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...To the extent subject to the public utilities commission's jurisdiction under this chapter, all of the following shall comply with every order, direction, and requirement of the commission made under authority of this chapter: (A) Every telephone company, including every wireless service provider; (B) Every telecommunications carrier; (C) Every provider of internet protocol-enabled services, including voice ...

...pliance with any provision of sections 4927.01 to 4927.20 of the Revised Code or a rule or order adopted or issued under those sections. Any dispute between telephone companies, between telephone companies and wireless service providers, or between wireless service providers that is within the commission's jurisdiction under sections 4927.01 to 4927.20 of the Revised Code may be brought by a filing pursuant to ...

...er 5, 1999, pursuant to an order of the public utilities commission issued under Chapter 4905. or 4909. of the Revised Code and in effect on October 4, 1999, for the purpose of improving the energy efficiency of housing for the utility's low-income customers. The term excludes the level of any such funds committed to a specific nonprofit organization or organizations pursuant to a stipulation or contract. (16) "Lo...

...It is the policy of this state to do the following throughout this state: (A) Ensure the availability to consumers of adequate, reliable, safe, efficient, nondiscriminatory, and reasonably priced retail electric service; (B) Ensure the availability of unbundled and comparable retail electric service that provides consumers with the supplier, price, terms, conditions, and quality options they elect to meet their r...

... a filing under division (F) of section 4933.81 of the Revised Code, retail electric generation, aggregation, power marketing, or power brokerage services supplied to consumers within the certified territory of an electric cooperative that has made the filing are competitive retail electric services that the consumers may obtain subject to this chapter from any supplier or suppliers. Beginning on the starting date o...

...(A) The public utilities commission by order may declare that retail ancillary, metering, or billing and collection service supplied to consumers within the certified territory of an electric utility on or after the starting date of competitive retail electric service is a competitive retail electric service that the consumers may obtain from any supplier or suppliers subject to this chapter. The commission may issue...

...(A) Except as provided in sections 4928.141 and 4928.142 of the Revised Code, no electric utility shall provide a competitive retail electric service in this state if that service was deemed competitive or otherwise legally classified as competitive prior to the effective date of this section. (B) The standard service offer under section 4928.141 of the Revised Code shall continue to be provided to consumers in th...

...pter 743. of the Revised Code or by the public utilities commission under Chapters 4901. to 4909., 4933., 4935., and 4963. of the Revised Code, except sections 4905.10 and 4905.31, division (B) of section 4905.33, and sections 4905.35 and 4933.81 to 4933.90; except sections 4905.06, 4935.03, 4963.40, and 4963.41 of the Revised Code only to the extent related to service reliability and public safety; and ex...

...re that the policy specified in section 4928.02 of the Revised Code is effectuated. To the extent necessary, the commission shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter. Initial rules necessary for the commencement of the competitive retail electric service under this chapter shall be adopted within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the proc...

... subject to certification under section 4928.08 of the Revised Code shall separately price competitive retail electric services, and the prices shall be itemized on the bill of a customer or otherwise disclosed to the customer. Although a competitive retail electric service shall be supplied to any consumer on such a basis, such an electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental agg...

... requirements established under section 4928.10 of the Revised Code and with section 4928.09 of the Revised Code. The standards shall allow flexibility for voluntary aggregation, to encourage market creativity in responding to consumer needs and demands, and shall allow flexibility for electric services companies that exclusively provide installation of small electric generation facilities, to provide ease of market ...

...in writing, on forms prescribed by the public utilities commission. The original of each such document or amended document shall be legible and shall be filed with the commission, with a copy filed with the office of the consumers' counsel and with the attorney general's office. (B) A person who enters this state pursuant to a summons, subpoena, or other form of process authorized by this section is not subject ...

...opt rules under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code specifying the necessary minimum service requirements, on or after the starting date of competitive retail electric service, of an electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator subject to certification under section 4928.08 of the Revised Code regarding the provision directly or through its billing and ...

...(A) As used in this section and section 4928.102 of the Revised Code: (1) "Small commercial customer" means any customer that receives electric service pursuant to a nonresidential tariff if the customer's demand for electricity does not exceed twenty-five kilowatts within the last twelve months. (2) "Small commercial customer" excludes any customer that does one or both of the following: (a) Manages multiple e...

...e retail electric service suppliers; (4) A statement explaining that appearing on each customer's bill is a price-to-compare notice that lists the utility's standard service offer price. (B) The second notice shall include all the requirements as stated in division (A) of this section and shall also identify the initial rate to be charged upon the contract's conversion to a variable rate. (C) The notices shall...

...he customer's account record. (B) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules to ensure that an electric distribution utility processes a customer's change in competitive retail electric supplier by using customer account information. A customer who consents to a change of supplier shall not be required to provide customer account information to the supplier if the customer provides a valid form of government...

...nt-based service structures. (B) The public utilities commission shall not prohibit a competitive retail electric service supplier from requiring electronic payment methods as a condition of service under a non-traditional billing agreement.

...the utility acts in accordance with the public utilities commission's rules. (C) The commission shall establish rules governing the process for an expedited return to the utility's standard service offer pursuant to this section, including the content of the certified request and any notice to the affected customer, and permitting electric distribution utilities to recover the administrative costs of processing req...

...opt rules under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code that specify minimum service quality, safety, and reliability requirements for noncompetitive retail electric services supplied by an electric utility in this state, to the extent such authority is not preempted by federal law. The rules shall include prescriptive standards for inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the transmission and ...

...The public utilities commission shall consult with electric distribution utilities to review the distribution infrastructure in this state and shall consult with regional transmission organizations and entities that own or control transmission facilities to review the transmission infrastructure in this state.

... their impact on the hospital. (C) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules to carry out this section.

...xcept as otherwise provided in sections 4928.31 to 4928.40 of the Revised Code, no entity shall own or control transmission facilities as defined under federal law and located in this state on or after the starting date of competitive retail electric service unless that entity is a member of, and transfers control of those facilities to, one or more qualifying transmission entities, as described in division (B) of th...

...e by rule under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code, each electric utility that owns nuclear generation facilities located in this state shall demonstrate compliance with decommissioning requirements of the nuclear regulatory commission and public utilities commission and shall demonstrate adequate financing mechanisms to fund facility decommissioning.

... standard service offer under sections 4928.141, 4928.142, and 4928.143 of the Revised Code until the customer chooses an alternative supplier. A supplier is deemed under this section to have failed to provide such service if the commission finds, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, that any of the following conditions are met: (A) The supplier has defaulted on its contracts with custome...

...rvice offer in accordance with section 4928.142 or 4928.143 of the Revised Code and, at its discretion, may apply simultaneously under both sections, except that the utility's first standard service offer application at minimum shall include a filing under section 4928.143 of the Revised Code. Only a standard service offer authorized in accordance with section 4928.142 or 4928.143 of the Revised Code, shall...