AEP Texas Inc.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Jul 30, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Jul 30, 2025
Contents
Items 1, 2, 3 and 4. Financial Statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk and Controls and Procedures
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 1 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 40 | |
| AEP Texas Inc. and Subsidiaries: | ||
| Management’s Narrative Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations | 46 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 49 | |
| AEP Transmission Company, LLC and Subsidiaries: | ||
| Management’s Narrative Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations | 55 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 57 | |
| Appalachian Power Company and Subsidiaries: | ||
| Management’s Narrative Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations | 62 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 65 | |
| Indiana Michigan Power Company and Subsidiaries: | ||
| Management’s Narrative Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations | 71 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 75 | |
| Ohio Power Company and Subsidiaries: | ||
| Management’s Narrative Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations | 81 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 84 | |
| Public Service Company of Oklahoma: | ||
| Management’s Narrative Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations | 89 | |
| Condensed Financial Statements | 92 | |
| Southwestern Electric Power Company Consolidated: | ||
| Management’s Narrative Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations | 98 | |
| Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 101 | |
| Index of Condensed Notes to Condensed Financial Statements of Registrants | 107 | |
| Controls and Procedures | 192 | |
| Part II. OTHER INFORMATION | |||
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| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 193 | |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 193 | |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 193 | |
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 193 | |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 193 | |
| Item 5. | Other Information | 193 | |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 194 | |
| SIGNATURE | 195 | ||
| This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by American Electric Power Company, Inc., AEP Texas Inc., AEP Transmission Company, LLC, Appalachian Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Ohio Power Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company. Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf. Except for American Electric Power Company, Inc., each registrant makes no representation as to information relating to the other registrants. | |||
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
When the following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report, they have the meanings indicated below.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AEGCo | AEP Generating Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company, Inc., an investor-owned electric public utility holding company which includes American Electric Power Company, Inc. (Parent) and majority owned consolidated subsidiaries and consolidated affiliates. |
| AEP Credit | AEP Credit, Inc., a consolidated VIE of AEP which securitizes accounts receivable and accrued utility revenues for affiliated electric utility companies. |
| AEP East Companies | APCo, I&M, KGPCo, KPCo, OPCo and WPCo. |
| AEP Energy Supply, LLC | A nonregulated holding company for AEP’s competitive generation, wholesale and retail businesses, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEP. |
| AEP OnSite Partners | A division of AEP Energy Supply, LLC that builds, owns, operates and maintains customer solutions utilizing existing and emerging distributed technologies. |
| AEP Texas | AEP Texas Inc., an AEP electric utility subsidiary. AEP Texas engages in the transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in west, central and southern Texas. |
| AEP Transmission Holdco / AEPTHCo | AEP Transmission Holding Company, LLC, a subsidiary of AEP, an intermediate holding company that owns transmission operations joint ventures and AEPTCo. |
| AEPEP | AEP Energy Partners, Inc., a subsidiary of AEP dedicated to wholesale marketing and trading, hedging activities, asset management and commercial and industrial sales in deregulated markets. |
| AEPSC | American Electric Power Service Corporation, an AEP service subsidiary providing management and professional services to AEP and its subsidiaries. |
| AEPTCo | AEP Transmission Company, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEP Transmission Holdco, is an intermediate holding company that owns the State Transcos. |
| AEPTCo Parent | AEP Transmission Company, LLC, the holding company of Midwest Transmission Holdings and the State Transcos within the AEPTCo consolidation. |
| AFUDC | Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction. |
| ALJ | Administrative Law Judge. |
| AOCI | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. |
| APCo | Appalachian Power Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. APCo engages in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in the southwestern portion of Virginia and southern West Virginia. |
| Appalachian Consumer Rate Relief Funding | Appalachian Consumer Rate Relief Funding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of APCo and a consolidated VIE formed for the purpose of issuing and servicing securitization bonds related to the under-recovered ENEC deferral balance. |
| APSC | Arkansas Public Service Commission. |
| ARO | Asset Retirement Obligations. |
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update. |
| ATM | At-the-Market. |
| CAA | Clean Air Act. |
| CAMT | Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. |
| CCR | Coal Combustion Residual. |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer. |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. |
| CODM | Chief Operating Decision Maker. |
| Cook Plant | Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, a two-unit, 2,296 MW nuclear plant owned by I&M. |
