Bill Fehrman

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Running AEP's $100 billion capital program

American Electric Power selected Jacobs to manage delivery of the eastern half of a $37 billion transmission program, the companies said Oct. 29. Jacobs will handle project controls, engineering, siting, right-of-way acquisition and environmental review across seven states for five years. WSP USA holds the matching role across four western states.

Updated Nov 3

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Leading AEP's expanded capital plan

American Electric Power signed 15 gigawatts of new customer load in a single quarter, and about nine in ten gigawatts of its contracted pipeline is tied to data centers. On October 29 it handed the wiring to two engineering firms: Jacobs for seven eastern states, WSP USA for four western ones.

Updated Nov 1

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Leading AEP's expanded $100 billion capital plan and its data center power deals

American Electric Power will spend about $4 billion on a 702-megawatt fuel cell plant near Cheyenne, Wyoming, to supply Google under a 20-year contract. The utility also bought 190 megawatts of Mainspring linear generators, with options to reach 1.6 gigawatts by 2034. Neither system burns fuel in a turbine, unlike the gas plants supplying most of AEP's new capacity.

Updated Nov 1