Fuel Mix and Emissions Disclosure

August 09, 2023

Summary

Ohio's 1999 electric industry restructuring law requires the state's electricity suppliers to disclose details regarding their fuel mix and emissions to customers. Electric utilities and competitive retail electric service providers of retail electric generation service must provide this information to their customers in a standard format several times per year.

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission (PUCO) adopted rules in 2000 to implement this policy; the rules have been amended subsequently. There are separate rules for electric utilities providing a standard offer for retail electric generation service and for competitive retail electric service providers of retail electric generation service.

Schedule

The environmental disclosure program has the following schedule:

January – disclose projected data for current calendar year.
March – disclose actual data for the prior calendar year, compared to projected data for prior calendar year.
June – disclose actual data for the period January through March of current year, compared to projected data for current calendar year.
September – disclose actual data for the period January through June of current year, compared to projected data for current calendar year.
December – disclose actual data for the period January through September of current year, compared to projected data for current calendar year.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	State
Category:	Regulatory Policy
State:	Ohio
Incentive Type:	Generation Disclosure
Web Site:	https://puco.ohio.gov/utilities/electricity/resources/environmental-disclosure-information-for-consumers
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
Fuel Mix:	Must be disclosed
Emissions:	Must be disclosed
Distribution and Frequency:	Annual disclosure of projected environmental characteristics Quarterly updates of actual environmental characteristics compared to projected
Standard Format Required:	Yes

Authorities

Name:	ORC §4928.10
Date Enacted:	7/6/1999
Effective Date:	10/5/1999

Name:	OAC §4901:1-10-31 (Electric Distribution Utilities)
Effective Date:	9/18/2000 (subsequently amended)

Name:	OAC §4901:1-21-09 (Competitive Retail Electric Service Providers)
Effective Date:	9/18/2000 (subsequently amended)

Contact

Name:	Information PUCO
Organization:	Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Address:	180 East Broad Street Columbus OH 43215-3793
Phone:	(800) 686-7826

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.