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...ommission shall adopt rules prescribing requirements and the manner and form in which sewage disposal system companies and water-works companies shall apply for such a certificate. Before the commission issues a certificate of public convenience and necessity, it may hold a public hearing concerning the issuance of the certificate. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the board of county commissioners of any coun...

...provision in its filed tariffs with the public utilities commission that is triggered by nonpayment by a customer of a lawfully owing past due amount. (F) This section does not apply to any act that is a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, and that involves tampering with utility equipment or theft of utility service, or where a physical act of a customer or its agent causes inaccurate ...

... and gas company and every order of the public utilities commission relating to curtailment of residential service by such a company shall apply uniformly to all residential consumers, as defined in section 4911.01 of the Revised Code, and shall not distinguish as to whether the residence of such consumers utilizes a solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy system, as defined in section 1551.20 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Annually, each electric distribution company, as defined in section 5727.80 of the Revised Code, shall state on each customer bill, or shall distribute to each of its customers, the following statement: "Under state law, the amount you are being billed includes: (1) Kilowatt-hour taxes that have been in effect since 2001 and are currently at $_________ (The current dollar figure of the kilowatt-hour taxes levi...

...As used in sections 4933.41 to 4933.42 of the Revised Code: (A) "Political subdivision" means a township, county, or municipal corporation. (B) "Competitive retail natural gas service," "natural gas company," "distribution service," and "retail natural gas service" have the same meanings as in section 4929.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Energy dealer" has the same meaning as in section 5117.01 of the Revised Code...

...ed Code, any regulations enacted by the public utilities commission thereunder, and any tariffs approved by the public utilities commission, and subject to Sections 4 and 6 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. (2) Division (A)(2) of this section is limited by Chapter 936. of the Revised Code and any regulations enacted by the director of the department of agriculture thereunder, and subject to Sections 4 and 6 of A...

...933.41 of the Revised Code promotes the public policy of the state to do the following: (A) Increase utilization of the state's indigenous energy resources as provided in section 1551.18 of the Revised Code. (B) Promote the availability of natural gas services and goods as provided in section 4929.02 of the Revised Code. (C) Encourage the utilization of propane.

...ements and, in the determination of the public utilities commission, can do so within a reasonable time. (C) "Distribution line" means any electric line that is being or has been used primarily to provide electric service directly to electric load centers by the owner of such line. (D) "Existing distribution line" means any distribution line of an electric supplier which was in existence on January 1, 1977, or unde...

...h electric supplier shall file with the public utilities commission a map or maps showing all of its existing distribution lines and the proposed boundaries of its certified territory. The commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, within six months after such filing a map of uniform scale to show, accurately and clearly, the boundaries of the certified territory of each electric supplier as proposed by such ...

... in effect on or resulting from written bids submitted under bond prior to January 1, 1977, and no other electric supplier shall furnish, make available, or extend electric service to any such electric load centers. (D) Sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code shall not prevent an electric supplier from extending its electric service after the effective date of this section to its own property or facilities....

...Annexation or incorporation by a municipal corporation or other unit of local government does not affect the right of an electric supplier to continue or extend electric service within its certified territory except insofar as that right is affected or modified by Article XVIII or any other article of the Ohio Constitution. Notwithstanding this section or any other provision of law, the right of a municipal corporati...

...ansferred only with the approval of the public utilities commission and approval shall be granted if the commission finds that the assignment or transfer is not contrary to the public interest. Upon the merger or consolidation of electric suppliers, the surviving or new electric supplier shall, without further action, succeed to all rights and authority previously granted under sections 4933.81 to 4933.84 of the Revi...

...Any electric supplier that renders electric service in violation of sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code is subject to remedies and penalties provided by sections 4905.54, 4905.56, 4905.57, 4905.59, 4905.60, and 4905.61 and division (B) of section 4905.99 of the Revised Code.

... own, lease, or operate in any manner a public utility or to supply the service or product by means of a rate ordinance adopted under section 743.26 of the Revised Code or under Section 4, Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution in any portion of the state is not affected by sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code. When an electric system owned by a municipal corporation is sold, the purchaser thereof shall be consi...

...The expenses of the public utilities commission in administering sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code shall be assessed by the commission against the affected electric suppliers on the following basis: (A) Expenses that relate to the preparation or review of maps to establish the certified territory of a single electric supplier in any area where there is no other electric supplier shall be assessed solel...

...tate treasury a fund to be known as the public utilities territorial administration fund. The funds collected under section 4933.88 of the Revised Code as assessments shall be credited to the public utilities territorial administration fund.

...Action of the public utilities commission pursuant to sections 4933.81 to 4933.90 of the Revised Code is subject to review in accordance with Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code but during any appeal therefrom, the continuance of existing electric service is lawful.

...(A) Whoever violates section 4933.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (B) Whoever violates section 4933.20, 4933.22, 4933.24, or 4933.25 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates section 4933.21 or 4933.23 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (E) of section 4933.28 of the ...

...the commission, will reasonably balance requirements of state and regional development, protection of public health and safety, preservation of environmental quality, maintenance of a sound economy, and conservation of energy and material resources. Other factors and trends which will significantly affect energy consumption such as the effects of conservation measures shall also be included. (2) Estimate statewide a...

...The public utilities commission shall develop and maintain an effective program for the collection, verification, and analysis of energy data, statistics, and information. The program shall be developed and implemented so as to be coordinated and consistent with other governmental data collection and record keeping programs. Internal validation procedures shall be established to ensure to the extent practicable the a...

...(A) The public utilities commission shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, with the approval of the governor, defining various foreseen types and levels of energy emergency conditions for critical shortages or interruptions in the supply of electric power, natural gas, coal, or individual petroleum fuels and specifying appropriate measures to be taken at ea...

...of: (a) The projected loads and energy requirements for each year of the period; (b) The estimated installed capacity and supplies to meet the projected load requirements. (F) Based upon the report furnished pursuant to division (C) of this section and the hearing record, the commission, within ninety days from the close of the record in the hearing, shall determine if: (1) All information relating to curren...

...The public utilities commission shall conduct a study to review the condition of reactive power in the state. The commission shall issue a report of its findings to the general assembly not later than one year after the effective date of this section.

...pt under section 3(a)(1) or (2) of the "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935," 49 Stat. 810, 15 U.S.C.A. 79c, and the regulations adopted under the act.

...oard composed of the chairperson of the public utilities commission, the director of environmental protection, the director of health, the director of agriculture, the executive director of the emergency management agency, and the director of commerce, or their designees each of whom shall be an employee of the member agency of the board member for whom the person is a designee. The purpose of the board is to develop...