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...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.

...may request approval of an alternative rate plan by filing an application under section 4909.18 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the application is for an increase in rates. After investigation, which may include a hearing at the discretion of the public utilities commission, the commission shall authorize the applicant to implement an alternative rate plan if the natural gas company has made a showi...

...(A) An alternative rate plan filed by a natural gas company under section 4929.05 of the Revised Code and 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 commissio...

...In carrying out sections 4929.04 and 4929.05 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission may prescribe different classifications, procedures, terms, or conditions for different natural gas companies and for the natural gas services they provide, provided the classifications, procedures, terms, or conditions are reasonable and do not confer any undue economic, competitive, or market advantage or preference up...

...r approving an exemption or alternative rate plan under section 4929.04 or 4929.05 of the Revised Code or within twenty days after the issuance of a rehearing entry pursuant to section 4903.10 of the Revised Code, whichever is later, the natural gas company shall 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 ...

...een granted an exemption or alternative rate regulation under section 4929.04 of 4929.05 of the Revised Code, ass to any such company, the commission, upon its own motion or upon the motion of any person adversely affected by such exemption or alternative rate regulation authority, and after notice and hearing and subject to this division, may abrogate or modify any order granting such an exemption or authority only ...

...t be considered in the determination of rates and charges for the company's nonexempt services, including rates and charges determined pursuant to section 4905.302 of the Revised Code.

...The public utilities commission shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter. Initial rules shall be adopted within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section.

...sm or device in a natural gas company's rate schedules that allows a natural gas company's rates or charges for a regulated service or goods to fluctuate automatically in accordance with changes in a specified cost or costs. (B) Upon an application filed under section 4909.18 or 4929.05 of the Revised Code, the commission may allow any automatic adjustment mechanism or device as described in division (A) of t...

...ral gas company may make any accounting accruals, necessary to establish the regulatory assets authorized under division (D) of this section, in addition to any allowance for funds used during construction. (G)(1) Any accrual for deferral or recovery under division (D) of this section shall be calculated in accordance with the system of accounts established by the commission under section 4905.13 of the Revise...

...Except as otherwise provided in the amendment of sections 4901.12, 4905.02, 4905.07, 4905.35, 4911.10, and 5727.33 and the enactment of sections 4929.01 to 4929.15 of the Revised Code by House Bill No. 476 of the 121st general assembly, the general assembly does not intend any modification to the existing powers of the public utilities commission under Title XLIX of the Revised Code.

...any granted an exemption or alternative rate regulation under section 4929.04 or 4929.05 of the Revised Code is a public utility for the purpose of exercising the rights of a public utility in support of its regulated services and goods. Nothing in this chapter affects the right of appropriation of a natural gas company under law in support of its regulated services and goods.

...Sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code shall apply to transactions between a natural gas company and its customers that involve natural gas services or goods that are exempt from or otherwise not subject to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission pursuant to section 4929.03 to 4929.05 of the Revised Code.

...(A) If, by the consumers' counsel's own inquiries or as a result of complaints, the consumers' counsel has reasonable grounds to believe that a natural gas company is engaging in an act or practice giving rise to a ground for complaint under section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, the consumers' counsel may investigate. Prior to commencing an investigation, the consumers' counsel shall notify the natural gas company in ...

...tion, a natural gas company owns and operates. (B)(1) "Infrastructure development costs" means costs associated with an investment in infrastructure development to which either of the following apply: (a) The investment is for any deposit required by the natural gas company, as defined in the line-extension provision of the company's tariff, less any contribution in aid of construction received from the owner or ...

...(A) A natural gas company may file an application with the public utilities commission for approval of an infrastructure development rider to recover prudently incurred infrastructure development costs of one or more economic development projects approved under section 4929.163 of the Revised Code. (B) The commission shall approve a maximum of one infrastructure development rider per company. (C) The commission s...

...erm debt as approved in its most recent rate case or as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, for the infrastructure development rider revenue requirement in any year in which the approved customer charge exceeds or is expected to exceed the limitation under division (A) of this section. Only new costs from that year may be considered a part of the cost contributing to the excess in customer charges....

...development corporation qualified to operate under Chapter 1728. of the Revised Code; (f) Community improvement corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code; (g) New community authority organized under Chapter 349. of the Revised Code; (h) Joint economic development district created under section 715.70 or 715.71 of the Revised Code; (i) Development corporation organized under Chapter 1726. o...

... or projects; (2) Set forth the rider rate for the twelve months following the annual report. (B) The commission annually shall submit to the general assembly, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, a report describing all of the following: (1) The number of applications filed pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) of section 4929.16 of the Revised Code and the number of applications filed pursuant to d...

...Any property installed or constructed by a natural gas company to enable the provision of natural gas service to an economic development project approved under section 4929.163 of the Revised Code shall be considered used and useful in rendering public utility service for purposes of section 4909.15 of the Revised Code.

...The public utilities commission may, at its discretion, conduct a financial audit of a natural gas company that has established an infrastructure development rider under section 4929.161 of the Revised Code to determine if the infrastructure development costs incurred by the natural gas company and collected pursuant to the rider are in conformance with the commission's orders.

...y, equipment, or facilities used to generate, collect, gather, or transport biologically derived methane gas, or to enable the blending or supply of biologically derived methane gas to consumers within this state; (b) Any property, equipment, or facilities to enable interconnection with or receipt from any property, equipment, or facilities used to generate, collect, gather, or transport hydrogen, or to enable the...

...ry shall be through a rider on the base rates of customers of the company for which there is a choice of supplier of commodity sales service as a result of revised schedules approved under division (C) of section 4929.29 of the Revised Code, a rule or order adopted or issued by the commission under Chapter 4905. of the Revised Code, or an exemption granted by the commission under sections 4929.04 to 4929.08 of the Re...

...of the Revised Code, no person shall operate in this state as a retail natural gas supplier, unless that person first does both of the following: (a) Consents irrevocably to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state and service of process in this state, including, without limitation, service of summonses and subpoenas, for any civil or criminal proceeding arising out of or relating to such operation, by providing...

...1) Provide consumers with adequate, accurate, and understandable pricing and terms and conditions of service, including any switching fees, and with a document containing the terms and conditions of pricing and service before the consumer enters into the contract for service; (2) Disclose the conditions under which a customer may rescind a contract without penalty. (B) Service qualification and termination. The rul...