H.B. 143 Summary

• Amends section 5727.80 of the Revised Code to clarify the definition of "electric distribution company" for kilowatt-hour tax purposes.

• Defines "electric distribution company" as either a person who distributes electricity through a meter to an end user in Ohio or an end user who obtains electricity not distributed by a required tax-remitting company.

• Excludes self-generators and their agents, persons who donate all generated electricity to political subdivisions, and political subdivisions receiving donated electricity from the definition of "electric distribution company."

• Defines "meter of an end user in this state" as the last meter measuring kilowatt hours distributed to an Ohio location, or the last meter outside Ohio measuring kilowatt hours consumed at an Ohio location.

• Establishes definitions for related terms including "kilowatt hour," "municipal electric utility," "qualified end user," "qualified regeneration," "natural gas distribution company," "flex customer," and "self-generator."