Ohio § 4929.24 Public utilities commission jurisdiction

Ohio Statutes

§ 4929.24 — Public utilities commission jurisdiction

Ohio § 4929.24

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 4929Alternate Rate Plan For Natural Gas Companies; Certification Of Governmental Aggregators And Retail Natural Gas Suppliers

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4929.24 (2026).

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(A)(1) The public utilities commission has jurisdiction under section4905.26of the Revised Code, upon complaint of any person or complaint or initiative of the commission regarding the provision by a retail natural gas supplier subject to certification under section4929.20of the Revised Code of any service for which it is subject to certification.

(2)The commission also has jurisdiction under section4905.26of the Revised Code, upon complaint of any person or complaint or initiative of the commission to determine whether a retail natural gas supplier subject to certification under section4929.20of the Revised Code has violated or failed to comply with any provision of sections4929.20to4929.23of the Revised Code regarding a competitive retail natural gas service for which it is subject to

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(A)(1) The public utilities commission has jurisdiction under section4905.26of the Revised Code, upon complaint of any person or complaint or initiative of the commission regarding the provision by a retail natural gas supplier subject to certification under section4929.20of the Revised Code of any service for which it is subject to certification.

(2) The commission also has jurisdiction under section4905.26of the Revised Code, upon complaint of any person or complaint or initiative of the commission to determine whether a retail natural gas supplier subject to certification under section4929.20of the Revised Code has violated or failed to comply with any provision of sections4929.20to4929.23of the Revised Code regarding a competitive retail natural gas service for which it is subject to certification or any rule or order adopted or issued by the commission for purposes of those sections.

(B) In addition to its authority under division (C)(1) of section4929.20of the Revised Code and to any other remedies provided by law, the commission, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with section4905.26of the Revised Code, may do any of the following:

(1) Order rescission of a contract, or restitution to customers, in any complaint brought pursuant to division (A)(1) or (2) of this section;

(2) Order any remedy or forfeiture provided under sections4905.54to4905.60and4905.64of the Revised Code upon a finding under division (A)(2) of this section that the retail natural gas supplier subject to certification under section4929.20of the Revised Code has violated or failed to comply, regarding a competitive retail natural gas service for which it is subject to certification, with any provision of sections4929.20to4929.23of the Revised Code or any rule or order adopted or issued under those sections.

(C)(1) In addition to the authority conferred under section4911.15of the Revised Code, the consumers' counsel may file a complaint under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section on behalf of residential consumers in this state or appear before the commission as a representative of those consumers pursuant to any complaint filed under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section.

(2) In addition to the authority conferred under section4911.19of the Revised Code, the consumers' counsel, upon reasonable grounds, may file with the commission under section4905.26of the Revised Code a complaint for discovery if the recipient of an inquiry under section4911.19of the Revised Code fails to provide a response within the time specified in that section.

(D) The commission's jurisdiction with respect to a natural gas company under Chapter 4905. of the Revised Code extends to any violation of division (D) of section4929.20or any failure to comply with division (C) of section4929.29of the Revised Code.