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RATE MATTERS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Regulated Operations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Regulated Generating Units to be Retired
The table below summarizes the net book value including CWIP, before cost of removal and materials and supplies, as of September 30, 2026, of generating facilities planned for retirement:
PlantNet Book ValueAccelerated Depreciation Regulatory AssetCost of Removal
Regulatory Liability
Projected
Retirement Date
Current Authorized
Recovery Period
Annual
Depreciation (a)
(dollars in millions)
Northeastern Plant, Unit 3$50 $259 $22 (b)2026(c)$8 
Welsh Plant, Units 1 and 3220 264 56 (d)2028(e)(f)43 

(a)Represents the amount of annual depreciation that has been collected from customers over the prior 12-month period.
(b)Includes Northeastern Plant, Unit 4, which was retired in 2016. Removal of Northeastern Plant, Unit 4, will be performed with the removal of Northeastern Plant, Unit 3, after retirement.
(c)Northeastern Plant, Unit 3 is currently being recovered through 2040.
(d)Includes Welsh Plant, Unit 2, which was retired in 2016. Removal of Welsh Plant, Unit 2, will be performed with the removal of Welsh Plant, Units 1 and 3, after retirement.
(e)Represents projected retirement date of coal assets.
(f)Unit 1 is being recovered through 2027 in the Louisiana jurisdiction and through 2037 in the Arkansas and Texas jurisdictions. Unit 3 is being recovered through 2032 in the Louisiana jurisdiction and through 2042 in the Arkansas and Texas jurisdictions.
Schedule of Regulatory Assets
AEP
September 30,December 31,
20262025
 Noncurrent Regulatory Assets(in millions)
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
Welsh Plant, Units 1 and 3 Accelerated Depreciation$264 $220 
UTM Deferred Costs89 56 
System Resiliency Plan Deferred Costs - Texas73 17 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant, Pirkey - Texas, FERC61 93 
Storm-Related Costs46 43 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval7 6 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
Storm-Related Costs (a) (b)376 363 
Plant Retirement Costs – Asset Retirement Obligation Costs (c)289 257 
NOLC Costs (d)83 89 
Deferred Pension and OPEB Costs40 27 
Vegetation Management Costs37 — 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval169 136 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$1,534 $1,307 

(a)In March 2026, the WVPSC issued a financing order approving a securitization that included $40 million of West Virginia jurisdictional storm operation and maintenance costs that are subject to a final review by the WVPSC after bond pricing.
(b)In May 2026, APCo issued securitization bonds that included $141 million of Virginia storm operation and maintenance costs.
(c)Includes ARO adjustment related to the revised CCR Rule to be addressed in future regulatory proceedings. See the “Federal EPA’s Revised CCR Rule” section of Note 5 for additional information.
(d)Approved for collection through rates, subject to refund, for the Oklahoma and SWEPCo-Texas jurisdictions.

AEP Texas
September 30,December 31,
20262025
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets(in millions)
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
UTM Deferred Costs$89 $56 
Storm-Related Costs41 41 
System Resiliency Plan Deferred Costs34 17 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
Storm-Related Costs51 31 
Deferred Pension and OPEB Costs40 27 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval9 9 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$264 $181 
AEPTCo
September 30,December 31,
20262025
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets(in millions)
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
Income Taxes, Net$9 $9 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$9 $9 

APCo
September 30,December 31,
20262025
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets(in millions)
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$2 $2 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
Plant Retirement Costs – Asset Retirement Obligation Costs (a)188 169 
Storm-Related Costs – West Virginia (b)70 39 
Storm-Related Costs - Virginia (c)69 172 
Vegetation Management Costs17 — 
Pension Settlement15 16 
Virginia Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax— 13 
West Virginia Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax— 11 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval35 18 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$396 $440 

