Document Citation: OAC Ann § 4901:5-37-04

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OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ANNOTATED
4901:5 DIVISION OF FORECASTING
CHAPTER 4901:5-37 EMERGENCY REPORTING BY ELECTRIC UTILITIES

Date:
06/04/2013

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4901:5-37-04. Sudden or unanticipated critical situation resulting in overloading transmission facilities.

When sudden or unanticipated generation or transmission outages cause an overloading of an electric entity's facilities or interconnection circuits that operate at a nominal sixty hertz, that electric entity shall perform any or all of the following actions, as applicable:

(A) Interrupt service to customers served under interruptible tariffs or contracts.

(B) Interrupt service to firm service customers.

(C) Reduce voltage by not more than five per cent if the transmission system is isolated.

(D) Disconnect the overloaded facility or circuit.

The provisions of this rule do not apply to any municipal or cooperative unless the governor has declared an energy emergency under section 4935.03 of the Revised Code.