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EnglishClean energy by the numbers.
When we say 100% clean energy, we mean that for every kilowatt-hour of electricity you use, AEP Energy retires an equivalent renewable energy certificate (REC) sourced from wind or solar generation.
RECs are the standard mechanism used across the US energy industry to track and verify renewable electricity generation. Each REC represents one megawatt-hour of electricity produced from a qualifying renewable source.
Ohio-based clean energy projects — like the Atlanta Farms Solar array in Pickaway County and the Emerson Creek wind farm in Huron and Erie Counties — are an important part of the clean energy mix that makes this possible. Growing in-state capacity is how Columbus builds a more local, more resilient energy future.
What is a REC?
A Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is a market-based instrument that represents the property rights to the environmental attributes of one megawatt-hour of renewable electricity generation. When AEP Energy retires a REC on your behalf, it means clean electricity was produced and added to the grid in your name.
Same wires, cleaner source
The electricity that flows through your home's wires comes from the regional grid — it's impossible to route specific electrons to specific homes. What changes is the accounting: your usage is matched with clean generation, making your footprint renewable.
Your electricity, four stops.
1. Source — AEP Energy
Wind and solar farms generate renewable electricity. Ohio-based projects including Atlanta Farms Solar (180 MW) and Emerson Creek Wind (83 MW) are part of the mix.
2. Grid — Regional network
Clean power flows into the regional electricity grid managed by PJM Interconnection, which serves Ohio and neighboring states.
3. Delivery — AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio maintains the local wires and delivers electricity to your home. Your delivery service, billing, and outage response remain exactly the same.
4. Home — You
You use electricity as normal, on your usual AEP Ohio bill. The CEC supply rate appears as a line item — and it's matched 100% with clean energy.
In-state projects fuel the 100% mission.
Ohio-based solar and wind projects are a meaningful part of the clean energy mix that makes Columbus's 100% goal achievable. The program actively supports growing in-state clean energy capacity — because a more local energy supply is a more resilient one.
Three named Ohio projects are central to the program's clean energy portfolio:
| Atlanta Farms Solar | 180 MW | Pickaway County | One of Ohio's largest solar installations. |
| Emerson Creek Wind | 83 MW | Huron & Erie Counties | Wind generation from northern Ohio's Lake Erie shoreline region. |
| Clinton Solar | 39 MW | Clinton County | Additional solar capacity in southwest Ohio. |
Ten additional undisclosed projects across Sandusky, Richland, Hardin, Wood, Licking, and Cuyahoga Counties contribute further Ohio-based capacity to the mix.
View all Ohio projectsEnvironmental impact equivalent
The clean energy delivered through this program is equivalent to: