俄亥俄州AEP要求批准一项利率计划, 给予客户每月1.22美元的信贷, 为期18个月, AEP Ohio seeks approval for a rate plan giving customers a $1.22 monthly credit for 18 months, citing tax savings, but critics call it a disguised rate hike.

俄亥俄州电力局提出一个利率结算方案,通过使用未使用的税收节余抵免,使平均1 000千瓦小时客户在18个月中每月获得1.22美元的信贷,声称它防止每月增加68%的账单。 AEP Ohio proposes a rate settlement that would give the average 1,000-kWh customer a $1.22 monthly credit for 18 months by applying unused tax savings credits, claiming it prevents a 68-cent monthly bill increase. 公用设施将成本上升归因于老化的基础设施和数据中心需求,注意到先前对数据中心能源使用征收的关税。 The utility attributes rising costs to aging infrastructure and data center demand, noting a prior tariff on data center energy use. 消费者倡导者和俄亥俄环境理事会对此主张提出异议, 认为此举掩盖了通过会计策略提高利率的做法, 称其误导「华尔街数学」, 并敦促俄亥俄公共事业委员会拒绝这项提议。 Consumer advocates and the Ohio Environmental Council dispute the claim, arguing the move disguises a rate hike through accounting tactics, calling it misleading "Wall Street Math" and urging the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to reject the proposal. 预计PUCO将于2026年初对该计划进行审查。 The PUCO is expected to review the plan in early 2026.