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AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements

PRJ-0369 · Program · Piketon, Ohio, United States

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

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.

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Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Planned transmission investment · $4.20 billion

Actual · AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements (Project)

Claim 33814 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Energy Department announces partnership to ensure affordable energy and power America's AI

    U.S. Department of Energy · Document date: Mar 20, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1884 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-partnership-ensure-affordable-energy-and-power-americas-ai

  2. AEP Ohio and SB Energy announce infrastructure plans for PORTS Technology Campus

    American Electric Power · Document date: Mar 20, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1889 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aep.com/news/stories/view/10823/

Planned voltage · 765 kV

Actual · AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements (Project)

Claim 33815 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Piketon Area Improvements Project

    AEP Transmission · Document date: Jul 1, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1890 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aeptransmission.com/ohio/PiketonArea/

  2. Fact sheet: ensuring affordable energy access in Ohio while powering the future

    U.S. Department of Energy · Document date: Mar 20, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1886 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.energy.gov/articles/fact-sheet-department-energy-ensuring-affordable-energy-access-ohio-while-powering-future

  3. AEP Ohio and SB Energy announce infrastructure plans for PORTS Technology Campus

    American Electric Power · Document date: Mar 20, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1889 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aep.com/news/stories/view/10823/

Planned substation count · 4 substations

Actual · AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements (Project)

Claim 33816 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Fact sheet: ensuring affordable energy access in Ohio while powering the future

    U.S. Department of Energy · Document date: Mar 20, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1886 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.energy.gov/articles/fact-sheet-department-energy-ensuring-affordable-energy-access-ohio-while-powering-future

Planned baku gavin line length approximately · 50 miles

Actual · AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements (Project)

Claim 33817 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Piketon Area Improvements Project

    AEP Transmission · Document date: Jul 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1890 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aeptransmission.com/ohio/PiketonArea/

Planned power availability year · 2029

Actual · AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements (Project)

Claim 33818 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. AEP Ohio and SB Energy announce infrastructure plans for PORTS Technology Campus

    American Electric Power · Document date: Mar 20, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1889 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aep.com/news/stories/view/10823/

Opsb case reference · 26-0426-EL-BTX

Actual · AEP Piketon Area Transmission Improvements (Project)

Claim 33819 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Piketon Area Improvements Project

    AEP Transmission · Document date: Jul 1, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1890 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.aeptransmission.com/ohio/PiketonArea/

Counterparties and capital

AEP Ohio · Utility provider · CMP-0910

SB Energy · Customer · CMP-0908

Customer funded transmission program

$4,200,000,000 · Mar 20, 2026

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

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

Sources (2)

Financing record 99; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.

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