AEP Lifts 2026 Guidance on Q2 Beat as Texas Load Growth Reaches 45 GW
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Summary
AEP reported Q2 2026 operating EPS of $1.36, raised full-year guidance, and disclosed that contracted load growth in Texas has reached 45 GW, backed by $2 billion in customer financial security. Full-year 2026 operating EPS guidance was later raised to $6.25–$6.55, up from $6.15–$6.45, and AEP signed 6 GW of new load commitments in Q2, bringing contracted Texas load to 45 GW through 2030.
Updated with a Reuters report · What changed
Updates
· Reuters — AEP raised full-year 2026 operating EPS guidance to $6.25–$6.55, up from $6.15–$6.45, and signed 6 GW of new load commitments in Q2, bringing contracted Texas load to 45 GW through 2030.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · AEP
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Updated · · Reuters
Q2 Earnings Beat, Guidance Raised
Operating EPS of $1.36 exceeded expectations. Full-year 2026 operating EPS guidance was raised to $5.82–$6.02 from $5.75–$5.95, reflecting stronger load growth and constructive regulatory outcomes. Full-year 2026 operating EPS guidance was later raised to $6.25–$6.55, up from $6.15–$6.45.
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Updated · · Reuters
Texas Load Growth Surges to 45 GW
AEP Texas has executed Letters of Agreement for approximately 45 GW of incremental load by 2030 and received $2 billion in financial security—cash, guarantees, and letters of credit—from prospective large-load customers seeking interconnection under ERCOT's Batch Zero process. AEP signed 6 GW of new load commitments in Q2, bringing contracted Texas load to 45 GW through 2030.
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PJM Approves Emergency Capacity Reforms
The PJM Board approved a Reliability Backstop Procurement mechanism and an Interim Resource Adequacy Service for new large loads, aiming to address projected reliability concerns from significant load growth and capacity shortages.
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Capital Plan Supported by Securitizations
APCo issued $1.4 billion in Virginia securitization bonds, and the WVPSC approved a $2.7 billion securitization for APCo and WPCo, providing low-cost financing for the $78 billion five-year capital plan.
Analysis · AEP · Energy & Transportation
AEP posted Q2 operating EPS of $1.36, topping consensus, and raised its full-year 2026 operating EPS guidance to $5.82–$6.02. The upgrade reflects accelerating data-center and industrial load growth, most notably in Texas, where contracted load now totals 45 GW and AEP Texas has secured $2 billion in financial commitments from prospective large-load customers. During the quarter, PJM also approved emergency capacity reforms to address reliability risks from surging demand. Together, these developments underpin the $78 billion five-year capital plan and signal that AEP's growth trajectory is strengthening faster than anticipated. Full-year 2026 operating EPS guidance was subsequently raised to $6.25–$6.55, up from $6.15–$6.45, and AEP signed 6 GW of new load commitments in Q2, bringing contracted Texas load to 45 GW through 2030.
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