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...d make the report available on its web site.

...on may, in cooperation with the department of transportation, work with other states to develop a multi-state study on the development of compressed natural gas infrastructures for transportation.

...wer system" means one or more electric generation facilities, electric storage facilities, or both, along with any associated facilities, that meet all of the following: (a) Produce electricity primarily for the consumption of a mercantile customer member or a group of mercantile customer members; (b) Connect directly to the mercantile customer member's side of the electric meter; (c) Deliver electricity to the...

...Regulations to the United States department of health and human services and any other applicable federal agencies for the state to expend twenty-five per cent of federal low-income home energy assistance programs funds from the home energy assistance block grants for weatherization services allowed by section 96.83(a) of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations to the United States department of health and human ...

...) A fixed monthly service fee; (2) An energy charge on a kilowatt-hour basis. (B) The minimum monthly charge shall not exceed the fixed monthly service fee and the customer shall not be subject to any demand-based riders. (C) The electric distribution utility shall be eligible to recover any revenue loss associated with customer migration to this new rate schedule.

...ddition, the commission shall establish uniform reporting standards to ensure consistency across all electric distribution utilities. The commission may also require utilities to include additional data points as necessary to improve transparency and planning. (D) Each electric distribution utility shall publish annual reliability reports, including the following metrics, identified per circuit: (1) The system av...

...ll publish the map on the utility's web site.

... acting exclusively under section 4929.26 or 4929.27 of the Revised Code as an aggregator for the provision of competitive retail natural gas service; (2) A municipal corporation acting exclusively under Section 4 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, as an aggregator for the provision of competitive retail natural gas service. (L)(1) "Mercantile customer" means a customer that consumes, other than for residen...

... of those supplies and suppliers; (4) Encourage innovation and market access for cost-effective supply- and demand-side natural gas services and goods; (5) Encourage cost-effective and efficient access to information regarding the operation of the distribution systems of natural gas companies in order to promote effective customer choice of natural gas services and goods; (6) Recognize the continuing emergenc...

...ommission from exercising its authority under Title XLIX of the Revised Code to protect customers of nonexempt, regulated services or goods from any adverse effects of the provision of unregulated services or goods. Nothing in this chapter affects the authority of the commission to enforce sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code.

...ion has jurisdiction under section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, upon complaint of any person or upon the complaint or initiative of the commission, to determine whether a natural gas company has failed to comply with a separation plan or code of conduct prescribed under division (E) of this section. If, after notice and hearing as provided in section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, the commission is of the opinion that ...

...nt, served as provided in section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, that a regulatory exemption has adversely affected the quality, adequacy, or sufficiency of service provided by the company subject to the regulatory exemption, the commission may alter, amend, or suspend the regulatory exemption.

...A natural gas company shall notify the public utilities commission in writing before converting the use of any gathering facilities described in division (B)(2) of section 4929.041 of the Revised Code.

...shall authorize the applicant to implement an alternative rate plan if the natural gas company has made a showing and the commission finds that all of the following conditions are met: (1) The natural gas company is in compliance with section 4905.35 of the Revised Code and is in substantial compliance with the policy of this state specified in section 4929.02 of the Revised Code. (2) The natural gas company...

... proposing to initiate or continue a revenue decoupling mechanism shall be considered an application not for an increase in rates if the rates, joint rates, tolls, classifications, charges, or rentals are based upon the billing determinants and revenue requirement authorized by the public utilities commission in the company's most recent rate case proceeding and the plan also establishes, continues, or expands ...

...tion 4929.161 of the Revised Code may file an application to the public utilities commission for an alternative rate plan to serve large load customers. (C) An alternative rate plan established under division (B) of this section must support commercial agreements entered into between the natural gas company and a large load customer.

...rge load customer, which is proven by a letter of support by an economic development entity, as defined in division (C)(4) of section 4929.163 of the Revised Code. (B) The monthly cost credit described in division (A)(2) of this section shall be determined pursuant to a separate infrastructure development rider regulatory liability proceeding in which the natural gas company shall propose the credit amount based on...

...eement under an alternative rate plan filed and approved under sections 4929.052 and 4929.053 of the Revised Code shall not be considered revenue in any proceeding held pursuant to Chapter 4909. of the Revised Code.

...An alternative rate plan application filed and approved pursuant to sections 4929.052 and 4929.053 of the Revised Code shall not be considered an application for an increase in rates.

...posed or approved alternative rate plan under sections 4929.052 and 4929.053 of the Revised Code with the public utilities commission. (B) A commercial agreement described in division (A) of this section shall be deemed automatically approved unless the commission determines within ninety days from the date of the filing that the commercial agreement is inconsistent with the requirements of this section or section...

...ties commission. The commission may suspend the approval of the application for good cause shown. (B) If the public utilities commission does not issue an order within ninety days from the date an alternative rate plan application is suspended pursuant to division (A) of this section, the company's proposed alternative rate plan shall be deemed approved by operation of law.

...section 4929.056 of the Revised Code, file with the public utilities commission a written statement, on a form prescribed by the commission, agreeing to the following: (A) Any costs associated with the alternative rate plan, or any commercial agreements entered into pursuant to that plan, shall not be recovered, directly or indirectly, from the company's other customers; (B) There shall be no increase in the comp...

...ns are reasonable and do not confer any undue economic, competitive, or market advantage or preference upon any natural gas company.

...hall do either of the following: (1) File with the public utilities commission a notice of its intention to implement the exemption or alternative rate plan as directed by the commission in its order, and a copy of its revised rate schedules; (2) Withdraw its exemption application or alternative rate plan request if the commission modifies or does not approve as filed the exemption application or the alternative ra...

...fter the effective date of the order, unless the affected natural gas company consents. (B) After receiving an exemption or alternative rate regulation under section 4929.04 or 4929.05 of the Revised Code, no natural gas company shall implement the exemption or alternative rate regulation in a manner that violates the policy of this state specified in section 4929.02 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (A)...