Section 3706.46 | Revenue requirements.
(A)(1) Beginning for all bills rendered on or after January 1, 2021, by an electric distribution utility in this state, such electric distribution utility shall collect from all of its retail electric customers in this state, each month, a charge which, in the aggregate, is sufficient to produce a revenue requirement of twenty million dollars annually for total disbursements required under section 3706.55 of the Revised Code from the solar generation fund.
(2) The public utilities commission shall determine the method by which the revenue is allocated or assigned to each electric distribution utility for billing and collection, provided that the method of allocation shall be based on the relative number of customers, relative quantity of kilowatt hour sales, or a combination of the two. The level and structure of the charge shall be authorized by the commission through a process that the commission shall determine is not for an increase in any rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Title XLIX of the Revised Code.
(B) In authorizing the level and structure of any charge to be billed and collected by each electric distribution utility, the commission shall ensure that the per-customer monthly charge for residential customers does not exceed ten cents and that the per-customer monthly charge for industrial customers eligible to become self-assessing purchasers pursuant to division (C) of section 5727.81 of the Revised Code does not exceed two hundred forty-two dollars. For nonresidential customers that are not self-assessing purchasers, the level and design of the charge shall be established in a manner that avoids abrupt or excessive total net electric bill impacts for typical customers.
(C) Each charge authorized by the commission under this section shall be subject to adjustment so as to reconcile actual revenue collected with the revenue needed to meet the revenue requirement under division (A)(1) of this section. The commission shall authorize each electric distribution utility to adopt accounting practices to facilitate such reconciliation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code, the charge authorized by the commission may continue beyond December 31, 2027, only if it is necessary to reconcile actual revenue collected under this section during the period ending on December 31, 2027, with the actual revenue needed to meet the revenue requirement under division (A)(1) of this section for required disbursements under section 3706.55 of the Revised Code that may be due and owing during the same period. Such continuation shall be authorized only for such period of time beyond December 31, 2027, as may be reasonably necessary to complete the reconciliation.
Last updated May 17, 2021 at 2:35 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- October 22, 2019 – Enacted by House Bill 6 - 133rd General Assembly [ View October 22, 2019 Version ]
- June 30, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 128 - 134th General Assembly [ View June 30, 2021 Version ]