AEP Ohio Asks PUCO for Data Center-specific Tariffs
Facing 30 GW of Potential New Load, Utility Seeks Revenue Guarantees
One of AEP's operating companies, AEP Ohio, has asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to create a new rate category for data center customers. | Electric cat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
May 14, 2024
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AEP Ohio is asking state regulators to create new tariffs that would force data center developers to pay for 90 to 95% of their projected electrical demand for their first 10 years of operation, even if they use less.
