American Electric Power's Ohio unit has partnered with SB Energy and the Department of Energy to deploy $4.2 billion in advanced digital and transmission infrastructure at the former Piketon gaseous diffusion plant. SB Energy will fully fund the new 765-kV facilities, enabling a 10-gigawatt data center campus without raising customer rates.

AEP Ohio will construct new 765-kV lines, a technology it pioneered in 1969, to efficiently deliver six times the energy of standard 345-kV lines. These high-capacity transmission corridors form the backbone for the planned data center campus and regional power delivery upgrades.

Initial route planning is underway ahead of engagement with landowners and community stakeholders. The Ohio Power Siting Board will oversee permitting, which requires public comment, environmental impact studies, and socioeconomic analyses, with power expected to flow by 2029.

Ohio's data center boom has driven some of the fastest electricity demand growth in the nation, and this infrastructure will unlock billions in regional investment. The project aims to stimulate Appalachian Ohio’s economy while shielding ratepayers from new infrastructure costs.