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Kent Smith
 
District 21
 

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Ohio Senate District 21

Address
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square
2nd Floor
223
Columbus, Ohio 43215
 
Phone
(614) 466-4857
 
Web
ohiosenate.gov/kent-smith
 
 

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"A recent report indicated that Ohio ranked third among states with the most customers affected by power outages per capita. However, it was not due to excessive demand on the system, because Ohio ranked 24th for total electric consumption. If outages are occurring without unusually high demand, then we have a problem in the system.  It is a problem that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, our state's utility watchdog agency, should have caught. But maybe they were not trying to catch problems before they happened. Because maybe the master they were serving was the utility, not the customer.  So, if you were one of the many Ohioans left without power after the August 6 storms, you might be wondering why it took so long to get your power back. Part of the answer to that question is Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted..." Read the full column via The Columbus Dispatch.

 
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