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This bill amends existing Ohio law to regulate electric vehicle charging stations by adding them to the list of competitive retail electric services. Specifically, it updates the definition of an "electric vehicle charging station" to mean equipment that transfers electricity to an electric vehicle's power system, and it explicitly includes electric vehicle charging stations as a competitive retail electric service that consumers can obtain from various suppliers, alongside services like retail electric generation, aggregation, power marketing, and power brokerage. This change applies to both electric utilities and electric cooperatives within their respective service territories. The bill also makes a minor adjustment to the effective date language in section 4928.041, clarifying that the prohibition on electric utilities providing certain competitive services applies to those deemed competitive before or upon the effective date of this new legislation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb106