Ohio Admin. Code 4901:5-23-04 - Actions taken upon declaration of an energy emergency
(A)
Voluntary
curtailment to be enacted upon declaration of an energy emergency by the
governor.
(1)
Each coal supplier shall:
(a)
Contact its
consumers and alert them to the declaration of an energy emergency and
impending shortage of coal.
(b)
Appeal to its
consumers to reduce their consumption of coal on a voluntary basis. The appeals
shall, where appropriate, include suggestions for achieving such reductions by
all coal consumers.
(c)
Notify any of its consumers for whom its forecasted
coal supplies are inadequate for the foreseeable future.
(d)
Provide its
consumers information regarding actions the coal supplier will take to allocate
the available coal supply, the time period(s) when these actions will take
place, and procedures to follow by consumers wishing to substantiate a claim
for priority use.
(2)
Each coal
supplier maintaining stocks of coal shall report to the commission information
that the commission determines is necessary to manage the energy
emergency.
(3)
The commission may:
(a)
Calculate the
remaining coal supply for priority use, other than electric power generation,
in a reasonable manner.
(b)
Provide information to suppliers and consumers
regarding appropriate coal conservation measures.
(c)
Provide public
service announcements on television or other media regarding the declaration of
an energy emergency and the impending shortage of coal.
(d)
Take other
actions it considers to be reasonable and appropriate.
(B)
During an energy emergency, after consultation with the
commission and appropriate coal suppliers and consumers, the governor
may:
(1)
order
mandatory curtailment of the use of coal, and
(2)
may prohibit coal
suppliers from selling directly to consumers, or selling for resale, for use
other than priority use.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 4935.03
Rule Amplifies: 4935.03
Prior Effective Dates: 06/24/1978, 07/02/1984, 04/16/1987, 02/27/2010, 11/04/2012
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