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Power & Grid
AEP Raises Five-Year Capital Plan to $100 Billion as Contracted Load Reaches 84 GW, Led by SB Energy's 10.4-GW Piketon, Ohio, Campus
AEP lifted its 2026-2031 capital plan from $78B to $100B and says contracted large load rose to 84 GW, driven largely by a proposed 10.4-GW Piketon, Ohio campus that would be served by three new 765-kV lines budgeted at about $5B.
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Power & Grid
FirstEnergy Puts Contracted Data Center Demand at 7.9 GW, Expects Maidsville Gas Plant Order in Fourth Quarter
FirstEnergy's Q3 filings put contracted data center demand at about 7.9 GW, with a 19 GW pipeline. They also show West Virginia's pipeline near 6 GW, a Maidsville gas plant decision expected in 4Q26, an RFP for 3 GW more of combined-cycle capacity and a transmission budget set to grow at least 25%.