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OH SB363
Bill
Status
9/2/2020
Primary Sponsor
Frank Hoagland
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AI Summary
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Eliminates automatic enrollment in governmental electric and natural gas aggregation programs; customers must opt-in rather than opt-out to participate.
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Allows people previously auto-enrolled in aggregation programs to opt out at any time without paying switching fees and default to standard service offers.
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Requires municipal corporations, townships, and counties to obtain prior affirmative consent from non-mercantile customers before aggregating their electric loads, with exceptions for municipal utilities and nonprofit suppliers.
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Modifies section 4928.20 to remove automatic aggregation provisions for electricity and section 4929.26 to remove automatic aggregation for natural gas, replacing them with opt-in requirements.
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Establishes new sections 4928.201 and 4929.271 to provide opt-out rights for those previously enrolled in automatic aggregation programs without switching fees.
Legislative Description
Eliminate automatic enrollment in gas and electric aggregations
Utilities : Electric Utilities
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Energy and Public Utilities
9/22/2020