Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. v. City of Hamilton

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 2821
• 117 N.E.3d 1

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in granting a partial-dismissal of a public utility's complaint, as the utility's claim that it had exclusive right to provide natural gas and electric services to an area located in Fairfield Township was a service-based claim that requires the PUCO's administrative expertise to resolve. The public utility's claim is based on the Ohio Certified Territories Act and tariffs filed with PUCO, and both the tariffs and the Act fall within the exclusive purview of PUCO.