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Rule 4901:1-12-01 | Definitions.
(A) "Commission" means the
public utilities commission. (B) "Gas company" and
"natural gas company" have the meanings set forth in section 4905.03
of the Revised Code. (C) "Ohio coal research and
development cost adjustment" means a provision in a schedule of a gas or
natural gas company that requires or allows the company to, without adherence
to section 4909.18 or 4909.19 of the Revised Code, recover on a uniform basis
per unit of sales Ohio coal research and development costs, determined to be
reasonable by the commission. (D) "Ohio coal research and
development costs" has the same meaning as in section 4905.01 of the
Revised Code. (E) "Ohio coal research and
development project" means any coal research and development, or any coal
research and development facility with all or a part of the cost thereof being
paid from a loan or grant from the Ohio coal development office or a loan
guaranteed by the office under division (C) of section 1555.01 of the Revised
Code. (F) "Ohio coal research and
development rate" means the updated semiannual research and development
cost adjustment determined in accordance with rule 4901:1-12-06 of the
Administrative Code. (G) "Mcf" means a unit of gas
equal to one thousand cubic feet. (H) "Ccf" means a unit of gas
equal to one hundred cubic feet. (I) "Customer" means each
billing account of a gas or natural gas company. (J) "Total sales" means all
sales of includable gas supplies to retail customers. "Total sales"
does not include volumes transported to consumers under self-help
arrangements. (K) "Jurisdictional sales"
means total sales, less sales to customers under municipal ordinances rates,
except sales under municipal ordinances which have adopted, by reference or
otherwise, rates established by the commission. (L) "Reconciliation adjustment"
means a positive or negative adjustment to future Ohio coal research and
development recovery rates ordered by the commission pursuant to rule
4901:1-12-06 of the Administrative Code.
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Rule 4901:1-12-02 | Purpose.
Effective:
November 17, 2016
(A) The purpose of this chapter is
to: (1) Establish a uniform
Ohio coal research and development cost recovery clause to be included in the
schedules of gas and natural gas companies subject to the jurisdiction of the
commission. (2) Establish an Ohio
coal research and development cost recovery process, which is designed to
separate the cost of Ohio coal research and development projects from all other
costs incurred by gas or natural gas companies. (3) Provide for each gas
or natural gas company's recovery of the cost of its includable Ohio coal
research and development expenditures from its customers by means of the
semiannual updated Ohio coal research and development rate and other provisions
of this chapter. (B) The provisions of this chapter
also: (1) Establish
investigative procedures and proceedings, including periodic reports, audits,
and hearings to examine the reasonableness and the arithmetic and accounting
accuracies of the Ohio coal research and development costs reflected in each
gas or natural gas company's cost recovery rate; and (2) Review each gas or
natural gas company's policies to the extent that those policies affect
the Ohio coal research and development projects and the recovery of costs
associated therewith.
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Rule 4901:1-12-03 | Scope.
(A) Once the Ohio coal development office
approves a coal research and development project for the purpose of section
4905.304 of the Revised Code, the director of the coal development office is to
submit to the commission a report recommending that the commission allow the
recovery of costs associated with the facility or project including the reasons
for the recommendation. Such a report shall include the total cost of the
project and the part of the costs thereof being paid from a loan, loan
guarantee, or grant. (B) Once the report has been received by
the commission and the recommendation by the director has been accepted by the
commission, the gas or natural gas company may apply for the recovery of
reasonable costs associated with the project and incurred since the approval by
the coal development office less any expenditures of grant moneys, to be
recovered under section 4905.304 of the Revised Code.
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Rule 4901:1-12-04 | Applicability.
(A) The provisions of this chapter shall
apply to any gas or natural gas company subject to the jurisdiction of the
commission, with respect to the establishment or approval by the commission of
a uniform rate or provision pursuant to section 4905.304 of the Revised Code,
and as provided under paragraph (A) of rule 4901:1-12-06 of the Administrative
Code. (B) The commission may, upon an application or a motion
filed by a party, waive any requirement of this chapter, other than a
requirement mandated by statute, for good cause shown.
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Rule 4901:1-12-05 | Semiannual reports.
