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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment
December 31, 2023AEPAEP TexasAEPTCoAPCoI&MOPCoPSOSWEPCo
(in millions)
Regulated Property, Plant and Equipment
Generation
$23,862.7 (a)$— $— $7,041.3 $5,588.7 $— $2,695.5 $4,790.7 (a)
Transmission35,903.6 6,812.6 13,723.9 4,711.8 1,906.4 3,395.1 1,228.3 2,660.6 
Distribution28,989.9 5,798.8 — 5,176.6 3,254.0 6,839.4 3,450.8 2,824.1 
Other5,986.1 1,142.9 501.2 943.7 856.8 1,114.4 502.7 544.1 
CWIP5,480.6 (a)904.6 1,563.7 709.2 294.1 654.0 313.7 555.8 (a)
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
24,093.8 1,886.7 1,291.4 5,684.0 4,353.7 2,712.7 2,083.6 2,840.8 
Total Regulated Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
76,129.1 12,772.2 14,497.4 12,898.6 7,546.3 9,290.2 6,107.4 8,534.5 
Nonregulated Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
564.3 1.8 0.3 32.9 82.7 9.7 4.9 23.9 
Total Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
$76,693.4 $12,774.0 $14,497.7 $12,931.5 $7,629.0 $9,299.9 $6,112.3 $8,558.4 

December 31, 2022AEPAEP TexasAEPTCoAPCoI&MOPCoPSOSWEPCo
(in millions)
Regulated Property, Plant and Equipment
Generation
$23,759.7 (a)$— $— $6,776.8 $5,534.6 $— $2,394.8 $5,476.2 (a)
Transmission33,221.7 6,301.5 12,335.4 4,482.8 1,842.2 3,198.6 1,164.4 2,479.8 
Distribution27,138.8 5,312.8 — 4,933.0 3,024.7 6,450.3 3,216.4 2,659.6 
Other5,528.9 1,020.4 476.6 849.2 796.1 1,040.6 466.0 582.6 
CWIP4,776.4 (a)805.2 1,554.7 705.3 253.0 474.3 219.3 369.5 (a)
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
23,118.0 1,759.5 1,027.1 5,397.3 4,117.8 2,564.3 1,839.4 3,314.8 
Total Regulated Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
71,307.5 11,680.4 13,339.6 12,349.8 7,332.8 8,599.5 5,621.5 8,252.9 
Nonregulated Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
2,031.6 1.2 0.3 29.4 78.7 9.8 5.0 9.3 
Total Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
$73,339.1 $11,681.6 $13,339.9 $12,379.2 $7,411.5 $8,609.3 $5,626.5 $8,262.2 

(a)AEP and SWEPCo’s regulated generation and regulated CWIP include amounts related to SWEPCo’s Arkansas jurisdictional share of the Turk Plant.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization - Regulated
AEP
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate Ranges
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate Ranges
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate Ranges
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Generation2.7%-4.7%20-1622.7%-7.6%20-1322.7%-7.8%20-132
Transmission2.0%-2.7%15-782.0%-2.7%24-752.0%-2.6%15-75
Distribution2.9%-3.6%7-852.7%-3.6%7-782.8%-3.6%7-80
Other3.8%-9.1%5-753.1%-14.4%5-753.0%-12.5%5-75

AEP Texas
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Transmission2.2%50-752.2%50-752.2%50-75
Distribution2.9%7-702.9%7-702.9%7-70
Other6.0%5-506.2%5-505.8%5-50

AEPTCo
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Transmission2.6%24-782.6%24-752.5%24-75
Other7.0%5-586.6%5-566.7%5-56

APCo
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Generation3.3%35-1623.6%35-1183.6%35-118
Transmission2.3%15-782.2%24-752.1%15-75
Distribution3.6%12-603.6%12-573.5%12-57
Other7.4%5-557.3%5-558.5%5-55

