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Ohio Rev Code § 4933.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.28 | Correcting Residential Utility Billings.

Effective: July 1, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Whenever a gas, natural gas, or electric light company operated for profit or not for profit has undercharged any residential customer as the result of a meter or metering inaccuracy or other continuing problem under its control, the company may only bill the customer for the amount of the unmetered gas or electricity rendered in the three hundred sixty-five days immediately prior to the date the company remedies the meter inaccuracy. The maximum portion of the undercharge for unmetered gas or electricity rendered that may be recovered from the customer in any billing month shall be determined by dividing the amount of the undercharge by twelve and the quotient is the maximum portion of the undercharge that the company may, subject to division (C) of this section, recover from the customer in any billing month, in addition to either regular monthly charges of any type or regular level payment amounts billed in accordance with an agreement between the customer and the company. Subject to division (C) of this section, the time period over which the undercharge may be collected shall be twelve consecutive months.(B) No company shall recover any interest charge, service charge, or fee, whether or not a percentage is utilized for its computation, for billings made pursuant to this section.(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the customer from paying an undercharge or any portion thereof in a time shorter than that stated in this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a gas, natural gas, or electric light company from collecting an undercharge or any portion thereof in a time longer than that stated in this section.(D) A gas, natural gas, or electric light company may not collect any amount otherwise permitted to be collected under this section unless the company, in the first bill the purpose of which is to collect the amount for unmetered gas or electric service, states the entire amount that it seeks to collect.(E) No gas, natural gas, or electric light company that is required to follow this section in order to collect an undercharge from a customer may shut off the service of the customer except for safety reasons, except in the event of a request by the customer, and except to enforce a shut-off provision in its filed tariffs with the public utilities commission that is triggered by nonpayment by a customer of a lawfully owing past due amount.(F) This section does not apply to any act that is a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, and that involves tampering with utility equipment or theft of utility service, or where a physical act of a customer or its agent causes inaccurate or no recording of the meter reading, or inaccurate or no measurement of the gas or electricity rendered.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.32 | Application of Schedules and Orders for Curtailment of Residential Service.

Effective: August 14, 1979|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 154 - 113th General Assembly|Every portion of the schedule of an electric light, natural gas, and gas company and every order of the public utilities commission relating to curtailment of residential service by such a company shall apply uniformly to all residential consumers, as defined in section 4911.01 of the Revised Code, and shall not distinguish as to whether the residence of such consumers utilizes a solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy system, as defined in section 1551.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.33 | Annual Statement.

Effective: December 21, 2000|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 287 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) Annually, each electric distribution company, as defined in section 5727.80 of the Revised Code, shall state on each customer bill, or shall distribute to each of its customers, the following statement:"Under state law, the amount you are being billed includes:(1) Kilowatt-hour taxes that have been in effect since 2001 and are currently at $_________ (The current dollar figure of the kilowatt-hour taxes levied by section 5727.81 of the Revised Code shall be placed in the blank); and(2) Assessments to assist in the support of the operations of the PUCO and the office of the consumers' counsel that have been in effect since 1912 and 1977, respectively."(B) Annually, each natural gas distribution company, as defined in section 5727.80 of the Revised Code, shall state on each customer bill, or shall distribute to each of its customers, the following statement:"Under state law, the amount you are being billed includes:(1) Natural gas distribution taxes that have been in effect since 2001 and are currently at $ _________ (The current dollar figure of the natural gas distribution excise taxes levied by section 5727.811 of the Revised Code shall be placed in the blank); and(2) Assessments to assist in the support of the operations of the PUCO and the office of the consumers' counsel that have been in effect since 1912 and 1977, respectively."(C) The notice required under division (A) or (B) of this section does not apply to an electric distribution company or a natural gas distribution company that is not subject to assessments to support the operations of the PUCO or the office of the consumers' counsel.(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that an electric distribution company or a natural gas distribution company subject to this section may not cause such appearance or distribute such statement on a more frequent basis.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.40 | Definitions for r.c. 4933.41 and 4933.42.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 134th General Assembly|As used in sections 4933.41 to 4933.42 of the Revised Code: (A) "Political subdivision" means a township, county, or municipal corporation. (B) "Competitive retail natural gas service," "natural gas company," "distribution service," and "retail natural gas service" have the same meanings as in section 4929.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Energy dealer" has the same meaning as in section 5117.01 of the Revised Code. (D) "Propane" has the same meaning as in section 936.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 9, 2021 at 5:16 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.41 | Access to Natural Gas Service, Propane; Political Subdivision Restriction.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 134th General Assembly|(A) (1) Every person seeking to obtain distribution service or retail natural gas service has the right to obtain any available distribution service or retail natural gas service from a natural gas company with capacity to provide service to the person in that location or any available competitive retail natural gas service from any competitive retail natural gas service supplier certified to provide that service to that person in that location. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a natural gas company to obtain or continue any exemption under section 4929.04 of the Revised Code. (2) Every person seeking to obtain propane has the right to obtain propane from any energy dealer willing to provide propane to that customer in that location. (B) (1) Division (A) (1) of this section is limited by Chapters 4905., 4929., and 4933. of the Revised Code, any regulations enacted by the public utilities commission thereunder, and any tariffs approved by the public utilities commission, and subject to Sections 4 and 6 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. (2) Division (A)(2) of this section is limited by Chapter 936. of the Revised Code and any regulations enacted by the director of the department of agriculture thereunder, and subject to Sections 4 and 6 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. (C) No legislative or executive authority of any political subdivision shall enact any ordinance or resolution or promulgate or impose any building code, contractual provision, or other requirement that limits, prohibits, or prevents residential, commercial, or industrial consumers within their boundaries from using the following: (1) Distribution service or retail natural gas service that would otherwise be available to those consumers under Title 49 and regulations promulgated thereunder ; (2) Propane. (D) Except as set forth in division (C) of this section, nothing in section 4933.41 of the Revised Code is intended to inhibit or restrict a municipality's right and ability to enter into and administer franchise agreements pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, and sections 4939.01 to 4939.09 of the Revised Code. (E) Nothing in this section shall be construed either to limit a natural gas company's ability to provide service to new customers or to require free extensions of service. (F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit a municipal corporation from exercising its authority pursuant to sections 4928.20 to 4928.28 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 9, 2021 at 5:17 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.42 | State Policy of r.c. 4933.41.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 134th General Assembly|Section 4933.41 of the Revised Code promotes the public policy of the state to do the following: (A) Increase utilization of the state's indigenous energy resources as provided in section 1551.18 of the Revised Code. (B) Promote the availability of natural gas services and goods as provided in section 4929.02 of the Revised Code. (C) Encourage the utilization of propane. Last updated July 9, 2021 at 5:18 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.84 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.84 | Right of Electric Supplier to Continue or Extend Electric Service Within Certified Territory Following Annexation or Incorporation of Territory.

