Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (AEP Ohio) — AEP Ohio Data Center Tariff Order (Case 24-0508-EL-ATA)

The Ohio PUC adopted a settlement creating a new data center customer class for loads of 25 MW or greater, requiring those customers to pay for at least 85% of contracted capacity for a minimum 12-year term plus exit fees and financial assurances to prevent cost-shifting to other customers.

Technical detail

The Ohio PUC adopted a settlement creating a new data center customer class for loads of 25 MW or greater, requiring those customers to pay for at least 85% of contracted capacity for a minimum 12-year term plus exit fees and financial assurances to prevent cost-shifting to other customers.

Who is protected: People subject to this body's AI/surveillance systems.

Who must comply: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (AEP Ohio)

Key facts

Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere

• Emergency 365-day moratorium on new data centers (>20 MVA) · In effect
• Resolution setting Seattle data-center impact-study framework · In effect
• Six-month moratorium on data centers >350,000 sq ft (Minneapolis) · In effect
• Nashville/Davidson County temporary moratorium on data centers · Proposed / pending
• Two-year moratorium on data centers, crypto mining, battery storage · In effect
• One-year data-center moratorium in unincorporated Boone County · In effect