“AEP expects to interconnect 24 gigawatts of new load by 2030 — 18 gigawatts of it data centers, all backed by signed customer agreements — and will raise its five-year capital plan from $54 billion to about $70 billion to serve it: 'Demand for power is growing at a pace I have not seen in my 45-year energy career.'”

Tracking: AEP subsequently raised its capital plan to about $72 billion (Oct 2025) and $78 billion, and its contracted incremental load by 2030 to 63 GW (Q1 2026); the load itself resolves at end-2030.