I&M
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Generation4.7%20-1324.9%20-1324.7%20-132
Transmission2.5%44-672.5%44-672.4%45-70
Distribution2.9%14-713.1%14-713.4%14-71
Other9.1%5-4510.1%5-459.0%5-51

OPCo
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Transmission2.3%39-602.3%39-602.3%39-60
Distribution3.1%11-702.7%11-702.9%11-70
Other6.4%5-506.1%5-506.1%5-50
PSO
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Generation3.0%25-753.1%30-752.8%30-75
Transmission2.6%41-752.5%42-752.4%42-75
Distribution2.9%15-852.9%15-782.9%15-78
Other6.8%5-586.8%5-566.1%5-56

SWEPCo
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Generation2.9%30-652.7%30-652.7%30-65
Transmission2.2%46-702.3%44-702.4%49-74
Distribution2.9%7-752.9%15-752.8%15-80
Other8.5%5-589.0%5-578.6%5-58
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization - Unregulated
202320222021
Functional Class of PropertyAnnual Composite
Depreciation Rate Ranges
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate Ranges
Depreciable
Life Ranges
Annual Composite
Depreciation Rate Ranges
Depreciable
Life Ranges
(in years)(in years)(in years)
Generation4.8%-6.7%10-613.8%-8.7%3-613.8%-10.4%10-59
Transmission2.5%622.8%10-622.6%30-40
DistributionNANANANANANA
Other10.6%5-35(a)25.2%5-35(a)16.5%5-35(a)

(a)In 2020, management announced plans to retire the Pirkey Plant in 2023 and the related depreciable lives have been adjusted accordingly. Pirkey Plant was retired in March 2023. See "Coal-Fired Generation Plants" of Note 5 for additional information.
NA Not applicable.
Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO)
CompanyARO as of December 31, 2022Accretion
Expense
Liabilities
Incurred
Liabilities
Settled
Revisions in
Cash Flow
Estimates (a)
ARO as of December 31, 2023
(in millions)
AEP(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)$2,943.6 $116.3 $38.9 $(130.6)$63.0 $3,031.2 
AEP Texas (b)(e)4.5 0.2 — (0.3)0.1 4.5 
APCo (b)(e)427.7 16.8 16.1 (23.1)26.5 464.0 
I&M (b)(c)(e)2,028.1 74.8 4.8 (3.7)2.0 2,106.0 
OPCo (e)5.0 0.2 — (3.1)— 2.1 
PSO (b)(e)(g)75.7 4.7 5.8 (1.2)(0.8)84.2 
SWEPCo (b)(d)(e)(g)280.9 13.7 7.5 (55.0)34.5 281.6 
CompanyARO as of December 31, 2021Accretion
Expense
Liabilities
Incurred
Liabilities
Settled
Revisions in
Cash Flow
Estimates (a)
ARO as of December 31, 2022
(in millions)
AEP (b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)$2,741.7 $111.2 $37.4 $(47.0)$100.3 $2,943.6 
AEP Texas (b)(e)4.4 0.3 — (0.2)— 4.5 
APCo (b)(e)404.6 15.8 3.0 (12.7)17.0 427.7 
I&M (b)(c)(e)1,946.3 71.5 3.2 (0.6)7.7 2,028.1 
OPCo (e)1.9 0.2 3.0 (0.1)— 5.0 
PSO (b)(e)(g)57.6 4.1 12.8 (0.7)1.9 75.7 
SWEPCo (b)(d)(e)(g)222.7 11.9 15.4 (25.8)56.7 280.9 

