Sparse load growth and no new baseload generation are expected overthe next decade by AEP Ohio and Dayton Power Light, according totheir long-term forecast plans filed with the Ohio Public UtilitiesCommission. The utilities expect to add only renewable generation.DPL, an AES Corp. subsidiary and the smallest of Ohio's four investor-owned electric utilities, is evaluating an option to co-fire withnatural gas its baseload coal plants in the state to reduce emissions.The PUC requires utilities to submit energy forecasts periodicallyfor a 10-year period.Meanwhile, AEP Ohio, a subsidiary of Columbus-based AmericanElectric Power and comprised of Ohio Power and Columbus SouthernPower, intends only to invest in new wind and solar generation through2026, company spokeswoman Terri Flora said in a Wednesday interview.
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