/tags/aep-ohio AEP Ohio en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:46:50 GMT /2025-06-24/demand-for-megawatts-nears-record-for-13-state-electrical-grid-as-temperatures-surge The demand for electricity is higher than its been since 2011 on the PJM grid. Utilities like AEP Ohio are asking consumers to limit their use of electricity. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:46:50 GMT /2025-06-24/demand-for-megawatts-nears-record-for-13-state-electrical-grid-as-temperatures-surge Renee Fox /2025-05-28/state-utility-officials-approve-aep-ohios-building-onsite-energy-generators-at-two-data-centers The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved AEP Ohio's request to build onsite energy generation plants at the Cologix and Amazon Web Services data centers. Wed, 28 May 2025 19:31:54 GMT /2025-05-28/state-utility-officials-approve-aep-ohios-building-onsite-energy-generators-at-two-data-centers Renee Fox /2025-04-15/aep-ohio-meets-one-metric-that-measures-reliability-fails-another AEP Ohio filed an annual report that shows the average number of outages a customer experiences a year, and how long their customers' outages lasted. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:46:16 GMT /2025-04-15/aep-ohio-meets-one-metric-that-measures-reliability-fails-another Renee Fox /politics-government/2025-02-20/aep-ohio-proposes-onsite-fuel-cell-power-generation-for-aws-cologix-data-centers The demand for computing power at data centers is growing faster than the grid can produce the supply. AEP Ohio is proposing a new way to bring electricity to two large data centers that won’t tax the grid in an application the company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:59:17 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-20/aep-ohio-proposes-onsite-fuel-cell-power-generation-for-aws-cologix-data-centers Renee Fox /2025-02-17/will-renewables-help-ohio-produce-more-electricity-as-generation-gap-grows To meet the demand, progressives say there's untapped potential in solar and wind renewables, as battery technologies catch up and get less expensive. But conservatives want to rely on fuel sources they say are better suited to Ohio, like natural gas. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-02-17/will-renewables-help-ohio-produce-more-electricity-as-generation-gap-grows Renee Fox /politics-government/2025-01-14/ohio-consumer-advocate-says-tech-companies-seeking-utility-deal-on-data-centers-are-worth-trillions Ohio Consumers' Counsel attorney Bill Michael's line of questioning on Tuesday suggested companies like Amazon, Meta and Microsoft can afford to pay their fair share, when it comes to purchasing electricity. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:28:13 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-14/ohio-consumer-advocate-says-tech-companies-seeking-utility-deal-on-data-centers-are-worth-trillions Renee Fox /2024-10-24/aep-and-state-regulators-agree-on-counter-settlement-for-utility-rates-for-tech-giants-data-centers AEP, the PUCO staff and the Ohio Consumers Counsel want data center companies to pay 85% of the electricity usage. The companies wanted to pay 75% of the cost. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:34:11 GMT /2024-10-24/aep-and-state-regulators-agree-on-counter-settlement-for-utility-rates-for-tech-giants-data-centers George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-08-22/advocate-refuses-interview-on-why-customers-should-pay-95m-for-intel-electricity A deal between AEP Ohio and Intel to have AEP Ohio's customers foot the $95-million bill for the new electric infrastructure Intel needs is gaining more support. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:25:58 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-22/advocate-refuses-interview-on-why-customers-should-pay-95m-for-intel-electricity Renee Fox /politics-government/2024-08-02/electric-build-up-for-intel-will-cost-95-million-all-of-aep-ohios-customers-could-be-on-the-hook Intel and AEP Ohio have come to an arrangement for how the chip manufacturer will pay the electric company for services. The agreement relies on AEP Ohio's customers to foot the bill. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:42:07 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-02/electric-build-up-for-intel-will-cost-95-million-all-of-aep-ohios-customers-could-be-on-the-hook Renee Fox /politics-government/2024-07-11/regulators-reach-agreement-with-aep-to-try-to-decrease-frequency-length-of-power-outages The Public Utility Commission of Ohio approved new reliability standards for AEP Ohio. The standards will require the company to reduce power outages, instead of allowing them to increase as the company initially requested. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:07:58 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-11/regulators-reach-agreement-with-aep-to-try-to-decrease-frequency-length-of-power-outages Renee Fox