{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000004904-26-000003","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AEP","cik":"0000004904","company_name":"AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC","filed_at":"2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:37.424007+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-16T11:16:29.180140+00:00","sec_items":["8.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"AEP subsidiary commits $2.65B to acquire fuel cells; 20-year offtake with investment-grade customer","bullets":["Unregulated subsidiary executed unconditional purchase agreement for solid oxide fuel cells costing ~$2.65B.","20-year offtake agreement for 100% output with high investment grade third party; facility near Cheyenne, Wyoming.","Offtake conditions expected satisfied by Q2 2026; if not, AEP compensated for all capital and costs.","Builds on Nov 2024 agreement for initial 100 MW and option for additional 900 MW of fuel cells."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-26-000003","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-26-000003.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-26-000003.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-26-000003.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490426000003/0000004904-26-000003-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490426000003/aep-20260104.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-16T11:16:29.180140+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}