AEP Ohio says new data center tariff is working, critics aren’t buying it

AEP Ohio says new data center tariff is working, critics aren’t buying it

Downtown Columbus, Ohio. (Getty Images file photo.)AEP Ohio is touting the success of a new data center billing model, known as a tariff. In an update to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the company explained the new requirements have slashed its projections for new power demand from 30,000 megawatts to about 5,700 megawatts. To put those figures in perspective, AEP notes peak demand for all its Ohio customers has landed between 8,000 an…