(A) Semiannual reports. Each gas or natural gas company subject to the
provisions of this chapter shall submit semiannual Ohio coal research and
development reports. The semiannual report shall include the data required by
the Ohio coal research and development cost form to calculate the Ohio coal
research and development rate as specified in paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) of
rule 4901:1-12-06 of the Administrative Code.
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Rule 4901:1-12-06 | Ohio coal research and development rate.
Effective:
November 17, 2016
(A) The Ohio coal research and
development component equals the costs to be recovered less the costs to be
refunded. (1) Costs to be
recovered: Each gas or natural gas company for which Ohio coal research and
development projects or facilities are recommended to and accepted by the
commission pursuant to division (B)(7) of section 1551.33 of the Revised Code
shall recover those reasonable incurred costs associated with projects for the
reporting period, less any expenditures of grant moneys. The coal research and
development costs to be included shall equal the reasonable coal research and
development costs incurred. These costs include all reasonable costs incurred
through the most recent month for which actual data is available at the time of
filing the initial application allowed by paragraph (B) of rule 4901:1-12-03 of
the Administrative Code and each subsequent semiannual report required by
paragraph (B) of rule 4901:1-12-05 of the Administrative Code, which costs have
not been included previously in the gas or natural gas company's Ohio coal
research and development component as a cost to be recovered. (2) Costs to be refunded:
Each gas or natural gas company shall refund all rents, royalties, income or
other profits received by the company as a result of the developments,
discoveries, or inventions, including patents or copyrights, which result in
whole or in part from coal research and development projects and/or facilities
in proportion to the share of ratepayer financing to the project. (B) Each gas or natural gas company shall
calculate and apply to the Ohio coal research and development rate
reconciliations to correct for under-or-over-recoveries of the Ohio coal
research and development component due to differences in sales volumes expected
and delivered during the billing period, as well as any adjustments ordered by
the commission. (C) The Ohio coal research and
development rate equals the Ohio coal research and development component plus
or minus any adjustments or reconciliations, divided by the total sales of the
gas or natural gas company for the six monthly billing periods commencing on or
after the date one year prior to the effective date of the filing. (D) The Ohio coal research and
development rate shall be calculated on a companywide basis, and shall be
expressed on a dollars and cents per Mcf basis.
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Rule 4901:1-12-07 | Customer billing.
Effective:
October 10, 2011
(A) Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, the semiannual updated Ohio coal research and development rate filed in accordance with rule 4901:1-12-05 of the Administrative Code shall become effective and shall be applied to customer bills for service rendered on or after the thirtieth day following the filing date established by the commission, or, at the option of the gas or natural gas company, on or after the first day of the month following the thirtieth day after the filing date established by the commission. The commission may at any time order a reconciliation adjustment as a result of errors or erroneous reporting. (B) Each gas or natural gas company shall indicate on each customer bill: (1) The Ohio coal research and development rate expressed in dollars and cents per Mcf or Ccf. (2) The total charge attributable to the Ohio coal research and development rate expressed in dollars and cents.
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Rule 4901:1-12-08 | Audits and hearings.
(A) The commission shall examine the Ohio
coal research and development costs incurred by the gas or natural gas company
once every six months in proceedings limited to that purpose. The company must
file with the commission all of the information filed with the coal development
office, including the semiannual project progress reports. All costs incurred
on the project during the period to be considered are to be itemized in
accordance with the uniform system of accounts. These costs shall delineate
total costs, costs/expenditures of grant moneys, and costs requested to be
recovered. This information shall be submitted concurrently with the semiannual
report required by paragraph (B) of rule 4901:1-12-05 of the Administrative
Code. (B) The commission may hold a hearing to
examine the report and recommendations submitted by the director of the Ohio
coal development office, all facts, data, and other information pertinent to
the coal research and development costs. (C) The commission shall conduct or cause
to be conducted periodic audits of each gas or natural gas company subject to
the provisions of this chapter.
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Rule 4901:1-12-09 | Tariffs.
Effective:
November 17, 2016
Each gas or natural gas company desiring to avail
itself of the provisions of this chapter shall file tariffs with the
commission, which incorporate this rule in its entirety.
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