American Electric Power vs GE Vernova
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Columbus OH multi-state electric utility (NASDAQ: AEP) ~$19.9B FY2024 revenue; 40K+ miles transmission, $54B 2025-2029 capex, Ohio AI data center load surge competing with Duke Energy and FirstEnergy.
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is a Columbus, Ohio-based regulated electric utility holding company — publicly traded on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ: AEP) as an S&P 500 Utilities component — serving approximately 5.6 million customers across 11 states (Ohio, Texas, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee) through subsidiary utilities including AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Indiana Michigan Power, Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power, Southwestern Electric Power, and others through approximately 17,000 employees. In fiscal year 2024, AEP reported revenues of approximately $19.9 billion and operating earnings of $5.93 per share (approaching the upper end of guidance), as AEP executed capital programs supporting unprecedented load growth from AI data center development in its service territory — particularly in AEP Ohio (Columbus, Ohio data center corridor — one of the top-10 US data center markets with 800+ MW of contracted hyperscale data center load) and AEP Texas (West Texas commercial and industrial load growth). CEO Bill Fehrman (appointed late 2024, succeeding Julie Sloat) leads AEP's $54 billion five-year capital plan (2025-2029) — one of the largest capital programs in US utility history — focused on transmission expansion (building 765kV and 345kV high-voltage transmission lines to interconnect renewable generation and serve data center load growth), distribution system modernization, and regulated renewable generation additions that earn AEP's allowed return on equity across 11 state regulatory jurisdictions.
Cambridge MA energy equipment spin-off from GE (NYSE: GEV) at $34.9B revenue 2024; 7,000+ gas turbines and 55,000 wind turbines generating 25-30% of global electricity competing with Siemens Energy and Vestas for energy transition equipment.
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GE Vernova is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based global energy equipment and services company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GEV) — that emerged as an independent entity in April 2024 following its spin-off from General Electric, employing approximately 75,000 people across 100 countries and focused on accelerating the energy transition through three core business segments: Power (gas turbines, nuclear, and steam solutions), Wind (onshore and offshore wind turbines), and Electrification (grid solutions, power conversion, and electrification software). Generating $34.9 billion in revenue in 2024 with strong growth across all segments, GE Vernova operates more than 7,000 gas turbines and 55,000 wind turbines globally — equipment that generates approximately 25-30% of the world's electricity.
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