Author: Eric Wallace

04 Nov

Posted at 22:39h in clean energy, renewable energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

On Friday, November 2, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“SCC” or “Commission”) approved the first major renewable energy investments by Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) following the passage of Senate Bill 966 (“SB 966”), the sweeping utility overhaul legislation enacted in March. SB 966 provides that...

13 Aug

Posted at 14:13h in distributed power generation, Eric Wallace, Maryland, public service commission, solar energy lawyer, utility regulation lawyer

Maryland’s Community Solar Pilot Program is moving along with dozens of solar facilities in the project queues for Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Pepco MD, Delmarva Power MD, and Potomac Edison Company. The first year of the program has seen strong interest from the Subscriber Organizations that develop and manage the...

13 Aug

Posted at 14:10h in clean energy, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy market, solar energy lawyer, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

On July 24, 2018, Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) filed a Grid Transformation Plan with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission” or “SCC”). The SCC has entered a procedural schedule for this case and set an evidentiary hearing for November 15, 2018. Dominion’s grid plan proposes to invest approximately...

11 Jul

Posted at 14:52h in Brian Greene, Eric Wallace, Maryland, natural gas, public service commission, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

We have blogged previously about a petition filed at the Maryland Public Service Commission by five electric and natural gas retail suppliers seeking implementation of supplier consolidated billing (SCB). We did a video about it when the petition was filed, and our last blog on this...

26 May

Posted at 22:38h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

Renewable energy development, driven by rising corporate demand, was a central theme of Wednesday’s 2018 Virginia Energy Conference, hosted by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Garret Bean, Vice President of Development for sPower and one of the keynote speakers at the conference, discussed his company’s...

24 May

Posted at 14:38h in business law, contracts, Eric Wallace, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="358" class="zemanta-img"] U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] In a decision that could bode well for competitive retail energy suppliers, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 21, 2018 upheld employers’ arbitration agreements containing class action waivers. In a 5-4 opinion by Justice...

23 Mar

Posted at 21:52h in commission, energy lawyer, regulation, retail energy competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

SCC CASE UPDATE: Last week we told you about an important State Corporation Commission (“SCC” or “Commission”) decision that could expand access to competitive electric supply in Virginia. The SCC approved a request filed by a group of manufacturing customers to combine their demands for purposes...

26 Feb

Posted at 22:44h in consumer protection, Eric Wallace, Maryland, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="309" class="zemanta-img"] Maryland State House (side) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Last fall, Brian Greene discussed the Maryland Public Service Commission’s retail energy supplier consolidated billing proceeding. The Commission is considering supplier consolidated billing as an additional billing option for Maryland customers, alongside the existing...

25 Jan

Posted at 23:47h in commission, Delaware, public service commission, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

The Delaware Public Service Commission has established a March 8, 2018 hearing date to consider retail choice enhancements. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="272" class="zemanta-img"] The Delaware General Assembly meets in the Legislative Hall in Dover. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The enhancements include a purchase of receivables program; “seamless moves”...