Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 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. These
			 reductions should include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Reduce outdoor lighting that is not related to safety or
				security.
(b) Reduce general interior lighting levels to minimum levels, to
				the extent this contributes to decreased electricity usage.
(c) Reduce show window and display lighting to minimum levels to
				protect property.
(d) Reduce the number of elevators operating in office buildings
				during nonpeak hours.
(e) Reduce electric water heating temperature to minimum
				level.
(f) Minimize work schedules for building cleaning and
				maintenance, restocking, etc., in order to eliminate the necessity for office
				or commercial and industrial facilities to be open beyond normal working
				hours.
(g) Minimize electricity use by maintaining a building
				temperature of no less than seventy-eight degrees Fahrenheit by operation of
				cooling equipment and no more than sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit by operation
				of heating equipment.
(h) Encourage, to the extent possible, daytime scheduling of
				entertainment and recreational facilities.
(3) Each electric
			 provider shall:
(a) Issue periodic bulletins, informing consumers
				of:
(i) The actions which
				  will be required of consumers if it becomes necessary to initiate mandatory
				  curtailment of electric energy, and the procedures to be followed prior to and
				  during the period when electric usage is restricted.
(ii) The procedures to be
				  followed by consumers wishing to substantiate a claim for priority use, as
				  defined in rule 4901:5-19-01 of the Administrative Code.
(b) Provide to the commission written information concerning its
				anticipated and actual load in kilowatt-hours consumed, in the form prescribed
				by the commission. This report shall be submitted weekly or daily, as
				instructed by the commission.
(4) Each electric power
			 producer shall:
(a) Issue periodic bulletins informing consumers of the fuel
				supply level, at least weekly, upon order of the commission or the
				governor.
(b) Report to the commission estimates of fuel savings resulting
				from load reduction or other measures as part of the report required by
				paragraph (E) of rule 4901:5-19-02 of the Administrative Code, relating to
				electric supply adequacy.
(c) Operate generating plant to optimize fuel usage, upon order
				of the commission or the governor. The governor or the commission may consult
				with the appropriate independent system operator, regional transmission
				organization, independent consultant, or other outside entities.
(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) Mandatory curtailment - stage one.
		  During an energy emergency, the governor or the commission may consult with the
		  appropriate independent system operator, regional transmission organization,
		  independent consultant, or other outside entities. At such time as the governor
		  or the commission determines that it is appropriate, the following provisions
		  shall be applicable in addition to the provisions set forth in paragraph (A) of
		  this rule:
(1) Consumer use of
			 electricity shall be curtailed as follows:
(a) All nonpriority use of outdoor lighting is
				prohibited.
(b) All public, commercial, and industrial buildings shall
				minimize electricity use by maintaining a building temperature of no less than
				eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit by cooling equipment and no more than sixty
				degrees Fahrenheit by the operation of heating equipment, except where health
				requirements or equipment protection cause such measures to be
				inappropriate.
(c) All public, commercial, and industrial buildings shall reduce
				interior lighting to the minimum levels essential for continued work and
				operations, to the extent this contributes to decreased use of electric
				energy.
(2) Each electric power
			 producer shall:
(a) Switch, wherever possible, to an alternate fuel, provided
				that the following are met:
(i) The electric power
				  producer has informed the commission that it will be switching
				  fuels.
(ii) The commission has
				  confirmed to the electric power producer that the specific alternate fuels are
				  not themselves in short supply.
(iii) The switch complies
				  with all applicable independent system operator or regional transmission
				  organization policies and procedures.
(b) Report to the commission, as part of its report of electric
				supply adequacy, in addition to the categories described in paragraph (E) of
				rule 4901:5-19-02 of the Administrative Code, its daily fuel usage burn, energy
				purchases by source, fuel deliveries, and estimated fuel savings resulting from
				load reduction or other measures.
(3) Each electric
			 provider shall report to the commission its anticipated and actual load in
			 kilowatt-hours consumed in the form prescribed by the commission. This report
			 shall be submitted daily or weekly, as instructed by the
			 commission.
(4) The commission
			 may:
(a) Monitor and verify each Ohio electric power producer's
				fuel supply, burn day level, and energy purchases on a daily
				basis.
(b) Assure that each electric power producer considers all
				possible fuels for generation.
(c) Take other actions it considers to be reasonable and
				appropriate.
(5) The Ohio emergency
			 management agency may be requested to:
(a) Establish and maintain a central emergency operations center
				staffed with appropriate persons from state, local, and other agencies for the
				purpose of providing coordinated responses to threats to life, property, public
				health, or safety.
(b) Plan the necessary administrative and logistical capability
				to support delivery of, and to provide security for the movement of, fuel for
				electric generation, where life, property, public health, or safety is
				threatened.
(c) Establish and maintain communications with emergency managers
				within each county in the geographic area for which the governor declared an
				energy emergency, for the purpose of providing coordinated local responses to
				threats to life, property, public health, or safety.
(C) Mandatory curtailment - stage two.
		  During an energy emergency, the governor or the commission may consult with the
		  appropriate independent system operator, regional transmission organization,
		  independent consultant, or other outside entities. At such time as the governor
		  or the commission determines that it is appropriate, the following provisions
		  shall be applicable in addition to the provisions set forth in paragraph (B) of
		  this rule:
(1) All consumers shall
			 discontinue nonpriority use of electricity on two days of each week. Consumers
			 shall not increase nonpriority use above mandatory stage one levels during
			 other days of the week. Consumers may, in the alternative, elect to reduce
			 total electricity consumption by twenty-five per cent below normal usage.
			 Consumers choosing the alternate option must keep records sufficient to
			 document the reduction.
(2) Each electric
			 provider shall inform consumers of the days on which that nonpriority use shall
			 be discontinued.
(D) Mandatory curtailment - stage three.
		  During an energy emergency, the governor or the commission may consult with the
		  appropriate independent system operator, regional transmission organization,
		  independent consultant, or other outside entities. At such time as the governor
		  or the commission determines that it is appropriate, the following provisions
		  shall be applicable in addition to the provisions set forth in paragraph (C) of
		  this rule:
(1) All consumers shall
			 discontinue nonpriority use of electricity on three days of each week.
			 Consumers shall not increase nonpriority use above mandatory stage two levels
			 during other days of the week. Consumers may, in the alternative, elect to
			 reduce total electricity consumption by fifty per cent below normal usage.
			 Consumers choosing the alternate option must keep records sufficient to
			 document the reduction.
(2) Each electric
			 provider shall inform consumers of the days on which nonpriority use shall be
			 discontinued.
(E) Mandatory curtailment - stage four.
		  During an energy emergency, the governor or the commission may consult with the
		  appropriate independent system operator, regional transmission organization,
		  independent consultant, or other outside entities. At such time as the governor
		  or the commission determines that it is appropriate, all consumers shall
		  discontinue all nonpriority use of electricity on all days of each week. All
		  previous measures shall be continued except as amended by this
		  paragraph.