(a)Unless discussed above, primarily related to ash ponds, landfills and mine reclamation, generally due to changes in estimated closure area, volumes and/or unit costs.
(b)Includes ARO related to ash disposal facilities.
(c)Includes ARO related to nuclear decommissioning costs for the Cook Plant of $2.11 billion and $2 billion as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(d)Includes ARO related to Sabine and DHLC.
(e)Includes ARO related to asbestos removal.
(f)Includes ARO related to solar farms.
(g)Includes ARO related to wind farms.
Allowance For Equity Funds Used During Construction
Years Ended December 31,
Company202320222021
(in millions)
AEP$174.9 $133.7 $139.7 
AEP Texas28.4 19.7 21.5 
AEPTCo83.2 70.7 67.2 
APCo11.9 11.7 15.6 
I&M10.9 9.8 12.8 
OPCo17.1 13.9 10.8 
PSO8.4 1.5 2.4 
SWEPCo11.5 4.9 7.0 
Allowance For Borrowed Funds Used During Construction
Years Ended December 31,
Company202320222021
(in millions)
AEP$117.3 $63.0 $53.8 
AEP Texas23.4 11.5 10.5 
AEPTCo31.4 22.4 21.0 
APCo14.1 6.5 7.5 
I&M7.7 5.7 5.1 
OPCo14.0 6.7 4.7 
PSO5.2 2.7 0.7 
SWEPCo9.8 4.3 3.0 
Jointly-owned Electric Facilities
Registrant’s Share as of December 31, 2023
Fuel
Type
Percent of
Ownership
Utility Plant
in Service
Construction
Work in
Progress
Accumulated
Depreciation
(in millions)
AEP
Flint Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (a)Coal50.0 %$402.8 $1.6 $167.5 
Pirkey Plant, Unit 1 (a)(f)Lignite85.9 %— — — 
Turk Generating Plant (a)(g)Coal73.3 %1,504.0 10.1 323.3 
Total
$1,906.8 $11.7 $490.8 
I&M
Rockport Generating Plant (b)(c)Coal50.0 %$1,341.4 $7.9 $1,018.9 
PSO
North Central Wind Energy Facilities (d)(e)Wind45.5 %$906.3 $2.4 $54.1 
SWEPCo
Flint Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (a)Coal50.0 %$402.8 $1.6 $167.5 
Pirkey Plant, Unit 1 (a)(f)Lignite85.9 %— — — 
Turk Generating Plant (a)(g)Coal73.3 %1,504.0 10.1 323.3 
North Central Wind Energy Facilities (d)(e)Wind54.5 %1,086.3 2.9 67.9 
Total$2,993.1 $14.6 $558.7 
Registrant’s Share as of December 31, 2022
Fuel
Type
Percent of
Ownership
Utility Plant
in Service
Construction
Work in
Progress
Accumulated
Depreciation
(in millions)
AEP
Flint Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (a)Coal50.0 %$382.9 $16.4 $149.4 
Pirkey Plant, Unit 1 (a)Lignite85.9 %632.0 — 632.0 
Turk Generating Plant (a)Coal73.3 %1,611.1 5.1 314.7 
Total
$2,626.0 $21.5 $1,096.1 
I&M
Rockport Generating Plant (b)(c)Coal50.0 %$1,357.4 $9.2 $905.1 
PSO
North Central Wind Energy Facilities (d)(e)Wind45.5 %$889.3 $9.1 $28.1 
SWEPCo
Flint Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (a)Coal50.0 %$382.9 $16.4 $149.4 
Pirkey Plant, Unit 1 (a)Lignite85.9 %632.0 — 632.0 
Turk Generating Plant (a)Coal73.3 %1,611.1 5.1 314.7 
North Central Wind Energy Facilities (d)(e)Wind54.5 %1,066.8 10.1 35.2 
Total
$3,692.8 $31.6 $1,131.3 

(a)Operated by SWEPCo.
(b)Operated by I&M.
(c)AEGCo owns 50%.
(d)Operated by PSO.
(e)PSO and SWEPCo own undivided interests of 45.5% and 54.5% of the NCWF, respectively.
(f)Pirkey Plant was retired in March 2023. See "Coal-Fired Generation Plants" of Note 5 for additional information.
(g)Includes impact of regulatory disallowance of AFUDC. See “2012 Texas Base Rate Case” section of Note 4 for additional information.