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House Energy Committee hears bill to bring submetering companies under PUCO oversight
Summary
Lawmakers held a first hearing on House Bill 265, a bipartisan proposal to classify companies that resell utility services inside multi‑tenant properties as public utilities and subject them to Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regulation; sponsors said the change would add consumer protections and transparency.
The House Energy Committee held a first hearing on House Bill 265, a bipartisan measure that would classify companies that resell electricity, gas or water inside multi‑tenant properties as public utilities and subject them to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), sponsors said.
Sponsor Representative Brennan said the bill is intended to close a regulatory gap that allows some submetering companies to “walk, talk, and act like public utilities, but they're not regulated as such.” He told the committee these companies buy utility service in bulk from traditional utilities and resell it to tenants at rates and under billing practices that, he said, lack oversight.
“The bill will…
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