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...ty pursuant to paragraph (C) of rule 4901:1-17-04 of the Administrative Code. Each utility company may use a credit check, pursuant to paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, as the first criterion by which an applicant may establish financial responsibility. If the results of the credit check, at the time of the application do not establish financial responsibility for the applicant or the applicant refuses to provide his/he...

...ty pursuant to paragraph (C) of rule 4901:1-17-04 of the Administrative Code. Each utility company may use a credit check, pursuant to paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, as the first criterion by which an applicant may establish financial responsibility. If the results of the credit check, at the time of the application do not establish financial responsibility for the applicant or the applicant refus...

...h in this rule and pursuant to rules 4901:1-17-03 and 4901:1-17-05 of the Administrative Code, to reestablish creditworthiness for tariffed service based on the customer's credit history on that account with that utility company. The utility company may require a customer whose service has been disconnected to pay a deposit, in addition to any charges under the applicable reconnection rules in Chapter 4901:1-15 of th...

... in this rule and pursuant to rules 4901:1-17-03 and 4901:1-17-05 of the Administrative Code, to reestablish creditworthiness for tariffed service based on the customer's credit history on that account with that utility company. The utility company may require a customer whose service has been disconnected to pay a deposit, in addition to any charges under the applicable reconnection rules in Cha...

...quest, shall furnish a copy of rules 4901:1-17-03 to 4901:1-17-06 of the Administrative Code, to the applicant/customer from whom a deposit is required. If a copy of rules 4901:1-17-03 to 4901:1-17-06 of the Administrative Code is provided to the applicant/customer, the utility company shall also provide the name, address, website address, and telephone number of the public utilities commission of Ohio. (B) Up...

...account meets the following criteria: (1) The customer has paid his/her bills for service for twelve consecutive months without having had service disconnected for nonpayment. (2) The customer has not had more than two occasions in the preceding twelve months on which his/her bill was not paid by the due date. (3) The customer is not delinquent in the payment of his/her bills at the time of the review. (C) The ut...

...t as listed in paragraph (A) of rule 4901:1-17-03 of the Administrative Code. (B) If an applicant for gas or natural gas service indicates that his/her household income is such that the applicant may be eligible for the gas percentage of income payment plan (PIPP) program, the gas or natural gas utility company shall advise the applicant that he/she may apply for the gas PIPP program, in accordance with rule 4901:1-...

...e requirements, as set forth in rule 4901:1-18-16 of the Administrative Code, to participate in the transitional phase of the income-based payment plan for low-income, residential customers served by regulated electric, gas, and natural gas utility companies. (N) "Household income" has the meaning attributed to it by the Ohio department of development, office of community services, in the administration of the home ...

...us customer) means a customer that (1) remains within the gas or natural gas utility company's service territory; (2) either elects to terminate participation in the PIPP plus program or is no longer eligible to participate in the PIPP plus as a result of an increase in the household income or change in the household size; and (3) is not in a graduate PIPP plus. (L) "Fraudulent act" means an ...

...ce under paragraph (A)(3)(d) of rule 4901:1-18-06 of the Administrative Code. (D) When supplying electricity, gas, or natural gas creates a safety hazard to consumers or their premises, the public, or to the company's personnel or facilities or where, because of conditions beyond the consumer's premises, disconnection of the supply of electricity, gas, or natural gas is reasonably necessary. The company shall not re...

...nder paragraph (A)(3)(d) of rule 4901:1-18-06 of the Administrative Code. (D) When supplying electricity, gas, or natural gas creates a safety hazard to consumers or their premises, the public, or to the company's personnel or facilities or where, because of conditions beyond the consumer's premises, disconnection of the supply of electricity, gas, or natural gas is reasonably necessary. The comp...

...th in paragraphs (B) and (C) of rule 4901:1-18-12 of the Administrative Code (gas PIPP plus) or to Chapter 122:5-3 of the Administrative Code (electric PIPP plus), and provide the customer with a copy of PIPP plus literature and direct the customer to the local community action agency: (1) One-sixth plan - A plan that requires six equal payments on the past due balances in addition to full payment of the current bil...

