Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-19 - Fuel Emergency › Section 4901:5-19-05 - Actions taken upon declaration of an energy emergency

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Voluntary
			 curtailment. Upon declaration of an energy emergency by the governor, the
			 following provisions shall be applicable:
(1)
									Each electric
			 provider that has not imposed mandatory curtailments under its emergency
			 curtailment plan shall increase its efforts to effect voluntary conservation,
			 by all consumers, of at least twenty-five per cent of all nonpriority use of
			 electricity.
(2)
									Each electric provider shall implement a public appeals
			 campaign through news media to its consumers, making appropriate suggestions
			 for achieving usage reductions.
(3)
									Each electric
			 provider shall issue periodic bulletins informing consumers of how consumers
			 should respond if it becomes necessary to initiate mandatory curtailment of
			 electric energy, updates of the fuel supply level, and how consumers may
			 substantiate a claim for priority use, as defined in rule
			 4901:5-19-01 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(4)
									Each electrical provider shall report to the commission
			 the anticipated and actual load in kilowatt-hours consumed and estimates of
			 fuel savings resulting from load reduction or other measures as part of the
			 report of electrical supply adequacy described in paragraph (E) of rule
			 4901:5-19-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(5)
									The commission may consult with the appropriate
			 independent system operator, regional transmission organization, independent
			 consultant, or other outside entities and may encourage all electric providers
			 to purchase and to share energy among themselves to aid in alleviating existing
			 energy shortages and to prevent even more severe future energy
			 shortages.
(6)
									All electric providers and electric power producers
			 shall reduce internal consumption of electric energy to the maximum degree
			 possible, consistent with safe, efficient operation. The use of electricity on
			 premises, including parking and large area lighting and interior lighting,
			 shall be curtailed, except lighting essential for security or
			 safety.
(7)
									When it is determined that such action is appropriate,
			 the governor or the commission may consult with the director of the Ohio
			 environmental protection agency, the appropriate independent system operator,
			 regional transmission organization, any other oversight agency, independent
			 consultant, or other outside entities. At such time, the governor or the
			 commission may:
(a)
										Request authorization from the proper authorities to
			 curtail use of pollution control facilities.
(b)
										Request
			 authorization from the proper authorities to burn nonconforming coal in order
			 to maximize use of the remaining stockpiles.
(c)
										Request industry
			 to utilize industrial-owned generation equipment to supplement utility
			 generation to the maximum extent possible.
(8)
									The governor may
			 consult with the appropriate independent system operator, regional transmission
			 organization, independent consultant, or other outside entities and, if the
			 governor deems it appropriate, may order electric power producers with greater
			 fuel supplies to increase sales of electric energy.