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HB121
HB121: Certain Renewable Natural Gas Producers Are Not Public Utilities
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 4:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill creates a new law stating that producers of renewable natural gas who cannot inject their fuel directly into pipelines are not public utilities.
What it does
- Creates section 4929.181 in the Revised Code to define rules for certain energy producers.
- Defines 'renewable natural gas' as biologically derived methane that is cleaned or conditioned to meet pipeline-quality fuel standards.
- States that renewable natural gas producers without on-site injection capability are not public utilities.
Who it affects
- Producers of renewable natural gas in Ohio who do not have the ability to inject their gas into a transmission or distribution pipeline at their own site.
Limits and unknowns
- The provided text does not include an effective date.
- The official source material only contains the 'As Introduced' version of the bill, so later changes or final passage details are unknown from this excerpt alone.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Renewable natural gas
- Biologically derived methane gas that has been processed, cleaned, or conditioned to meet pipeline-quality fuel standards.
- Public utility
- A business regulated by the state; this bill states certain renewable natural gas producers are not considered public utilities.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Declare certain natural gas producers are not public utilities
Official activity
Bill history
- As Introduced