Ohio Admin. Code 4901:5-19-05 - Actions taken upon declaration of an energy emergency
(A)
Voluntary
curtailment. Upon declaration of an energy emergency by the governor, the
following provisions shall be applicable:
(1)
Each electric
provider that has not imposed mandatory curtailments under its emergency
curtailment plan shall increase its efforts to effect voluntary conservation,
by all consumers, of at least twenty-five per cent of all nonpriority use of
electricity.
(2)
Each electric provider shall implement a public appeals
campaign through news media to its consumers, making appropriate suggestions
for achieving usage reductions.
(3)
Each electric
provider shall issue periodic bulletins informing consumers of how consumers
should respond if it becomes necessary to initiate mandatory curtailment of
electric energy, updates of the fuel supply level, and how consumers may
substantiate a claim for priority use, as defined in rule
4901:5-19-01 of the
Administrative Code.
(4)
Each electrical provider shall report to the commission
the anticipated and actual load in kilowatt-hours consumed and estimates of
fuel savings resulting from load reduction or other measures as part of the
report of electrical supply adequacy described in paragraph (E) of rule
4901:5-19-02 of the
Administrative Code.
(5)
The commission may consult with the appropriate
independent system operator, regional transmission organization, independent
consultant, or other outside entities and may encourage all electric providers
to purchase and to share energy among themselves to aid in alleviating existing
energy shortages and to prevent even more severe future energy
shortages.
(6)
All electric providers and electric power producers
shall reduce internal consumption of electric energy to the maximum degree
possible, consistent with safe, efficient operation. The use of electricity on
premises, including parking and large area lighting and interior lighting,
shall be curtailed, except lighting essential for security or
safety.
(7)
When it is determined that such action is appropriate,
the governor or the commission may consult with the director of the Ohio
environmental protection agency, the appropriate independent system operator,
regional transmission organization, any other oversight agency, independent
consultant, or other outside entities. At such time, the governor or the
commission may:
(a)
Request authorization from the proper authorities to
curtail use of pollution control facilities.
(b)
Request
authorization from the proper authorities to burn nonconforming coal in order
to maximize use of the remaining stockpiles.
(c)
Request industry
to utilize industrial-owned generation equipment to supplement utility
generation to the maximum extent possible.
(8)
The governor may
consult with the appropriate independent system operator, regional transmission
organization, independent consultant, or other outside entities and, if the
governor deems it appropriate, may order electric power producers with greater
fuel supplies to increase sales of electric energy.
(B)
During an energy
emergency, the governor may order mandatory curtailment of the use of
electricity after consultation with the commission and the appropriate
independent system operator, regional transmission organization, independent
consultant, or other outside entities.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 4935.03
Rule Amplifies: 4935.03
Prior Effective Dates: 02/22/2010, 11/04/2012, 02/15/2018
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