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OH SB75
Bill
Status
2/15/2011
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Patton
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AI Summary
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Requires electric light companies to fully restore residential customer discounts for home electric heating that were modified or discontinued between December 31, 2006 and the bill's effective date.
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Mandates restoration of any dual fuel heating programs or load management water heating programs that were modified or discontinued during the same period.
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Requires electric companies to permanently maintain the ratio of discounted rates for electric heating customers to rates for other customers, and the same ratio for dual fuel and load management programs.
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Establishes that restored discounts "run with the land" and transfer to current or future residents of the property, as well as customers who built or converted homes to electric heating after December 31, 2006 but before the bill's effective date.
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Requires electric companies to refund customers the difference between the discounted rate and the higher rates they paid after discounts were modified or discontinued, with refund procedures to be determined by the Public Utilities Commission.
Legislative Description
To restore discounts for customers using electricity to heat their homes and for electric, load-management programs, to specify that these discounts run with the land and may be transferred, to provide for refunds to customers whose rate discounts were modified or discontinued, and to declare an emergency.
Electrical home heating/electric load-management-restore discounts
Last Action
To Energy & Public Utilities
2/15/2011