• AEP operating companies signed the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, targeting cost discipline for data-center driven load growth.
• Pledge framework shifts new supply and grid-upgrade costs to data centers, including take-or-pay style charges.
• AEP expects up to $16 billion in cost offsets for existing customers at its vertically integrated utilities over 20 years as large loads connect.

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