AEP Ohio

Utility

AEP Ohio provides electricity and natural gas service to over 1.5 million customers in Ohio.

Sector: grid-operators-utilities
HQ: OH, US
Stories: 7 on MGRID.org

Stories about AEP Ohio (7)

Virginia Regulators Weigh Shifting $1.5 Billion in Dominion Transmission Costs Onto Data Centers, Decision Due August 1

July 18, 2026 · Policy & Markets

5 sources Virginia's State Corporation Commission is deciding whether data center operators should directly fund the transmission lines their demand requires, in a Dominion Energy rate case with an August…
Virginia’s Henrico County Tells Staff to Cut Power Use as Data Centers Drive 25% Rate Hike

July 1, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources Henrico County, Virginia asked thousands of employees to cut power use after its electricity rate jumped 25% on July 1, a cost county officials tie directly to the…
New Jersey Legislature Passes Data Center Tariff Bill With 50 MW Threshold, 85% Take-or-Pay

June 30, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill directing state regulators to write cost-recovery tariffs for data centers drawing 50 megawatts or more, sending it to Governor Sherrill after an…
Virginia Enacts First US Data Center Electricity Tax at $0.011/kWh, Capped at $600 Million a Year

June 30, 2026 · Policy & Markets

5 sources Virginia enacted the first U.S. state tax charged directly on the electricity data centers consume, at $0.011 per kilowatt-hour effective July 1, 2026, with revenue capped at $600…
FirstEnergy Asks FERC to Make Data Centers Pay Directly

June 5, 2026 · FERC & Federal

3 sources FirstEnergy asked FERC to make data centers pay directly for the transmission upgrades they require through 15-year contracts, modeled on natural gas pipeline pricing.
AEP Ohio Data Center Tariff Sets National Precedent After 30 GW

December 3, 2025 · AI Energy Demand

4 sources Browser Check Ohio approves AEP data center tariff requiring 85% minimum capacity payments under 12-year agreements, cutting speculative queue from 30 GW to 13 GW.
FERC Launches Rulemaking on Data Center Grid Interconnection

December 2, 2025 · Data Centers

4 sources Browser Check Federal regulators initiate first-ever rulemaking on large load interconnection, targeting April 2026 deadline amid surging data center power demand.