By the numbers: AEP Q2 ’26 69 GW AEP’s contracted data center and large industrial load pipeline, up from 63 GW in the first quarter. Their resource plans call for adding: 15.3 GW of gas; 6.4 GW of solar; 5.1 GW of wind; and 500 MW of storage. Large load pipeline growsAEP’s contracted large load pipeline grew to 69 GW, up from 63 GW in the first quarter, according to Mihalik. The data center and other large load pipeline includes 45 GW in Texas, 12 GW in Ohio, and Oklahoma, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Virginia combining for 12 GW, he said. AEP utilities’ large load tariffs require customers to make long-term commitments and support the investments needed to serve them, Mihalik said.