Amend competitive retail electric service law

Created a new brownfield remediation fund with provisions for reserving one million dollars per county from appropriations, establishing a grant program for priority investment area eligible projects with a maximum grant limit of ten million dollars per project.

Established a new school energy performance contracting loan fund to provide loans to school districts for energy conservation measures, with terms including 2% annual interest and repayment over up to ten years.

Added new definitions for 'energy conservation measure,' 'energy saving measure,' 'shared-savings contract,' 'brownfield,' 'former coal mine,' 'qualifying property,' and 'priority investment area eligible project' to support the expanded energy efficiency and remediation programs.

Modified utility certificate review timelines to include accelerated review processes for coal-related projects, transmission lines under two miles, and projects located in priority investment areas designated under the new brownfield remediation program.

Added requirements for utility companies to provide surety bonds for energy savings guarantees in installment payment contracts, with specific terms for bond renewal and penal sum calculations.

Added eligibility criteria for school districts to enter into installment payment contracts and shared-savings contracts for energy conservation measures, with specific requirements for cost-benefit analysis and reporting.

Removed several sections that were amended in the House version, including sections 4906.02, 4906.04, 4906.201, and extensive sections 4934.x that covered various utility rate and service provisions.

Added new sections 3313.372, 3313.373, 3313.377, and 3313.378 to the Ohio Revised Code to create a comprehensive framework for energy performance contracting in educational facilities.

Created a new brownfield remediation fund with one million dollars reserved per county from state appropriations, establishing a grant program for brownfield and former coal mine remediation projects.

Established a priority investment area designation process for brownfields and former coal mines, with a five-year property tax exemption for qualifying projects in designated areas.

Added new definitions for 'brownfield,' 'former coal mine,' 'qualifying property,' 'large solar facility,' 'large wind farm,' and 'advanced transmission technologies' to clarify regulatory scope.

Reduced decision timelines for construction certificates from 90 days to 45 days for projects in priority investment areas, and from 90 days to 45 days for certain transmission lines and gas pipelines.

Added new requirements for applicants to file as-built drawings, final facility ratings, and final costs within 60 days after facility completion.

Expanded major utility facility definitions to explicitly include electric generating plants with 50+ megawatts and transmission lines at 160+ kilovolts, while excluding certain gathering lines and production operations.

Created a brownfield remediation program administered by the director of development with rules for project eligibility, grant administration, and oversight.

Added new sections establishing accelerated review procedures for coal research and development projects and projects on applicant-owned property or easements.