HB 302 Summary

• Restructures Ohio's alternative energy resource law by subdividing section 4928.64 into nine separate sections (4928.641-4928.649) covering renewable energy compliance requirements, cost caps, and force majeure provisions.

• Subdivides section 4928.66 into multiple new sections (4928.661-4928.6660) to reorganize energy efficiency and peak demand reduction requirements, measurement methods, and compliance procedures.

• Amends definitions in sections 717.25, 1710.061, 3706.25, 4928.01, and 5727.75 to clarify terminology related to alternative energy projects, renewable energy resources, and energy efficiency programs.

• Creates new section 4928.66 containing definitions for "energy efficiency program," "peak demand reduction program," "lost revenue mechanism," and "utility cost test" for measuring compliance with energy efficiency and demand reduction standards.

• Directs the Public Utilities Commission to resolve any conflicts between previously adopted compliance measurement methods and the new statutory requirements in favor of the method that maximizes compliance credit.