New data centers larger than 25 MW must pay for at least 85 percent of the energy they expect to need each month, even if they use less, to cover the cost of infrastructure needed to bring electricity to the facility.
Ohio at a glance: industrial power about 8.3¢/kWh (EIA-based, indexed to April 2026) · grid queue about 42 months · data center equipment tax exemption: paused. Indicative figures from the SCR AI Build Configurator v1.4.0.
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Who the tariff applies to
New data centers larger than 25 MW must pay for at least 85 percent of the energy they expect to need each month, even if they use less, to cover the cost of infrastructure needed to bring electricity to the facility.
Also active in Ohio: FirstEnergy's Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison jointly filed a parallel Data Center Tariff (DCT) in June 2026 (docket 26-0697-EL-ATA), and Duke Energy Ohio has proposed its own Data Center Tariff, Rate DC (docket 26-0755-EL-ATA).
| Customer | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | New Albany, OH | part of a $7.8 billion AWS investment in Central Ohio and $23 billion statewide by 2030; AEP Ohio contracted two large customers for 100 MW of onsite fuel-cell generation to let data centers begin operating while the grid expands |
| Undisclosed hyperscale campus | Piketon, OH | $33 billion project proposing up to 10 GW of generation, with partner SB Energy paying $4.2 billion for new transmission to avoid raising rates for existing customers |
Figures compiled from the Edison Electric Institute's "Large Load Projects and Tariffs" (September 2026) member-company summary and public regulatory filings. Confirm current tariff terms directly with AEP Ohio and the relevant state public utility commission before relying on any figure for a capital decision.
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AEP Ohio’s minimum-take requirement changes the math on committed capacity; our crypto data center in BC runs under a different commitment structure entirely, worth reviewing for contrast.
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New data centers larger than 25 MW must pay for at least 85 percent of the energy they expect to need each month, even if they use less, to cover the cost of infrastructure needed to bring electricity to the facility.
To ensure the cost of new generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure built to serve very large customers, chiefly hyperscale data centers, is paid for by those customers rather than spread across the general rate base of residential and small commercial ratepayers.
FirstEnergy's Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison jointly filed a parallel Data Center Tariff (DCT) in June 2026 (docket 26-0697-EL-ATA), and Duke Energy Ohio has proposed its own Data Center Tariff, Rate DC (docket 26-0755-EL-ATA).
No. AEP Ohio's 25 MW / 85% Minimum-Take Tariff sits above AEP Ohio's standard commercial and industrial rate schedules and applies specifically to customers that meet or exceed the large-load threshold described above. Smaller commercial and industrial loads continue to be billed under existing rate schedules.
The SCR AI Build Configurator applies Ohio's power cost, tax treatment and large-load tariff rules alongside all other US states and Canadian provinces, so a Ohio scenario can be compared line-by-line against any alternative site.