification is
permissible in the circumstances because the director, officer or employee has met the
applicable standard of conduct. On the other hand, the director, officer or employee must
be indemnified for expenses if he or she has been successful in the defense of the
proceeding or as otherwise ordered by a court. The law also prescribes the circumstances
under which the corporation may advance expenses to, or obtain insurance or similar cover
for, directors, officers or employees.
Article
VIII of the Company's Bylaws provides that the Company shall indemnify and, without
requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification,
shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding
to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Company and
who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her
service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the
Company and at the request of the Company, serves or has served as a director, officer,
partner or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or
threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that
capacity. The Company may, with the approval of its Board of Directors or any duly
authorized committee thereof, provide such indemnification and advance for reasonable
expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Company in any of the capacities
described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee (other than a director or officer) or
agent of the Company or a predecessor of the Company.
Directors
and Officers' Liability Insurance is carried in an amount of $90,000,000 with a
$5,000,000 corporate retention.
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Item 7.      Exemption From
Registration Claimed
Not
Applicable
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Charter of the Company, as amended, September 16, 1997, incorporated by reference to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on March 23, 1998.
4.2
Articles Supplementary, dated July 15, 1999 and filed July 20, 1999, incorporated by
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on
July 20, 1999.
4.3
Articles of Amendment, dated March 18, 2003, incorporated by reference to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on September 25, 2003.
4.4
Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation, dated July 19, 2004,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-00267), filed on August 5, 2004.
4.5
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-117117), filed on July 2, 2004.
4.6
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, incorporated by
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on
March 6, 2000.
5
Opinion of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, regarding the
legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, to the filing of his
opinion (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the incorporation by reference of its report
on the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
24
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
99
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan, incorporated by reference
to Annex A to the Company's Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-00267), filed on April 8, 2004.
Item 9.      Undertakings
(a)    
          The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)    
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)    
   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)    
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
       date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
       thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
       in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
       foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
       total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
       registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
       offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
       Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
       and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
       offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
       table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)    
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
       not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
       such information in the registration statement;
provided,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
       each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
       statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
       securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)    
    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering.
(b)    
       The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
       any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's
       annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
       (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
       report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
       reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
       statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
       securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)    
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered
       with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the
       latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by reference in
       the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule
       14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Exchange Act; and, where interim financial
       information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set
       forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to
       whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is
       specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim
       financial information.
(d)    
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
    be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
    pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
    advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
    public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
    unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
    liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
    paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
    successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
    director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
    registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
    has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
    jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
    policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
    adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Greensburg, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 30th day of September 2004.
ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC.
/s/   DAVID B. HERTZOG
Name:   David B. Hertzog
Title:     Vice President and General Counsel
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT
EACH INDIVIDUAL WHOSE SIGNATURE APPEARS BELOW CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS DAVID B. HERTZOG
HIS OR HER TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND AGENT, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION AND
RESUBSTITUTION, FOR HIM OR HER AND IN HIS OR HER NAME, PLACE AND STEAD, IN ANY AND ALL
CAPACITIES, TO SIGN ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS (INCLUDING POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENTS) TO THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT, AND TO FILE THE SAME WITH ALL EXHIBITS THERETO, AND ALL DOCUMENTS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, GRANTING UNTO SAID
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND AGENT FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO DO AND PERFORM EACH AND EVERY ACT
AND THING REQUISITE AND NECESSARY TO BE DONE IN AND ABOUT THE PREMISES, AS FULLY TO ALL
INTENTS AND PURPOSES AS HE OR SHE MIGHT OR COULD DO IN PERSON, HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING ALL THAT SAID ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND AGENT, OR HIS OR HER SUBSTITUTE OR
SUBSTITUTES, MAY LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TO BE DONE BY VIRTUE HEREOF.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the indicated capacities:
Signature
Title
Date
(i)
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/   PAUL J. EVANSON
(Paul J. Evanson)
Chairman, President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
September 30, 2004
(ii)
Principal Financial Officer:
/s/   JEFFREY D. SERKES
(Jeffrey D. Serkes)
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
September 30, 2004
(iii)
Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/   THOMAS R. GARDNER
(Thomas R. Gardner)
Vice President and Controller
September 30, 2004
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(iv)
Directors:
/s/   H. FURLONG BALDWIN
(H. Furlong Baldwin)
/s/   TED J. KLEISNER
(Ted J. Kleisner)
/s/   ELEANOR BAUM
(Eleanor Baum)
/s/   STEVEN H. RICE
(Ted J. Kleisner)
/s/   PAUL J. EVANSON
(Paul J. Evanson)
/s/   GUNNAR E. SARSTEN
(Gunnar E. Sarsten)
September 30, 2004
/s/   CYRUS F. FREIDHEIM, JR.
(Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.)
/s/   MICHAEL H. SUTTON
(Michael H. Sutton)
___________________
(Julia L. Johnson)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Charter of the Company, as amended, September 16, 1997, incorporated by reference to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on March 23, 1998.
4.2
Articles Supplementary, dated July 15, 1999 and filed July 20, 1999, incorporated by
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on
July 20, 1999.
4.3
Articles of Amendment, dated March 18, 2003, incorporated by reference to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on September 25, 2003.
4.4
Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation, dated July 19, 2004,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-00267), filed on August 5, 2004.
4.5
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-117117), filed on July 2, 2004.
4.6
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, incorporated by
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-00267), filed on
March 6, 2000.
5
Opinion of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, regarding the
legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of David B. Hertzog, Vice President and General Counsel, to the filing of his
opinion (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the incorporation by reference of its report
on the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
24
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
99
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan, incorporated by reference
to Annex A to the Company's Definitive Proxy on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-00267), filed on April 8, 2004.
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