| Cost Recovery Funding | KPCo Cost Recovery Funding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KPCo and consolidated VIE formed for the purpose of issuing and servicing securitization bonds related to plant retirement costs, deferred storm costs, deferred purchased power expenses, under-recovered purchased power rider costs and issuance-related expenses. |
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| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| CSAPR | Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. |
| CWIP | Construction Work in Progress. |
| DCC Fuel | DCC Fuel XV, DCC Fuel XVI, DCC Fuel XVII, DCC Fuel XVIII, DCC Fuel XIX, DCC Fuel XX and DCC XXI consolidated VIEs formed for the purpose of acquiring, owning and leasing nuclear fuel to I&M. |
| DHLC | Dolet Hills Lignite Company, LLC, a wholly-owned lignite mining subsidiary of SWEPCo. DHLC is a non-consolidated VIE of SWEPCo. |
| Diversion | Diversion, acquired in December 2024, consists of 201 MWs of wind generation in Texas. |
| Eastern Region | AEP’s eastern service territory includes the areas where APCo, I&M, KGPCo, KPCo, OPCo and WPCo engage in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to customers. |
| EIS | Energy Insurance Services, Inc., a nonaffiliated captive insurance company and consolidated VIE of AEP. |
| ELG | Effluent Limitation Guidelines. |
| ENEC | Expanded Net Energy Cost. |
| ERCOT | Electric Reliability Council of Texas regional transmission organization. |
| ESA | Electric Service Agreement. |
| ESP | Electric Security Plans, a PUCO requirement for electric utilities to adjust their rates by filing with the PUCO. |
| ETR | Effective Tax Rate. |
| ETT | Electric Transmission Texas, LLC, an equity interest joint venture between AEP Transmission Holdco and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company formed to own and operate electric transmission facilities in ERCOT. |
| Excess ADIT | Excess accumulated deferred income taxes. |
| FAC | Fuel Adjustment Clause. |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board. |
| Federal EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
| FGD | Flue Gas Desulfurization or scrubbers. |
| FIP | Federal Implementation Plan. |
| FTR | Financial Transmission Right, a financial instrument that entitles the holder to receive compensation for certain congestion-related transmission charges that arise when the power grid is congested resulting in differences in locational prices. |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America. |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas. |
| G&M | Generation & Marketing. |
| I&M | Indiana Michigan Power Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. I&M engages in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in northern and eastern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. |
| IMTCo | AEP Indiana Michigan Transmission Company, Inc. |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service. |
| ITC | Investment Tax Credit. |
| IURC | Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. |
| KGPCo | Kingsport Power Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. KGPCo provides electric service to retail customers in Kingsport, Tennessee and eight neighboring communities in northeastern Tennessee. |
| KPCo | Kentucky Power Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. KPCo engages in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in eastern Kentucky. |
| KPSC | Kentucky Public Service Commission. |
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| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| KWh | Kilowatt-hour. |
| LPSC | Louisiana Public Service Commission. |
| MATS | Mercury and Air Toxic Standards. |
| Midwest Transmission Holdings | Midwest Transmission Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of AEPTCo Parent that owns all of the issued and outstanding stock of IMTCo and OHTCo. |
| MISO | Midcontinent Independent System Operator. |
| Mitchell Plant | A two unit, 1,560 MW coal-fired power plant located in Moundsville, West Virginia. The plant is jointly owned by KPCo and WPCo. |
| MMBtu | Million British Thermal Units. |
| MPSC | Michigan Public Service Commission. |
| MTM | Mark-to-Market. |
| MW | Megawatt. |
| MWh | Megawatt-hour. |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards. |
| NCWF | North Central Wind Energy Facilities, a joint PSO and SWEPCo project, which includes three Oklahoma wind facilities totaling approximately 1,484 MWs of wind generation. |
| NMRD | New Mexico Renewable Development, LLC. |
| Nonutility Money Pool | Centralized funding mechanism AEP uses to meet the short-term cash requirements of certain nonutility subsidiaries. |
| NOLC | Net Operating Loss Carryforward. |
| NOx | Nitrogen Oxide. |
| OCC | Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma. |
| ODEQ | Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. |
| OHTCo | AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc. |
| OPCo | Ohio Power Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. OPCo engages in the transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in Ohio. |
| OPEB | Other Postretirement Benefits. |
| OTC | Over-the-counter. |
| OVEC | Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, which is 43.47% owned by AEP. |
| Parent | American Electric Power Company, Inc., the equity owner of AEP subsidiaries within the AEP consolidation. |
| PFD | Proposal for Decision. |
| PJM | Pennsylvania – New Jersey – Maryland regional transmission organization. |
| PLR | Private Letter Ruling. |
| PM | Particulate Matter. |
| PPA | Power Purchase Agreement. |
| PSA | Purchase and Sale Agreement. |
| PSO | Public Service Company of Oklahoma, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. PSO engages in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in eastern and southwestern Oklahoma. |
| PTC | Production Tax Credit. |
| PUCO | Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. |
| PUCT | Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
| Registrant Subsidiaries | AEP subsidiaries which are SEC registrants: AEP Texas, AEPTCo, APCo, I&M, OPCo, PSO and SWEPCo. |
| Registrants | SEC registrants: AEP, AEP Texas, AEPTCo, APCo, I&M, OPCo, PSO and SWEPCo. |
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| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Restoration Funding | AEP Texas Restoration Funding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEP Texas and a consolidated VIE formed for the purpose of issuing and servicing securitization bonds related to storm restoration in Texas primarily caused by Hurricane Harvey. |
