Energy
Data Centers Will Have to Make Minimum Power Payments in Ohio
- AEP reaches pact with staff of state regulator and others
- Data centers would have to pay a minimum of 85% of energy use
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Big data centers in Ohio will have to pay a minimum of 85% of the energy they need to cover the costs of grid improvements under a settlement submitted Wednesday by one of the state’s largest utilities.
The pact was reached by the Ohio utility owned by American Electric Power Co., the staff of the state’s Public Utilities Commission, the state consumer advocate, a manufacturers group and others including Walmart.