Electrical
October 22, 2025
Written by Greg Wittbecker
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to AEP Transmission to upgrade 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states.
AEP Transmission is a unit of Columbus, Ohio-based AEP, one of the nation’s largest utilities in terms of generating capacity (31,000 megawatts) and operator of over 40,000 miles of transmission lines.
Construction spending indicators show softer architecture billings and private construction spending despite strength in several large project categories.
US construction indicators show large projects supporting planning and starts even as contractor backlog and broader commercial activity lose momentum.
Bridgnorth Aluminium is expanding beyond the lithographic sheet business it has traditionally been associated with in the US as Lotte, energy storage and data centers open new markets for its thin-gauge products.
Reviving primary aluminum production in the US will need to go hand in hand with revamping domestic energy policy
Kibar Americas expects data center cooling growth to add fin stock demand while US foil supply remains reliant on imports.
