(A)
An application
for certification shall be made on forms supplied by the commission. The
application forms shall provide for sufficient information to enable the
commission to assess an applicant's managerial, financial, and technical
capability to provide the service it intends to offer and its ability to comply
with commission rules or orders adopted pursuant to Chapter 4928. of the
Revised Code.
(B)
The applicant shall complete the appropriate
application form (e.g., retail electric generation provider, aggregator, power
broker, or governmental aggregator) in its entirety and supply all required
attachments, affidavits, and evidence of capability specified by the form at
the time an application is filed.
(1)
Retail electric generation providers and power
marketers shall file general, technical, managerial, and financial information
as set forth in the application. This information includes but is not limited
to:
(a)
Ownership and organizational descriptions.
(b)
Managerial
experience and capabilities.
(c)
Credit ratings
and relevant financial information, including financial statements, financial
arrangements, and forecasted financial statements.
(d)
Technical
ability and experience in scheduling and providing power under contract
agreements.
(e)
Statements as to whether the applicant has ever been
terminated from any choice program; if applicant's certification has ever been
revoked or suspended; if applicant has ever been in default for failure to
deliver; or if there are pending or past regulatory or judicial actions or
findings against applicant or past rulings finding against the
applicant.
(2)
Aggregators and power brokers shall file general,
managerial, and financial information as set forth in the application. This
information includes but is not limited to:
(a)
Ownership and
organizational descriptions.
(b)
Managerial
experience and capabilities.
(c)
Credit ratings
and relevant financial information, including financial statements, financial
arrangements, and forecasted financial statements.
(d)
Financial
capability as depicted on publicly available information and applicable credit
ratings.
(e)
Statements as to whether the applicant's certification
has ever been revoked or suspended, or if there are pending or past regulatory
or judicial actions or findings against the applicant, or past rulings finding
against the applicant.
(3)
Governmental
aggregators shall file general information as set forth in the application.
This information includes but is not limited to:
(a)
Copies of its
operation and governance plans.
(b)
Descriptions of
experience.
(C)
An applicant for
certification or certification renewal shall file a completed and notarized
original application signed by a principal officer of the applicant and in
accordance with the application instructions, the required number of conformed
copies, including all supporting attachments and affidavits, with the
commission's docketing division.
(1)
The date that the commission's docketing division
stamps an application received shall serve as the official filing date with the
commission.
(2)
In accordance with rule
4901:1-24-10
of the Administrative Code, the commission may deny without prejudice any
application that is not complete or does not include the attachments,
documentation, and affidavits required by the application form.
(3)
In accordance
with this chapter, in instances where information and/or documentation required
by these rules is not available at the time of filing an application, an
applicant may substitute a notarized affidavit by an officer of the applicant
stating that the applicant will file such information and/or documentation with
the commission at least ten business days prior to offering or providing any
competitive retail electric service (CRES) to a customer in this state. The
affidavit shall be accompanied by an explanation as to why such information is
not available for inclusion with the application.
(D)
All CRES
providers shall include, in their certification application, the name,
telephone number, and electronic mail address of a contact person who will
respond to commission concerns pertaining to consumer complaints.
Replaces: 4901:1-24-04