(a)Includes ARO adjustment related to the revised CCR Rule to be addressed in a future regulatory proceeding. See the “Federal EPA’s Revised CCR Rule” section of Note 5 for additional information.
(b)In March 2026, the WVPSC issued a financing order approving a securitization that included $40 million of West Virginia jurisdictional storm operation and maintenance costs that are subject to a final review by the WVPSC after bond pricing.
(c)In May 2026, APCo issued securitization bonds that included $141 million of Virginia storm operation and maintenance costs. See the “2025 Virginia Securitization Filing” section below for additional information.
I&M
September 30,December 31,
20262025
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets(in millions)
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$5 $4 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
Plant Retirement Costs – Asset Retirement Obligation Costs (a)82 78 
Storm-Related Costs – Indiana57 29 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval9 7 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$153 $118 

(a)Includes ARO adjustment related to the revised CCR Rule to be addressed in a future regulatory proceeding. See the “Federal EPA’s Revised CCR Rule” section of Note 5 for additional information.
PSO
September 30,December 31,
20262025
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets(in millions)
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
Storm-Related Costs$38 $25 
Oklahoma Senate Bill 998 Deferral28 9 
Generation PBA and Delayed Retirement Deferral27 13 
NOLC Costs (a)17 23 
Plant Retirement Costs – Asset Retirement Obligation Costs (b)12 6 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval1 8 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$123 $84 

(a)Approved for collection through rates, subject to refund.
(b)Includes ARO adjustment related to the revised CCR Rule to be addressed in PSO’s 2026 Oklahoma Base Rate Case regulatory proceeding. See the “Federal EPA’s Revised CCR Rule” section of Note 5 for additional information.

SWEPCo
September 30,December 31,
20262025
Noncurrent Regulatory Assets(in millions)
Regulatory Assets Currently Earning a Return
Welsh Plant, Units 1 and 3 Accelerated Depreciation$264 $220 
Plant Retirement Costs - Unrecovered Plant, Pirkey - Texas, FERC61 93 
System Resiliency Plan Deferred Costs - Texas39 1 
Income Taxes, Net7 — 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval5 2 
Regulatory Assets Currently Not Earning a Return
NOLC Costs (a)65 66 
Storm-Related Costs - Louisiana, Texas59 43 
Other Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval17 20 
Total Regulatory Assets Pending Final Regulatory Approval$517 $445 

(a)Approved for collection through rates, subject to refund, for Texas jurisdiction.
Schedule of Regulatory Asset, Proposed Securitization Items
In July 2026, the WVPSC issued an order on the June 2026 settlement agreement in the Companies’ 2026 ENEC update filing, approving a modified $593 million projected August 31, 2026 ENEC under-recovery balance ($274 million related to APCo) and an overall securitization balance of $2.7 billion ($1.7 billion related to APCo) as reflected in the table below:
Eligible Costs Approved by the WVPSC for SecuritizationAPCoWPCoTotal
(in millions)
Undepreciated Utility Plant Balances of Amos, Mitchell and Mountaineer (as of December 31, 2022)$1,145 $559 $1,704 
ENEC Under-Recovery Regulatory Assets274 319 593 
Forecasted Undepreciated CCR and ELG Investments of Amos, Mitchell and Mountaineer (as of November 30, 2024)88 149 237 
Deferred Storm Other Operation and Maintenance Expense Regulatory Assets155 3 158 
Upfront Financing Costs (a)10 6 16 
Total$1,672 $1,036 $2,708 
(a)Amounts represent estimates. The WVPSC may update these estimates prior to securitization bond marketing.
Schedule of FERC Annual Revenue Requirement The annual revenue requirement increase as a result of the transition to stand-alone treatment of NOLCs for transmission formula rates is shown in the table below:
20212022202320242025Total
(in millions)
$78 $68 $61 $52 $49 $308 
Schedule of Impact to the Statements of Income Recorded by the Registrants The table below summarizes the impact to the statements of income recorded by the Registrants in the second quarter of 2025:
AEPAEPTCoAPCoI&MOPCoPSOSWEPCo
(in millions)
Total Revenues$270 $214 $6 $11 $— $6 $27 
Purchased Electricity, Fuel and Other Consumables Used for Electric Generation(24)— (17)— — — — 
Other Operation53 — 15 (6)— 19 10 
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Expense (Benefit)241 214 8 17 — (13)17 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)(313)(203)(21)(28)— (16)(39)
Net Income554 417 29 45 — 3 56 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest55 55 — — — — — 
Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholder$499 $362 $29 $45 $— $3 $56