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Orrville utility director says city opposes Ohio HB92 and will keep power-cost adjustment unchanged
Summary
Utility Director Brediger reported the Public Utility Board will keep the Power Cost Adjustment Factor rates unchanged (unchanged since 2017) and told council the city is lobbying against Ohio HB92, which he said would move unpaid utility bills away from property owners and could affect home-rule authority.
At the Feb. 16 Orrville City Council meeting, Utility Director Brediger reported that the Public Utility Board has approved keeping the city's Power Cost Adjustment Factor rates the same, a rate structure the transcript says has not changed since 2017.
Brediger also raised a legislative concern: he said Ohio HB92 would shift unpaid utility bills away from property owners and "pass them on to others," and that the city is lobbying against the bill because of its potential impact on Orrville's home-rule authority.
The council did not take a formal vote on HB92 at the meeting; Brediger presented the update to inform the council and public about the utility board's rate decision and the city's position toward the proposed state legislation.