| Risk Management Contracts | Trading and non-trading derivatives, including those derivatives designated as cash flow and fair value hedges. |
| Rockport Plant | A generation plant, jointly owned by AEGCo and I&M, consisting of two 1,310 MW coal-fired generating units near Rockport, Indiana. |
| ROE | Return on Equity. |
| RPM | Reliability Pricing Model. |
| RTO | Regional Transmission Organization, responsible for moving electricity over large interstate areas. |
| Sabine | Sabine Mining Company, a lignite mining company that is a consolidated VIE for AEP and SWEPCo. |
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| SIP | State Implementation Plan. |
| SNF | Spent Nuclear Fuel. |
| SO2 | Sulfur Dioxide. |
| SPP | Southwest Power Pool regional transmission organization. |
| SSO | Standard service offer. |
| State Transcos | AEPTCo’s seven wholly-owned, FERC regulated, transmission only electric utilities, which are geographically aligned with AEP’s existing utility operating companies. |
| Storm Recovery Funding | SWEPCo Storm Recovery Funding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SWEPCo and consolidated VIE formed for the purpose of issuing and servicing securitization bonds related to storm restoration in Louisiana. |
| SWEPCo | Southwestern Electric Power Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. SWEPCo engages in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to retail customers in northeastern and panhandle of Texas, northwestern Louisiana and western Arkansas. |
| SWTCo | AEP Southwestern Transmission Company, Inc., a wholly-owned AEPTCo transmission subsidiary. |
| TA | Transmission Agreement, effective November 2010, among APCo, I&M, KGPCo, KPCo, OPCo and WPCo with AEPSC as agent. |
| Tax Reform | On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law legislation referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the TCJA). The TCJA includes significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including a reduction in the corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. |
| T&D | Transmission and Distribution Utilities. |
| Transition Funding | AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEP Texas and consolidated VIE formed for the purpose of issuing and servicing securitization bonds related to restructuring legislation in Texas. |
| Transource Energy | Transource Energy, LLC, a consolidated VIE formed for the purpose of investing in utilities which develop, acquire, construct, own and operate transmission facilities in accordance with FERC-approved rates. Transource Energy is 86.5% owned by AEP. |
| Turk Plant | John W. Turk, Jr. Plant, a 650 MW coal-fired plant in Arkansas that is 73% owned by SWEPCo. |
| UPA | Unit Power Agreement. |
| Utility Money Pool | Centralized funding mechanism AEP uses to meet the short-term cash requirements of certain utility subsidiaries. |
| Valley Link | Valley Link Transmission Company, LLC, a holding company formed by Transource Energy, affiliates of Dominion Energy and FirstEnergy in 2024. |
| VIE | Variable Interest Entity. |
| Virginia SCC | Virginia State Corporation Commission. |
| VIU | Vertically Integrated Utilities. |
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| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Western Region | AEP’s western service territory includes the areas where AEP Texas, PSO and SWEPCo engage in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to customers. |
| WPCo | Wheeling Power Company, an AEP electric utility subsidiary. WPCo provides electric service to retail customers in northern West Virginia. |
| WVPSC | Public Service Commission of West Virginia. |
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This report made by the Registrants contains forward-looking statements, and for the Registrants other than Parent, this report contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Many forward-looking statements appear in “Part I – Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this quarterly report, but there are others throughout this document which may be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “continue” and similar expressions, and include statements reflecting future results or guidance and statements of outlook. These matters are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Forward-looking statements in this document are presented as of the date of this document. Except to the extent required by applicable law, management undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are:
| • | Changes in economic conditions, electric market demand and demographic patterns in AEP service territories. |
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| • | The economic impact of increased global conflicts and trade tensions, and the adoption or expansion of economic sanctions, tariffs, trade restrictions or changes in trade policy. |
| • | Inflationary or deflationary interest rate trends. |
| • | New legislation adopted in the states in which we operate that alters the regulatory framework or that prevents the timely recovery of costs and investments. |
| • | Volatility and disruptions in financial markets precipitated by any cause, including fiscal and monetary policy, turmoil related to federal budget or debt ceiling matters or instability in the banking industry; particularly developments affecting the availability or cost of capital to finance new capital projects and refinance existing debt. |
| • | The availability and cost of funds to finance working capital and capital needs, particularly (a) if expected sources of capital such as proceeds from the sale of assets, subsidiaries and tax credits and anticipated securitizations do not materialize or do not materialize at the level anticipated, and (b) during periods when the time lag between incurring costs and recovery is long and the costs are material. |
| • | Changing demand for electricity, including large load contractual commitments for interconnection. |
