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OH HB303
Bill
Status
Engrossed
11/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Ray
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AI Summary
- Establishes a 1,500 megawatt community energy pilot program allowing customers to subscribe to shared solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, hydroelectric, or natural gas-fired generation facilities located within their electric distribution utility's service territory
- Caps individual facility size at 10 megawatts (20 megawatts for distressed sites or commercial/public rooftops), requires at least 3 subscribers per facility, limits any single subscriber to 60% of output, and reserves 40% of capacity for subscriptions of 40 kilowatts or less
- Sets subscriber bill credits equal to the utility's retail rate minus distribution base charges and riders, with credits carrying forward monthly until fully applied
- Requires electric distribution utilities to establish net crediting programs that consolidate subscriber bills and remit subscription fees to community energy organizations, with a maximum 1% net crediting fee
- Excludes large industrial and mercantile customers from participation and prohibits charging non-participating residential and commercial customers for program costs; requires decommissioning bonds and mandates a program review report to the General Assembly 48 months after rules are promulgated
Legislative Description
Establish community energy program and pilot program
Utilities : Electric Utilities
Last Action
Referred to committee: Energy
2/11/2026
Committee Referrals
Energy2/11/2026
Energy5/28/2025
Full Bill Text
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