Effective: July 12, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 577 - 112th General Assembly|Annexation or incorporation by a municipal corporation or other unit of local government does not affect the right of an electric supplier to continue or extend electric service within its certified territory except insofar as that right is affected or modified by Article XVIII or any other article of the Ohio Constitution. Notwithstanding this section or any other provision of law, the right of a municipal corporation to furnish service to such portion of the corporation as has been annexed to the corporation since the time maps have been drawn in accordance with section 4933.82 of the Revised Code shall not be abridged.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.85 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.85 | Assigning or Transferring Rights.

Effective: July 12, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 577 - 112th General Assembly|The rights and authority granted under sections 4933.81 to 4933.84 of the Revised Code may be assigned or transferred only with the approval of the public utilities commission and approval shall be granted if the commission finds that the assignment or transfer is not contrary to the public interest. Upon the merger or consolidation of electric suppliers, the surviving or new electric supplier shall, without further action, succeed to all rights and authority previously granted under sections 4933.81 to 4933.84 of the Revised Code to the merged or consolidated electric suppliers.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.86 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.86 | Violations.

Effective: July 1, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly|Any electric supplier that renders electric service in violation of sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code is subject to remedies and penalties provided by sections 4905.54, 4905.56, 4905.57, 4905.59, 4905.60, and 4905.61 and division (B) of section 4905.99 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.87 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.87 | Right of Municipal Corporations to Generate, Transmit, Distribute, or Sell Electric Energy.

Effective: July 12, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 577 - 112th General Assembly|Nothing contained in sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code shall be construed to affect the right of municipal corporations to generate, transmit, distribute, or sell electric energy. The rights and powers of municipal corporations as they exist on or after the effective date of this section to acquire, construct, own, lease, or operate in any manner a public utility or to supply the service or product by means of a rate ordinance adopted under section 743.26 of the Revised Code or under Section 4, Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution in any portion of the state is not affected by sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code. When an electric system owned by a municipal corporation is sold, the purchaser thereof shall be considered an electric supplier and the area served by the system shall become the certified territory of the purchaser. An electric supplier whose certified territory also includes any portion of such service area shall have the right and obligation to continue providing electric service within its previously established certified territory and the sale of a municipal corporation's electric system shall not in any respect restrict or limit such right and obligation. The purchaser shall, for the purposes of sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code, be an electric supplier.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.88 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.88 | Assessing Expenses of Administration.

