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S. C. R. No. 44 As Introduced

As Introduced

130th General Assembly

Regular Session

2013-2014

S. C. R. No. 44

Senator Kearney

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To urge specific electric and gas utilities in Ohio to provide individualized energy usage information to each of its residential customers.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):

       WHEREAS, Residential energy customers should have access to individualized and confidential energy usage information in order to realize ways to reduce their energy costs and consumption; now therefore be it

       RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge each electric distribution utility, natural gas company, municipal utility, governmental aggregator, and cooperative in Ohio to adopt industry best practices by providing a report to each customer with each of the customer's bills that contains the following information:

       (A) How the customer's home energy usage compares to the energy usage of other anonymous customers in homes of similar age and size in the customer's neighborhood and to the energy usage of the most efficient of these customers;

       (B) How the customer's energy usage has changed each month over the previous twelve months;

       (C) Educational information on ways to reduce energy costs; and be it further

       RESOLVED, That electric and gas customers be provided the opportunity to opt-out of receiving the individualized energy usage and educational information report; and be it further

       RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to each electric distribution utility, natural gas company, municipal utility, governmental aggregator, and cooperative in Ohio, and to the news media of Ohio.