Ohio

Utility-specific tariffs and contracts

PUCO approved a settlement directing AEP Ohio to file data-center tariffs and lift its connection moratorium. AEP Ohio subsequently reported binding contracts under the tariff, confirming that the utility-specific framework is in operation.

State regulatory profile State framework source

Current position

AEP Ohio data-center tariff approved and in use

Actions: 1
Published tariffs: 0
Legislation: 0
Status: Adopted

Regulatory and utility record

Tariffs, contracts, and proceedings

Each record is shown on its own terms. A utility-specific tariff or contract does not automatically apply to every large customer in the state.

Statewide action · Effective

AEP Ohio Schedule DCT

AEP Ohio's operating data-center tariff combines minimum-demand billing, a long service term, an exit payment, and a credit test that can require collateral covering half of minimum charges for the full contract term.

Open proceeding

Why it matters

Ohio has an implemented AEP Ohio tariff, but it is a utility-specific model rather than a statewide rule applying to every electric distribution company.

Enforceable terms

Key requirements

Eligibility threshold

More than 25 MW

AEP Ohio Schedule DCT

Minimum payment

85% above the first 25 MW · 100% above 75 MW The tariff uses a tiered formula rather than one flat percentage for the customer's full contract capacity.

AEP Ohio Schedule DCT

Minimum contract term

Load-ramp period plus 8 years

AEP Ohio Schedule DCT

Service structure: Schedule DCT retail serviceAuthorizedThe schedule applies to new data-center load above 25 MW and overlays study, ramp, minimum-demand, and security obligations.
Charges and assessments: Tiered study fees and project-specific upgrade securityAuthorizedThe customer funds the utility work needed to study and construct its interconnection rather than shifting that exposure to other customers.
Credit and collateral: 50% of total minimum charges for the full contract term Collateral is waived only if the customer meets both the specified A-/A3 ratings and the liquidity test exceeding ten times the collateral requirement.AuthorizedAEP Ohio Schedule DCT
Exit protection: 36 months of minimum charges after year five The tariff summary permits termination after the fifth post-ramp contract year upon payment of the stated exit charge.AuthorizedAEP Ohio Schedule DCT
Grid infrastructure: Tiered study fees; full upgrade security is project-specificAuthorizedAEP Ohio Schedule DCT
Generation and resource costs: Not identified in AEP Ohio sourcesAuthorizedAEP Ohio Schedule DCT
Reporting and true-up: Collateral and upgrade exposure update with the projectAuthorizedSecurity reflects the remaining minimum-charge and construction exposure and can be waived only when both rating and liquidity tests are met.

Official sources supporting these requirements

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“Not specified” means the current official tariff record does not establish a normalized term. Retail tariff requirements are not inferred from wholesale-grid rules, interconnection processes, or pending policy proceedings.