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...The public utilities commission may ascertain and fix adequate and serviceable standards for the measurement of quality, pressure, initial voltage, or other conditions pertaining to the supply or quality of the product furnished or adequacy of service rendered by any public utility and may prescribe reasonable regulations for examination, testing, and measurement of such product or service. It may establish reasonabl...

...The public utilities commission may provide instruments for, and carry on, the examination and testing of all appliances used for the measurement of any product or service of a public utility or for the examination and testing of any devices or appliances of such public utility used for testing for accuracy any appliance used for the measurement of any product or service of such public utility. Any consumer or user m...

...(A) A public utility shall print and file with the public utilities commission schedules showing all rates, joint rates, rentals, tolls, classifications, and charges for service of every kind furnished by it, and all rules and regulations affecting them. The schedules shall be plainly printed and kept open to public inspection. The commission may prescribe the form of every such schedule, and may prescribe, by ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Governmental entity" has the same meaning as in section 9.23 of the Revised Code, except that "governmental entity" excludes a municipal corporation. (2) "Right of way" means the surface of, and the space within, through, on, across, above, or below any land designated for public use that is owned or controlled by a governmental entity, except that "right of way" includes a publi...

...n or any related hearing, other than a financial audit or, as necessary, any hearing related to a financial audit. (5) In issuing an order under division (C)(3) or (4) of this section, the commission shall file a written opinion setting forth the reasons showing good cause under such division and the specific matters to be audited, investigated, or subjected to hearing. Nothing in division (C)(3) or (4) of thi...

...(A) Before entering into an agreement to purchase synthetic natural gas or other fuels produced by a facility originated under the auspices of the federal government pursuant to a contract with the federal energy research and development administration or its successor agencies for the purpose of converting coal to gaseous, liquid, or solid fuels or by-products of such fuels, and the construction of which began on or...

...Once in every six months, the public utilities commission shall examine Ohio coal research and development costs incurred by a gas or natural gas company. The commission shall adopt a rule that: (A) Requires periodic reports, audits, and hearings and establishes investigative procedures for the purposes of this section; (B) Allows recovery on a uniform basis per unit of sale of the Ohio coal research and developmen...

...easonable consideration; (E) Any other financial device that may be practicable or advantageous to the parties interested. In the case of a schedule or arrangement concerning a public utility electric light company, such other financial device may include a device to recover costs incurred in conjunction with any economic development and job retention program of the utility within its certified territory, including ...

...(A) As used in this section, "electric distribution utility" has the same meaning as in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, an electric distribution utility may supply behind the meter electric generation service, provided that any behind the meter electric generation facilities that the utility intends to use to supply such service were filed ...

...No public utility shall charge, demand, exact, receive, or collect a different rate, rental, toll, or charge for any service rendered, or to be rendered, than that applicable to such service as specified in its schedule filed with the public utilities commission which is in effect at the time. No public utility shall refund or remit directly or indirectly, any rate, rental, toll, or charge so specified, or any part ...

...(A) Notwithstanding section 4905.32 of the Revised Code, all revenues collected from customers by a public utility as part of a rider or rates that are later found to be unreasonable, unlawful, or otherwise improper by the supreme court shall be subject to refund from the date of the issuance of the supreme court's decision until the date when, on remand, the public utilities commission makes changes to the rider or ...

...(A) No public utility shall directly or indirectly, or by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device or method, charge, demand, collect, or receive from any person, firm, or corporation a greater or lesser compensation for any services rendered, or to be rendered, except as provided in Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code, than it charges, demands, collects, or rec...

...; (2) Enter into any agreement or any financial or private arrangement with that party that is not made part of the public case record. (C) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, the commission may do any of the following: (1) Reasonably allocate costs among rate schedules; (2) Reasonably design rates within a rate schedule; (3) Approve reasonable rates designed for particular customers or classes of...

...Except as provided in sections 4905.33 and 4905.35 and Chapter 4928. of the Revised Code, Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4927. of the Revised Code do not prevent any public utility or railroad from granting any of its property for any public purpose, or granting reduced rates or free service of any kind to the United States, to the state or any political subdivision of the state, ...

...(A) No public utility shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any person, firm, corporation, or locality, or subject any person, firm, corporation, or locality to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage. (B)(1) A natural gas company that is a public utility shall offer its regulated services or goods to all similarly situated consumers, including persons with which it is a...

...When complaint is made of more than one rate, charge, or service, the public utilities commission may order separate hearings on such complaint and may consider and determine the matters complained of separately at such times and places as it prescribes. No complaint shall necessarily be dismissed because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant.

...is section does not give the commission power to make any order requiring the performance of any act which is unjust, unreasonable, or in violation of any law of this state or the United States.

...Whenever the public utilities commission is of the opinion, after hearing had, as provided in section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, or upon its own initiative or complaint, that repairs, improvements, or additions to the plant or equipment of any public utility should reasonably be made, in order to promote the convenience or welfare of the public or of employees, or in order to secure adequate service or facilities, ...

...such extensions, as well as the earning power of the public utility as a whole.

...(A) A public utility or a railroad may, when authorized by order of the public utilities commission, issue stocks, bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness, payable at periods of more than twelve months after their date of issuance, when necessary: (1) For the acquisition of property, the construction, completion, extension, renewal, or improvement of its facilities, or the improvement of its service...

...A public utility which is an electric light company may, when authorized by an order of the public utilities commission and not otherwise, issue notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of not more than twelve months. This section shall not apply to: (A) The issue, renewal, or assumption of liability or notes, and other evidences of indebtedness maturing not more than twelve months after the date...

... a rule adopted under this section, the attorney general, when directed to do so by the public utilities commission, or the person claiming to be adversely affected may bring an action in any court of common pleas that has jurisdiction and venue to enjoin such acts or practices and enforce compliance. Upon a proper showing, the court shall grant, without bond, a restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction....

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Control bid" means the purchase of, or offer to purchase, from a resident of this state, by tender offer, invitation for tenders, or otherwise, any equity security of a natural gas company in this state that is a public utility under section 4905.02 of the Revised Code or any equity security of a holding company controlling such a company, if, after that purchase, the offeror would ...

...The proceedings for obtaining the authority of the public utilities commission for the issue of stocks, bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, as provided in section 4905.40 of the Revised Code, shall be as follows: (A) In case the stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness are to be issued for money only, the public utility or railroad shall file with the commission a statement, signed...

...To determine whether it should issue the order referred to in section 4905.40 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall hold such hearings, make such inquiries or investigations, and examine such witnesses, books, papers, documents, and contracts as it deems proper. An order issued under this section shall fix the amount, character, and terms of any issue of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evi...