Effective: July 12, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 577 - 112th General Assembly|The expenses of the public utilities commission in administering sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code shall be assessed by the commission against the affected electric suppliers on the following basis:(A) Expenses that relate to the preparation or review of maps to establish the certified territory of a single electric supplier in any area where there is no other electric supplier shall be assessed solely to such electric supplier.(B) Expenses that relate to the preparation or review of maps to establish the certified territories of two or more electric suppliers in any area where there are two or more electric suppliers shall be assessed in equal shares among such electric suppliers.(C) Expenses that relate to the consideration and disposition of alleged errors pursuant to section 4933.82 of the Revised Code and the consideration and disposition of proposed adjustments pursuant to division (E) of section 4933.83 of the Revised Code shall be assessed in equal shares among the electric suppliers affected thereby.(D) Expenses that relate to the enforcement by the commission of compliance with sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code shall be assessed in equal shares against the electric supplier or suppliers to which an order of enforcement is directed. Where such enforcement proceedings are initiated by an electric supplier or suppliers and no order of enforcement is issued by the commission, such expenses shall be assessed in equal shares against the electric supplier or suppliers initiating such proceedings.(E) Any other expenses of the commission shall be assessed by the commission in equal shares among the electric suppliers that are subject to sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code.(F) The commission may assess the expenses enumerated in this section on the basis of estimates made by it, with appropriate adjustment or credit after final determination of such expenses.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.89 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.89 | Public Utilities Territorial Administration Fund.

Effective: July 12, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 577 - 112th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the public utilities territorial administration fund. The funds collected under section 4933.88 of the Revised Code as assessments shall be credited to the public utilities territorial administration fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.90 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.90 | Review of Public Utilities Commission Actions.

Effective: July 12, 1978|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 577 - 112th General Assembly|Action of the public utilities commission pursuant to sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code is subject to review in accordance with Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code but during any appeal therefrom, the continuance of existing electric service is lawful.
Ohio Rev Code § 4933.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4933 | Companies - Gas; Electric; Water; Others|Section 4933.99 | Penalty.

Effective: July 1, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates section 4933.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.(B) Whoever violates section 4933.20, 4933.22, 4933.24, or 4933.25 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.(C) Whoever violates section 4933.21 or 4933.23 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.(D) Whoever violates division (E) of section 4933.28 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Each day of a violation of that division constitutes a separate offense.
Ohio Rev Code § 4935.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4935 | Energy Data|Section 4935.01 | Forecasting Energy Needs.

Effective: October 17, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 381 - 116th General Assembly|The public utilities commission may delegate to any of its officers or employees such of its duties or powers under this chapter as it considers to be appropriate to be exercised under its supervision and control.(A) The commission shall:(1) Estimate statewide and regional needs for energy for the forthcoming five- and ten-year periods which, in the opinion of the commission, will reasonably balance requirements of state and regional development, protection of public health and safety, preservation of environmental quality, maintenance of a sound economy, and conservation of energy and material resources. Other factors and trends which will significantly affect energy consumption such as the effects of conservation measures shall also be included.(2) Estimate statewide and regional demands within the state for energy for twenty years ahead, to be used in formulation of long-range policies and proposals for reduction of demand, conservation of energy, development of potential sources of energy, and action to affect the rate of growth in demand for energy;(3) Submit in the annual report of the commission to the governor and the general assembly, information identifying emerging trends related to energy supply, demand, and costs of energy to consumers, and specifying statewide and regional energy needs.(B) To achieve the purposes of this chapter, the commission may:(1) Request any state department, agency, office, commission, institution, or other organization or any political subdivision to supply any information in its possession or readily accessible to it concerning the use, supply, source, allocation, or distribution of energy;(2) Request any business, industry, trade association, or person doing business in this state to supply any information in their possession or that can reasonably be assumed to be readily accessible to them concerning the use, supply, source, allocation, or distribution of energy required pursuant to federal energy regulations;(3) Issue a subpoena to any officer or agent of any organization called upon pursuant to this section to appear before the commission and produce such records as are required in this section and as may be necessary to deal with any energy problem in this state;(4) Develop and administer the state set-aside program for petroleum and gas, and provide assistance in fuel adjustments and policies or activities regarding the use of the United States strategic petroleum reserve ordered pursuant to the laws or regulations of the United States.
Ohio Rev Code § 4935.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4935 | Energy Data|Section 4935.02 | Collection, Verification, and Analysis of Energy Data, Statistics, and Information.

Effective: October 17, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 381 - 116th General Assembly|The public utilities commission shall develop and maintain an effective program for the collection, verification, and analysis of energy data, statistics, and information. The program shall be developed and implemented so as to be coordinated and consistent with other governmental data collection and record keeping programs. Internal validation procedures shall be established to ensure to the extent practicable the accuracy of information received. The commission shall utilize to the fullest extent possible any existing energy information already prepared for state or federal agencies. Every state, county, township, and municipal agency shall cooperate with the commission and shall submit any information on energy to it upon request.
Ohio Rev Code § 4935.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4935 | Energy Data|Section 4935.10 | Study to Review the Condition of Reactive Power.

Effective: June 17, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 232 - 128th General Assembly|The public utilities commission shall conduct a study to review the condition of reactive power in the state. The commission shall issue a report of its findings to the general assembly not later than one year after the effective date of this section.