The following is a summary of the American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript:
Financial Performance:
AEP reported Q1 2024 operating earnings of $1.27 per share, a $0.16 increase from the previous year, and reaffirmed their 2024 full-year operating earnings guidance of $5.53 to $5.73.
They secured a 14.2% FFO to debt ratio this quarter.
Weather normalized retail load experienced a growth of 2.9% in Q1.
GAAP earnings for the first quarter were $1.91 per share, as opposed to $0.77 per share in the previous year.
They announced a voluntary severance program with an aim to save labour costs of approximately $100 million.
Business Progress:
AEP is planning for a significant increase in commercial load demand and anticipates between 10 to 15 gigawatts of additional load by the end of the decade.
Commercial load grew at 10.5% over Q1 of the previous year, largely driven by large companies like Amazon and Google setting up data centers in AEP's territory.
AEP is continuing its 5-year, $9.4 billion regulated renewable capital plan, with a total of $6.6 billion approved by state commissions.
AEP plans to introduce a warranty system resiliency plan in Texas by the third quarter of the year.
An update on the sales of AEP Energy Retail and OnSite Distributed Resources businesses is expected in Q2.
They've received clearance from the IRS for the inclusion of standalone Net Operating Loss in their rate base calculation.
The company is employing grid-enhancing technologies and working with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on planning information and longer planning horizons.
AEP is planning significant updates towards year end involving load growth forecast, capital expenditure expectations, and the financing plan.
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