Ohio Code § 4911.15

§ 4911.15.

The consumers' counsel, at the request of one or more residential consumers residing

in, or municipal corporations located in, an area served by a public utility or whenever

in his opinion the public interest is served, may represent those consumers or corporations

whenever an application is made to the public utilities commission by any public utility

desiring to establish, modify, amend, change, increase, or reduce any rate, joint

rate, toll, fare, classification, charge, or rental. The consumers' counsel may appear before the public utilities commission as a representative

of the residential consumers of any public utility when a complaint has been filed

with the commission that a rate, joint rate, fare, toll, charge, classification, or

rental for commodities or services rendered, charged, demanded, exacted, or proposed

to be rendered, charged, demanded, or exacted by the utility is in any respect unjust,

unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, unjustly preferential, or in violation of the

law. Nothing in Chapter 4911. of the Revised Code shall be construed to restrict or limit

in any manner the right of a municipal corporation to represent the residential consumers

of such municipal corporation in all proceedings before the public utilities commission,

and in both state and federal courts and administrative agencies on behalf of such

residential consumers concerning review of decisions rendered by, or failure to act

by, the public utilities commission.