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Committee Hears Sponsor Testimony on Multiyear Rate-Making for Gas, Water and Wastewater
Summary
Senator Wilkin testified to the Ohio House Energy Committee on amended substitute Senate Bill 103, which would allow multiyear rate-making for natural gas, water and wastewater utilities, require large utilities to file rate cases on a schedule, preserve some existing riders for small utilities and add protections for large-customer contracts.
Senator Tim Wilkin, sponsor of amended substitute Senate Bill 103, told the Ohio House Energy Committee that the bill would align natural gas, water and wastewater rate-making with electric rate-making established in Substitute House Bill 15 and allow multiyear rate plans for up to three years.
The bill “was unanimously voted out of the senate chamber on 10/15/2025,” Wilkin said in testimony to Chair Holmes and committee members, adding it would create regulatory symmetry across utility types and “unlock utility investment” while protecting consumers through more regular review of costs.
Under the version discussed, utilities that elect multiyear rate-making would have current costs rolled into rates as approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Wilkin said utilities serving 250,000…
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