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Sponsor says bill will preserve submetering and protect tenants from overbilling
Summary
Senate Bill 108 would clarify that the public utility boundary ends at the meter, preserve private submetering markets, allow PUCO complaint authority where private systems cross into public territory, and require landlord billing not exceed local utility rates. Sponsor said the bill aims to prevent monopolistic practices; committee asked about disconnection protections.
Senator Brenner presented Senate Bill 108 in the Senate Public Utilities Committee, saying the measure would preserve property owners’ ability to use submetering and sell utility services on private property while ensuring tenants are not billed more than local utility rates.
Brenner said Ohio courts and PUCO rulings have repeatedly allowed submetering, but the lack…
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