American Electric Power of Ohio announced an effort to lower electric bills for Ohioans in partnership with some of the largest data center companies, but very few customers will actually benefit from this plan.
American Electric Power of Ohio announced this week in a press release that five data center giants, including Meta, Amazon and Google, will share profits, allowing the company to lower electric costs for customers. In its announcement, the company didn’t share how many people this will end up helping.
In a statement to WOSU, the company said the Neighbor to Neighbor program will end up helping about 2,600 people per $1 million with up to $500 in assistance. With an $8.4 million budget next year, that would mean about 21,000 Ohioans could receive this aid…