Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB1014: Require bill credits, reimbursements after certain power outages
Status: Introduced, September 23, 2026
To enact sections 4928.106, 4928.107, 4928.108, 4928.109, 4928.1010, 4928.1011, and 4928.1012 of the Revised Code to require bill credits and customer reimbursements after certain power outages.
What the bill says
A bill credit provided to customers pursuant to sections 4928.107 and 4928.108 of the Revised Code which, as of the effective date of this section, shall be equal to fifty dollars until adjusted pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 4928.108 of the Revised Code. (G) "Sustained interruption" means any electric utility service interruption that lasts more than five minutes, measured from the time that the utility is notified or otherwise becomes aware of the full or partial loss of service to one or more customers. Sec. 4928.107. Notwithstanding section 4905.32 of the Revised Code, and except a.
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
a bill credit provided to customers pursuant to sections 4928.107 and 4928.108 of the Revised Code which, as of the effective date of this section, shall be equal to fifty dollars until adjusted pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 4928.108 of the Revised Code. (G) "Sustained interruption" means any electric utility service interruption that lasts more than five minutes, measured from the time that the utility is notified or otherwise becomes aware of the full or partial loss of service to one or more customers. Sec. 4928.107. Notwithstanding section 4905.32 of the Revised Code, and except as provided for in section 4928.1011 of the Revised Code, an electric distribution utility shall provide bill credits to any customers affected by a sustained interruption under the following circumstances: (A) If the utility fails to restore electric utility service to affected customers within seventy-two hours after the start of a sustained interruption that occurred during catastrophic conditions; (B) If the utility fails to restore electric utility service to affected customers within thirty-six hours after the start of a sustained interruption that occurred during gray sky conditions; (C) If the utility fails to restore electric utility service to affected customers within sixteen hours after the start of a sustained interruption that occurred during normal conditions; (D) If any customer experiences six or more sustained …