Ohio Code 4928.04 – Additional competitive services
(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 such order, after investigation and public hearing, only if it first determines either of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4928.04
- Certified territory: means the certified territory established for an electric supplier under sections 4933. See Ohio Code 4928.01
- Competitive retail electric service: means a component of retail electric service that is competitive as provided under division (B) of this section. See Ohio Code 4928.01
- Electric utility: means an electric light company that has a certified territory and is engaged on a for-profit basis either in the business of supplying a noncompetitive retail electric service in this state or in the businesses of supplying both a noncompetitive and a competitive retail electric service in this state. See Ohio Code 4928.01
- Retail electric service: means any service involved in supplying or arranging for the supply of electricity to ultimate consumers in this state, from the point of generation to the point of consumption. See Ohio Code 4928.01
(1) There will be effective competition with respect to the service.
(2) The customers of the service have reasonably available alternatives.
The commission shall initiate a proceeding on or before March 31, 2003, on the question of the desirability, feasibility, and timing of any such competition.
(B) In carrying out division (A) of this section, the commission may prescribe different classifications, procedures, terms, or conditions for different electric utilities and for the retail electric services they provide that are declared competitive pursuant to that division, provided the classifications, procedures, terms, or conditions are reasonable and do not confer any undue economic, competitive, or market advantage or preference upon any electric utility.