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“Reasonable Arrangement” Application Filed Between Electric Utility and Amazon
On July 8, 2026 Ohio Duke Energy submitted an application to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) for approval of a reasonable arrangement (RA) between Duke Energy Ohio and Amazon Data Services, Inc., a large load customer.
Ohio Duke Energy requests that the Commission approve the proposed reasonable arrangement (RA) without modification. To allow the Customer sufficient time to become operational by January 2027,11 the utility requests that the Commission provide expedited treatment and issue its decision no later than November 2026.
“The proposed RA sets forth the structure and is necessary for Duke Energy Ohio to deliver electric service to Customer’s new data center at the Trenton Industrial Park, located in the City of Trenton (the City), in Butler County Ohio.”
“Customer is in the process of developing a new data center load located at the Trenton Industrial Park, 5601 Kennel Road, Trenton, Ohio (the Project) and has requested that Duke Energy Ohio provide electric service to the Project. . . The terms and conditions of serving the Project will be governed by the Company’s applicable tariffs and the ESA attached to this RA Application.”
The contract between Duke and Amazon states, “Customer shall contract with a certified third-party supplier for retail electric generation service to the extent permitted by Ohio law and Duke Energy’s Electric Tariff. Unless an alternative process is approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, in the event Customer must receive its retail electric generation service under Duke Energy’s Standard Service Offer (‘SSO’) due to supplier default or other reasons beyond Customer’s control, Customer agrees to use its best efforts to contract for retail electric generation service from a competitive supplier as soon as practical. In the event Customer is being served by Duke Energy’s SSO and Customer’s load is included in Duke Energy’s SSO procurement auction, Customer agrees to remain an SSO customer and continue to receive such SSO service until the end of the period for which Duke Energy has procured supply for its SSO customers.”