| • | The risks and uncertainties associated with wildfires, including damages caused by wildfires, the extent of each Registrant’s liability in connection with wildfires, investigations and outcomes associated with legal proceedings, demands or similar actions, inability to recover wildfire costs through insurance or through rates and the impact on financial condition and the reputation of each Registrant. |
| • | The impact of extreme weather conditions, natural disasters and catastrophic events such as storms, wildfires and drought conditions that pose significant risks including potential litigation and the inability to recover significant damages and restoration costs incurred. |
| • | Limitations or restrictions on the amounts and types of insurance available to cover losses that might arise in connection with natural disasters, wildfires or operations. |
| • | The cost of fuel and its transportation, the creditworthiness and performance of parties who supply and transport fuel and the cost of storing and disposing of used fuel, including coal ash and SNF. |
| • | The availability of fuel and necessary generation capacity and the performance of generation plants. |
| • | The ability to recover fuel and other energy costs through regulated or competitive electric rates. |
| • | The ability to build or acquire generation (including from renewable sources), transmission lines and facilities (including the ability to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals and permits) to meet the demand for electricity at acceptable prices and terms, including favorable tax treatment, cost caps imposed by regulators and other operational commitments to regulatory commissions and customers for generation projects, to recover all related costs and to earn a reasonable return. |
| • | The disruption of AEP’s business operations due to impacts of economic or market conditions, costs of compliance with potential government regulations, electricity usage, supply chain issues, customers, service providers, vendors and suppliers caused by pandemics, natural disasters or other events. |
| • | New legislation, litigation or government regulation, including changes to tax laws and regulations, oversight of nuclear generation, energy commodity trading and new or modified requirements related to emissions of sulfur, nitrogen, mercury, carbon, soot or PM and other substances that could impact the continued operation, cost recovery and/or profitability of generation plants and related assets. |
| • | The impact of tax legislation or associated Department of Treasury guidance, including potential changes to existing tax incentives, on capital plans, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or credit ratings. |
| • | The risks before, during and after generation of electricity associated with the fuels used or the by-products and wastes of such fuels, including coal ash and SNF. |
| • | Timing and resolution of pending and future rate cases, negotiations and other regulatory decisions, including rate or other recovery of new investments in generation, distribution and transmission service and environmental compliance. |
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| • | Resolution of litigation or regulatory proceedings or investigations. |
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| • | The ability to efficiently manage and recover operation, maintenance and development project costs. |
| • | Prices and demand for power generated and sold at wholesale. |
| • | Changes in technology, particularly with respect to energy storage and new, developing, alternative or distributed sources of generation. |
| • | The ability to recover through rates any remaining unrecovered investment in generation units that may be retired before the end of their previously projected useful lives. |
| • | Volatility and changes in markets for coal and other energy-related commodities, particularly changes in the price of natural gas. |
| • | The impact of changing expectations and demands of customers, regulators, investors and stakeholders, including development, adoption, and use of artificial intelligence by us, our customers and our third party vendors and evolving expectations related to environmental, social and governance concerns. |
| • | Changes in utility regulation and the allocation of costs within RTOs including ERCOT, PJM and SPP. |
| • | Changes in the creditworthiness of the counterparties with contractual arrangements, including participants in the energy trading market. |
| • | Actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt. |
| • | The impact of volatility in the capital markets on the value of the investments held by the pension, OPEB and nuclear decommissioning trust funds and a captive insurance entity and the impact of such volatility on future funding requirements. |
| • | Accounting standards periodically issued by accounting standard-setting bodies. |
| • | Other risks and unforeseen events, including wars and military conflicts, the effects of terrorism (including increased security costs), embargoes, cybersecurity threats, labor strikes impacting material supply chains, global information technology disruptions and other catastrophic events. |
| • | The ability to attract and retain the requisite work force and key personnel. |
The forward-looking statements of the Registrants speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they are made. The Registrants expressly disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking information, except as required by law. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see “Risk Factors” in Part I of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Report”) and in Part II of this report.
The Registrants may use AEP’s website as a distribution channel for material company information. Financial and other important information regarding the Registrants is routinely posted on and accessible through AEP’s website at www.aep.com/investors/. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about the Registrants when you enroll your email address by visiting the “Email Alerts” section at www.aep.com/investors/.
Company Website and Availability of SEC Filings
Our principal corporate website address is www.aep.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference herein and is not part of this Form 10-Q. We make available free of charge through our website our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding AEP.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
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