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AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements

Piketon, Ohio, United StatesStatus under reviewProgram
Evidence
Headline capacity
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Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
AEP Ohio

AEP's current Baku–Gavin project page records the transmission application filed July 24, 2026 and deemed complete August 28. Application completeness is not construction approval. AEP Ohio transmission program for PORTS: Baku substation, Baku-Gavin 765 kV line and related substations; not generation or campus capacity. AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements is located in Piketon, OH, US and is a program in preconstruction status.

Capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Baku substation and Baku-Gavin lineAnnounced or preconstruction

Includes roughly 50 miles of 765 kV transmission.

Milestones (2)
AEP prepares Piketon-area transmission filing

Jul 2026 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Event type not stated

Source not linked
AEP expects power availability for PORTS in 2029

2029 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

SB Energy

Customer

Sources by role
Customer (1)
Other participants (1)
AEP Ohio

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
Utility provider (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Planned transmission investment

Actual

$4.20 billion

Source

Financing records

Customer funded transmission program

$4.2bn

Mar 20, 2026

SB Energy commitment for AEP transmission supporting PORTS; approvals pending.

Parties & sources

AEP Ohio (Transmission developer) · SB Energy (Funding counterparty)

Sources (2)

Technical specifications

Planned power availability year

Actual

2029

Source

Additional project facts

Planned voltage

Actual

765 kV

Source

Planned substation count

Actual

4 substations

Source

Planned baku gavin line length approximately

Actual

50 miles

Source

Opsb case reference

Actual

26-0426-EL-BTX

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

765 kV

Baku substation, Baku-Gavin line and related facilities; approvals pending.

Permit · Status not stated

Baku-Gavin 765 kV line

AEP Ohio

Jul 1, 2026

Sources (1)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

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Preconstruction · Piketon, Ohio, United States

Same locality: Piketon · Shared participant: SB Energy

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PORTS Technology Campus

Preconstruction · Piketon, Ohio, United States

Same locality: Piketon · Shared participant: SB Energy

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Cologix COL3 Columbus Data Center

Operating · Columbus, Ohio, United States

Shared participant: AEP Ohio · Same market: Ohio, United States

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