Oct 16 (Reuters) - American Electric Power's (AEP.O), opens new tab unit has secured a $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, the utility said on Thursday, as demand surges from power-hungry data centers.
AEP Transmission will upgrade power lines in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia, primarily to support data centers, artificial intelligence and manufacturing.
