Bipartisan bill would require greater oversight for utility resellers

Bipartisan bill would require greater oversight for utility resellers

State Rep. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, describing legislation to regulate submetering companies. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.)Many Ohioans living in multi-unit developments get their utility services through their landlord rather than a power or gas company. A bipartisan pair of state lawmakers argue that arrangement leaves consumers unprotected and opens the door to higher rates or unnecessary fees. They want to see those submetering …