Kentucky Power Files Plans to Deliver Customer Savings and Advance Kentucky's Economic Future
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Kentucky Power (AEP) filed plans seeking regulatory approval for infrastructure to serve TeraWulf's planned Muskie Data Campus in Grayson, Kentucky. The proposal includes a 760-MW natural gas facility near Big Sandy and a transmission substation in the EastPark Industrial Park area. The campus is expected to support up to 1 gigawatt of contracted demand in phases by 2029, subject to approval and construction schedules.
Kentucky Power expects more than $500 million in fixed-cost rate offsets over the agreement's life. If approved, TeraWulf will fund $100 million in residential winter bill credits beginning in 2029 over the contract's first 10 years. Separate infrastructure approvals are required; decisions could come as early as mid-year 2027, subject to the regulator's review schedule.
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Positive
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.TeraWulf's campus is expected to support up to 1 gigawatt of contracted demand in phases by 2029.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Proposed capacity additions include a 760-MW natural gas facility and a new transmission substation.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Customer fixed-cost rate offsets are expected to exceed $500 million over the agreement's life.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.TeraWulf will fund $100 million in residential winter bill credits over the contract's first 10 years, beginning in 2029, if approved.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.TeraWulf agreed to pay estimated financing costs for construction of the proposed Big Sandy generation facility.
- Minor pointThe large-load tariff requires data centers to provide financial backing for service costs before connecting.
Negative
- Moderate pointThe proposed agreement remains subject to regulatory approval; generation and transmission infrastructure each require separate PSC certificates.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Demand ramp-up by 2029 depends on construction schedules as well as regulatory approval.
News Explained
Kentucky Power says TeraWulf has agreed to pay the estimated financing costs of the proposed Big Sandy generation facility, while the large-load tariff requires data centers to provide financial backing for project service costs before connecting to the grid.
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Filings seek approval for new generation and transmission infrastructure to support growth while delivering benefits for existing customers
The filings would support TeraWulf's planned Muskie Data Campus in
"Our commitment to eastern
Supporting eastern
Kentucky Power announced its amended agreement with TeraWulf in October, and today's filings mark the next step in seeking the regulatory approvals needed to move the project forward.
TeraWulf's planned Muskie Data Campus is expected to support up to 1 gigawatt of contracted electric demand in phases by 2029, subject to regulatory approval and construction schedules. To reliably serve that demand, Kentucky Power is seeking approval to construct a new 760-MW combined-cycle natural gas facility next to its Big Sandy natural gas generating unit in
The planned Muskie Data Campus also is expected to generate new economic activity through infrastructure investment, construction activity, permanent jobs and new tax revenue for local communities.
Delivering benefits for existing customers
If approved by the PSC, TeraWulf will fund
Kentucky Power signed the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, reaffirming its commitment that growth should pay for growth while delivering long-term value for existing customers. Additionally, Kentucky Power's large-load tariff requires data centers to provide financial backing for the cost to serve their projects before they connect to the grid.
In addition to paying all applicable service charges, TeraWulf has agreed to pay the estimated financing costs associated with construction of the proposed generation facility at Big Sandy. Together, these protections are designed to ensure the costs associated with serving TeraWulf's new demand are paid for by TeraWulf, while allowing new and existing customers to share in the benefits created by the growth.
Today's filings begin the next phase of regulatory review for the proposed agreement and infrastructure. The generation facility and transmission infrastructure each require separate Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity from the PSC. Subject to the PSC's review schedule, decisions on the filings could come as early as mid-year 2027.
About Kentucky Power
Kentucky Power, with headquarters in Ashland, provides electric service to about 162,000 customers in 20 eastern Kentucky counties, including Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Rowan. Kentucky Power is an operating company in the American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) system. For more information, visit kentuckypower.com.
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SOURCE American Electric Power
FAQ
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What infrastructure is Kentucky Power proposing for TeraWulf's Muskie Data Campus?
Kentucky Power is seeking approval for a 760-MW combined-cycle natural gas facility next to its Big Sandy generating unit in Louisa and a new transmission substation in the EastPark Industrial Park area. The infrastructure would serve TeraWulf's planned Muskie Data Campus in Grayson, Kentucky.
When would Kentucky Power customers receive TeraWulf-funded winter bill credits?
If approved by the Kentucky Public Service Commission, $100 million in winter bill credits for residential customers would begin in 2029 and continue over the first 10 years of the contract. TeraWulf will fund the credits.