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...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 public way as defined in section 4939.01 of the Revised Code, and is not a private easement. (B) A public utility subject to the rate-making jurisdiction of the public utilities commission may file an application with the commission for the accounting authority to classify a...

...ain approval of such agreement from the public utilities commission, which approval shall be granted if the purchase price is to be based on the total cost of service of the facility developer or developers in producing the synthetic natural gas or other fuels for a reasonable profit to said developer or developers, taking into account the desirability of encouraging energy research and development, the developmental...

... supply such service was filed with the public utilities commission under section 4928.47 of the Revised Code, as that section existed prior to its repeal by H.B. 15 of the 136th General Assembly, no later than March 31, 2025. (C) No electric distribution utility shall recover any of the following costs through any rate, charge, or recovery from retail electric service customers that are not receiving behind the m...

...(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...

...ral 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 be directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than ten per cent of any class of the issued and outstanding equity securities of the subject natural gas company or subject holding company. "Control bi...

... the written request of or order by the public utilities commission, the attorney general shall bring a civil action against an operator in the name of the state to enforce orders of the commission issued under section 4905.95 of the Revised Code, including orders assessing forfeitures under division (B)(1) of that section, and for other appropriate relief, including a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or ...

...cate of environmental compatibility and public need issued by the power siting board under section 4906.10 of the Revised Code or a construction certificate issued by the board under rules adopted under divisions (E) to (H) of section 4906.03 of the Revised Code. (E) "Gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or gas that is toxic or corrosive. (F) "Natural gas liquids finished product pipeline" means a pipeline that...

...(A) A voting ad hoc member of the power siting board under section 4906.02 of the Revised Code shall be exempt from any limitations on ex parte communications. (B) If such an ad hoc member communicates with a party, including any party who is an intervenor, to a board proceeding, the ad hoc member and the party shall disclose the following to the board: (1) The date of the conversation; (2) All participants in ...

...No present or former voting ad hoc member of the power siting board shall disclose or use, without appropriate authorization, information acquired in the course of official duties that is confidential because of either of the following: (A) Statutory law; (B) Notice the ad hoc member received designating the information as confidential and both of the following apply: (1) The status of the proceedings, or the ...

...to the credit of the power siting board fund, which is hereby created. The chairperson shall administer and authorize expenditures from the fund for any of the purposes of this chapter. If the chairperson determines that moneys credited to the fund from an applicant's fee are not sufficient to pay the board's expenses associated with its review of the application, the chairperson shall request the approval of the con...

...ty within thirty days after the date of publication of the notice required by division (C) of section 4906.06 of the Revised Code, and if that petition has been granted by the board for good cause shown. (B) The board, in extraordinary circumstances for good cause shown, may grant a petition, for leave to intervene as a party to participate in subsequent phases of the proceeding, that is filed by a person identified...

...(A) No person shall commence to construct an economically significant wind farm in this state without first having obtained a certificate from the power siting board. An economically significant wind farm with respect to which such a certificate is required shall be constructed, operated, and maintained in conformity with that certificate and any terms, conditions, and modifications it contains. A certificate shall b...

...(A) An electric generating plant that consists of wind turbines and associated facilities with a single interconnection to the electrical grid that is designed for, or capable of, operation at an aggregate capacity of fifty megawatts or more is subject to the minimum setback requirements established in rules adopted by the power siting board under division (B)(2) of section 4906.20 of the Revised Code. (B)(1...

...(A) For the purposes of this section and sections 4906.21 to 4906.232 of the Revised Code: (1) "Applicant" means an applicant for a certificate, or a material amendment to an existing certificate, from the power siting board to construct, operate, or maintain a utility facility, and includes any subsequent person to whom the certificate is transferred. (2) "Material amendment" and "utility facility" have the same...

...(A) The decommissioning plan submitted to the power siting board under section 4906.21 of the Revised Code shall be prepared by a professional engineer registered with the state board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors. The board may reject the engineer chosen by the applicant and to require the applicant to choose another qualified engineer. (B) The plan shall contain the following: (1) A l...

...(A) For purposes of this section and section 4906.31 of the Revised Code, "material amendment" and "utility facility" have the same meanings as in section 303.57 of the Revised Code. (B) The power siting board shall not grant a certificate for the construction, operation, and maintenance of, or a material amendment to an existing certificate for, a utility facility, either as proposed or as modified by the board, t...

...(A) Not later than three days after an application for a certificate, or a material amendment to an existing certificate, for a utility facility is found to be in compliance with division (A) of section 4906.06 of the Revised Code by the chairperson of the power siting board or the chairperson's designee, is accepted by the power siting board, and the filing fee is paid by the applicant, the board shall provide a ful...

...ry to the credit of the general revenue fund.

...und for the purpose of paying: (1) The public share of the cost of reducing hazards at public highway-railway crossings at any location where a railway and a public highway intersect each other at a common grade, when such protection is ordered by the public utilities commission pursuant to section 4907.47, 4907.471, or 4907.49 of the Revised Code; (2) The costs incurred by the commission in administering sections ...

...(A) The public utilities commission, for the purpose of ascertaining the reasonableness and justice of rates and charges for the service rendered by public utilities or railroads, or for any other purpose authorized by law, may investigate and ascertain the value of the property of any public utility or railroad in this state used or useful for the service and convenience of the public, using the same criteria that a...

... to be acquired. The original source of funding for any part of the tangible assets shall not be relevant to the determination of the value of those assets. (E) The lesser of the purchase price or the fair market value, described in division (C) of this section, is reported as the original cost under division (B)(3) of section 4909.05 of the Revised Code of the company to be acquired.

...tion from the company's full books. The public utilities commission shall ensure appropriate protections against the disclosure of the company's trade secrets or proprietary information.

...(A) A water-works company shall reimburse a customer who replaces the customer's customer-owned water service line, if both of the following occur: (1) The company confirms that the customer-owned water service line was composed of lead or other composition that was mandated or ordered to be replaced by law or a state or federal regulatory agency; (2) The customer submits the reimbursement request to the company ...

...section 4909.18 of the Revised Code the public utility shall forthwith publish notice of such application, in a form approved by the public utilities commission, once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published and in general circulation throughout the territory in which such public utility operates and directly affected by the matters referred to in said application. The notice shall include instructio...

...posed reconciliation adjustments that refund to customers the difference between the actual revenues collected by the utility under the rates and charges determined by the commission under section 4909.15 of the Revised Code, and the rates or charges recalculated under the adjustments authorized under this division. The reconciliation adjustments shall be effective for a twelve-month period. (E) The reconciliation ...