OCC-26-177 AES Ohio Cost of Service Revenue Allocation Rate Design

The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) is seeking proposals from qualified independent contractors to provide technical assistance in determining the appropriate cost of service study, revenue allocation, rate design, and bill impacts for AES Ohio. The selected contractor will be required to analyze the impact of significant data center load growth on AES Ohio's investments and expenses. The scope of work includes evaluating how AES Ohio and PUCO Staff are addressing data center investment and cost issues. The contractor must ensure that no allocation of investments or costs associated with data center load growth is made to non-data center consumers. Key aspects of the job include: • Analyzing the impact of data center load growth on AES Ohio's investments and expenses • Evaluating how AES Ohio and PUCO Staff are addressing data center investment and cost issues • Ensuring that no allocation of investments or costs associated with data center load growth is made to non-data center consumers • Providing technical assistance in determining the appropriate cost of service study, revenue allocation, rate design, and bill impacts for AES Ohio