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American Electric Power (AEP)

American Electric Power is a U.S. electric utility holding company that serves about 5.6 million customers across 11 states and runs one of the country's largest transmission networks.

InfrastructureEnergy & grid
What it does

American Electric Power is a U.S. electric utility holding company that serves about 5.6 million customers across 11 states and runs one of the country's largest transmission networks.

Why it matters

AEP says it has signed agreements for large amounts of new load, much of it from hyperscalers and data center developers, and it has arranged onsite fuel cell power for AWS in Ohio and demand-response terms for a Google data center in Indiana.

How it makes money

Homes and businesses pay regulated rates for electricity delivery and generation, and transmission customers pay regulated tariffs.

Geography

United States (Columbus, Ohio)

AI stack position

Energy and the electrical grid. The companies that generate, distribute and manage the electricity AI infrastructure runs on. AI data centers use enormous amounts of power, so the companies producing and delivering that electricity are just as critical to the AI economy as the chip makers.

Same-layer peers

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Connections (2)

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Dated or announced (2)

American Electric Power (AEP) won approval to install onsite fuel cells for Amazon Web Services
Provides infrastructure toDated / announced
AEP said Ohio regulators approved AEP Ohio installing onsite Bloom fuel cells at facilities operated by AWS and Cologix, with AWS and Cologix covering the full project costs.

Source: 2025-06-05 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Regulatory approval; not confirmed operating

Limits: Regulatory approval only; does not establish megawatts installed, commissioning dates, or that the units are now running.

PUCO Approves Onsite Power Project for Data Centers ↗
American Electric Power (AEP) agreed to procure fuel cells from Bloom Energy
Buys fromDated / announced
AEP said it secured an agreement for up to 1 GW of Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cells to serve large customers such as data centers.

Source: 2024-11-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating

Limits: Up to 1 GW is a ceiling, not delivered capacity; the release named no customers and does not establish price, timing or how much has been installed.

AEP Leveraging Fuel Cell Technology to Power Data Center Growth ↗

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