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Ohio Rev. Code § 4909.18 (2026)

Application to establish or change rate

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March 20, 2026
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Senate Bill 103 - 136th General Assembly
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Any public utility desiring to establish any rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental, or to modify, amend, change, increase, or reduce any existing rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental, or any regulation or practice affecting the same, shall file a written application with the public utilities commission. Except for actions under section 4909.16 of the Revised Code, no public utility may issue the notice of intent to file an application pursuant to division (B) of section 4909.43 of the Revised Code to increase any existing rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental, until a final order under this section has been issued by the commission on any pending prior application to increase the same rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental or until two hundred seventy-five days after filing such application, whichever is sooner. Such application shall be verified by the president or a vice-president and the secretary or treasurer of the applicant. Such application shall contain a schedule of the existing rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental, or regulation or practice affecting the same, a schedule of the modification amendment, change, increase, or reduction sought to be established, and a statement of the facts and grounds upon which such application is based. If such application proposes a new service or the use of new equipment, or proposes the establishment or amendment of a regulation, the application shall fully describe the new service or equipment, or the regulation proposed to be established or amended, and shall explain how the proposed service or equipment differs from services or equipment presently offered or in use, or how the regulation proposed to be established or amended differs from regulations presently in effect. The application shall provide such additional information as the commission may require in its discretion. If the commission determines that such application is not for an increase in any rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental, the commission may permit the filing of the schedule proposed in the application and fix the time when such schedule shall take effect. If it appears to the commission that the proposals in the application may be unjust or unreasonable, the commission shall set the matter for hearing and shall give notice of such hearing by sending written notice of the date set for the hearing to the public utility and publishing notice of the hearing one time in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the service area affected by the application. At such hearing, the burden of proof to show that the proposals in the application are just and reasonable shall be upon the public utility. After such hearing, the commission shall, where practicable, issue an appropriate order within six months from the date the application was filed.

If the commission determines that said application is for an increase in any rate, joint rate, toll, classification, charge, or rental there shall also, unless otherwise ordered by the commission, be filed with the application in duplicate the following exhibits:

(A) A report of its property used and useful, or, with respect to a natural gas, water-works, or sewage disposal system company that chooses not to file a forecasted test period under division (C)(1)(a) of section 4909.15 of the Revised Code, projected to be used and useful, as of the date certain, or during the forecasted test period, if the application is filed under division (C)(1)(a) of section 4909.15 of the Revised Code, in rendering the service referred to in such application, as provided in sections 4909.042 and 4909.05 of the Revised Code;

(B) A complete operating statement of its last fiscal year, showing in detail all its receipts, revenues, and incomes from all sources, all of its operating costs and other expenditures, and any analysis such public utility deems applicable to the matter referred to in said application;

(C) A statement of the income and expense anticipated under the application filed;

(D) A statement of financial condition summarizing assets, liabilities, and net worth;

(E) Such other information as the commission may require in its discretion.

Last updated January 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 52 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Time Warner AxS v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 75 Ohio St. 3d 229 (Ohio 1996).
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Time Warner AxS v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 75 Ohio St. 3d 229 (Ohio 1996). · cites it 22× “Ohio Rev.Code § 4909.18. By using this organizational format, Ohio Bell does not concede the applicability or relevancy of the requirements of § 4909.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 2010 Ohio 6239 (Ohio 2010). · cites it 22× “{¶ 15} We overrule OCC’s first proposition of law for the reasons that follow.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 111 Ohio St. 3d 300 (Ohio 2006). · cites it 10× “(¶ 16} OCC characterizes CG & E’s alternative proposal as an application for a rate increase and claims that the commission was required to comply with the procedures — public notice, a staff investigation, and a hearing — set forth in R.C. 4909.18 and 4909.19. We conclude,…”
In re Application of E. Ohio Gas Co., 2023 Ohio 3289 (Ohio 2023). · cites it 7× “R.C. 4909.18 {¶ 16} A natural-gas company that seeks approval of an alternative rate plan may file an application under R.”
Cleveland Elec. Illuminating Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 330 N.E.2d 1 (Ohio 1975). · cites it 6× “The final issue presented by the Company is stated by it as follows: “In a proceeding upon an application for an increase in rates filed by a public utility under Revised Code Section 4909.18, the Public Utilities Commission may not require the utility to assume the burden of…”
Ohio Dom. Violence Network v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 638 N.E.2d 1012 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 6× “Since the commission did not exercise its discretion to hold a hearing on applications for new services under R.C. 4909.18, there is no right to intervene.”
Franklin Cnty. Welfare Rights Org. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 377 N.E.2d 990 (Ohio 1978). · cites it 4× “42 provides, in part: “If the proceeding on an application filed with the * * * [commission] under section 4909.18 of the Revised Code by any public utility requesting an increase on any rate * * * has not been concluded and an order entered pursuant to section 4909.”
City of Columbus v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 584 N.E.2d 646 (Ohio 1992). · cites it 7× “Specifically, it argues that the commission has considerable discretion in setting rates, that the commission is not required to recognize the corporate boundaries of a municipality as a jurisdiction separate from the service area covered by a rate application filed pursuant to…”
Time Warner AxS v. Pub. Util. Comm., 1996 Ohio 224 (Ohio 1996). · cites it 21× “Ohio Rev. Code §4909.18. By using this organizational format, Ohio Bell does not concede the applicability or relevancy of the requirements of 10 January Term, 1996 §4909.”
At&T Commc'ns of Ohio, Inc. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 555 N.E.2d 288 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 2× “Next, AT&T and MCI argue that GTE’s public notice, required to be published under R.C. 4909.19, failed to mention the CCLC.”
Ohio Bell Tel. Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 593 N.E.2d 286 (Ohio 1992). “Citing R.C. 4909.18, the commission further argues that a hearing is necessary only for a rate increase.”
Ohio Utils. Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 389 N.E.2d 483 (Ohio 1979). · cites it 2× “an increase in any rate filed under section 4909.18, * * * •of the Revised Code prior to January 1, 1976, and1 all proceedings and orders in connection therewith shall be governed by the law in effect at the time of the filing of the .”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 4909.18(A) — 4 cases
Time Warner AxS v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 75 Ohio St. 3d 229 (Ohio 1996). “Ohio Rev.Code § 4909.18. By using this organizational format, Ohio Bell does not concede the applicability or relevancy of the requirements of § 4909.”
In re Application of E. Ohio Gas Co., 2023 Ohio 3289 (Ohio 2023). “R.C. 4909.18 {¶ 16} A natural-gas company that seeks approval of an alternative rate plan may file an application under R.”
Time Warner AxS v. Pub. Util. Comm., 1996 Ohio 224 (Ohio 1996). “Ohio Rev. Code §4909.18. By using this organizational format, Ohio Bell does not concede the applicability or relevancy of the requirements of 10 January Term, 1996 §4909.”
Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Util. Comm., 1994 Ohio 469 (Ohio 1994).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4909.18(E) — 1 case
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 2010 Ohio 6239 (Ohio 2010). “{¶ 15} We overrule OCC’s first proposition of law for the reasons that follow.”
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