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Slew of Stakeholders -Including Amazon, Google & Competitive Suppliers – Oppose AEP’s Proposed Data Center & Mobile Data Center Tariff
Excerpts from Amazon’s Comments
“A 90% minimum demand charge is simply too restrictive and does not give customers the flexibility they need to address changes to their businesses and operations. Amazon submits that the Commission should consider a more reasonable minimum billing demand charge, such as 75% of contract capacity
Excerpts from Constellation
There is no reason provided why AEP considers itself the only entity that can procure energy supply for any particular default service data center customers.
Excerpts from Google’s Comments
… we recommend that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (“PUCO” or “Commission”) find that the present docket is not the appropriate process for changing customer classifications or modifying existing charges.
Excerpts from Interstate Gas Supply Comments
“The prohibition on customer-owned generation should be eliminated.”
Excerpts from RESA Comments
AEP Ohio’s proposed tariffs for data centers and mobile data centers includes:
– Provisions prohibiting the new data centers from being served under the existing standard service offer (“SSO”) auctions;
– Restrictions on customer choice through a minimum 6-month stay; – Limitations on behind-the-meter generation;
– Forced market program participation; and
– AEP Ohio’s provides itself with a preference in default service generation procurement activities.
None of these anticompetitive market provisions, however, are necessary to implement now to obtain the financial commitment from the new data center load to protect existing customers from the cost of new transmission infrastructure.