...n paragraphs (B) and (C) of rule 4901:1-18-12 of the Administrative Code (gas PIPP plus) or to Chapter 122:5-3 of the Administrative Code (electric PIPP plus), provide the customer with a copy of PIPP plus literature and direct the customer to the toll-free telephone number of the Ohio department of development which the customer may call to identify the local energy assistance provider or oth...

... as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 4901:1-18-04 of the Administrative Code, in paying for regulated services, the utility company may, after at least fourteen days' notice, disconnect the customer's service during normal utility company business hours in compliance with all of the following conditions. (1) No disconnections for nonpayment shall be made after twelve-thirty p.m. on the day preceding a day on which a...

... as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 4901:1-18-04 of the Administrative Code, in paying for regulated services, the utility company may, after at least fourteen days' notice, disconnect the customer's service during normal utility company business hours in compliance with all of the following conditions. (1) No disconnections for nonpayment shall be made after twelve-thirty p.m. on the day preced...

...pursuant to the following provisions: (1) For customers disconnected from service for ten business days or less, the utility company may assess a reconnection charge and shall reconnect service by the close of the following regular utility company working day. Pursuant to rule 4901:1-18-05 of the Administrative Code, the amount sufficient to cure the default for customers on extended payment plans shall include all ...

...pursuant to the following provisions: (1) For customers disconnected from service for ten business days or less, the utility company may assess a reconnection charge and shall reconnect service by the close of the following regular utility company working day. Pursuant to rule 4901:1-18-05 of the Administrative Code, the amount sufficient to cure the default for customers on extended payment plan...

...ng information in its ten-day notice: (1) A summary of the remedies tenants may choose to prevent disconnection or to have service reconnected. (2) A statement to inform tenants that a list of procedures and forms to prevent disconnection or to have service reconnected are available from the utility company upon request. A model form of the tenants' ten-day notice is attached as appendix A to this rule. (C) The ut...

... the same rights pursuant to Chapter 4901:1-18 of the Administrative Code as customers and consumers who are served by separate natural gas and electric companies. In the event of disconnection or pending disconnection of both gas and electric services, a residential customer of a combination utility company has the right to choose to retain or have reconnected both utility services or one service, either gas or ele...

...(A) Rules 4901:1-18-12 to 4901:1-18-17 of the Administrative Code, apply to PIPP plus for residential service from a gas or natural gas utility company. PIPP plus rules and requirements for residential electric utility service are located in Chapter 122:5-3 of the Administrative Code. (B) A customer is eligible for PIPP plus if the customer meets one of the following criteria: (1) The household income for the past...

...(A) Rules 4901:1-18-12 to 4901:1-18-17 of the Administrative Code, apply to PIPP plus for residential service from a gas or natural gas utility company. PIPP plus rules and requirements for residential electric utility service are located in Chapter 122:5-3 of the Administrative Code. (B) A customer is eligible for PIPP plus if the customer meets one of the following criteria: (1) Annual househo...

...(A) Rules 4901:1-18-12 to 4901:1-18-17 of the Administrative Code, apply to PIPP plus for residential service from a gas or natural gas utility company. PIPP plus rules and requirements for residential electric utility service are located in Chapter 122:5-3 of the Administrative Code. (B) A customer is eligible for PIPP plus if the customer meets one of the following criteria: (1) Annual househo...

...s customer, as referenced in Chapter 4901:1-18 of the Administrative Code, shall be calculated as follows: (1) PIPP plus. Each PIPP plus customer shall be billed six per cent of his/her household income or ten dollars, whichever is greater, per billing cycle by the jurisdictional gas or natural gas utility company that provides the customer with his/her source of heat. (2) Graduate PIPP plus. Each graduate PIPP plu...

... customer, as referenced in Chapter 4901:1-18 of the Administrative Code, shall be calculated as follows: (1) PIPP plus. Each PIPP plus customer shall be billed five per cent of his/her household income or ten dollars, whichever is greater, per billing cycle by the jurisdictional gas or natural gas utility company that provides the customer with his/her source of heat. (2) Graduate PIPP plus. ...

...n return for making on-time payments. (1) PIPP plus customer. Each time the PIPP plus customer makes his/her required income-based on-time payment or more, as determined pursuant to rule 4901:1-18-13 of the Administrative Code, to the gas or natural gas utility company, the gas or natural gas utility company shall reduce the customer's account arrearage by the difference between the amount of the required income-bas...