Author: Brian Greene

14 Aug FERC OK’s Apple’s Plan to Sell Renewable Power

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="314" class="zemanta-img"] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently authorized Apple to sell electricity in wholesale markets by approving the company’s request for “market-based rate authority.” FERC’s approval means that Apple will be able to sell excess power generated at...

29 Jul Four Years and Counting for GreeneHurlocker

Posted at 15:20h in Brian Greene, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

We are pleased to have reached our firm’s 4-year anniversary this month! We don’t normally make a big to-do about our anniversary – other than a few beers – but we’re especially proud of our growth in lawyers, staff, and number of clients. The firm has...

26 Jul Virginia Commission Rejects Customers’ Challenge to Virginia’s “Rate Freeze Law”

Posted at 14:11h in commission, consumer protection, legislation, regulation, retail energy market, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

On July 1, 2016, a 2-1 majority of the SCC rejected a legal challenge to SB 1349, the so-called “electric rate freeze law,” which prevents the Commission from reducing the base rates of Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) and Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”) until 2023 and...

29 Jun Commonwealth Pledges Reduced Carbon Emissions

Posted at 15:01h in Eric Hurlocker, regulation, renewable energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="173" class="zemanta-img"] Virginia Governor McAuliffe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] On June 28, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an Executive Order intended to significantly reduce carbon emissions from Virginia’s power plants and to combat the effects of climate change in the Commonwealth. Executive Order No.57...

21 Jun Cheers to everyone who joined us last night!

Posted at 22:08h in Brian Greene, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, solar energy lawyer, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

We were grateful for the large crowd of clients, colleagues and friends who came to enjoy our Great Tastes of Virginia reception at the Williamsburg Lodge during the MACRUC Annual Education Conference. The weather cooperated this year and we saw a lot of smiles around...

13 May Panelists Cover Rates and Users and Regulators Respond

Posted at 18:03h in Brian Greene, distributed power generation, retail energy competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

Brian Greene co-managing member of the firm, spoke on the “response panel” at the Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative Working Group Meeting. Brian’s panel responded to presentations made by an earlier panel involving rate design issues and retail price integration. Entitled "Retail Rate Design for Default...

12 May RTA’s 50th Anniversary Chesed Gala Set for June 7

Posted at 15:39h in Brian Greene, community service, Firm News, Recent GreeneHurlocker News 0 Comments

We will return this June as a sponsor for the Rudlin Torah Academy's Chesed Gala, an annual celebration during which RTA recognizes leaders, teachers, staff, and other contributors to the school and community. On this occasion, we will help RTA celebrate its 50th Anniversary of providing stellar...

02 May Will Virginia’s “Rate Freeze Law” Stand? The $280 million (Per Year) Question.

Posted at 23:04h in commission, consumer protection, General Assembly, regulation, Retail Electric Competition, retail energy market, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 2 Comments

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="284" class="zemanta-img"] The Supreme Court of Virginia Building, adjacent to Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] A group of industrial customers of Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) recently asked the Supreme Court of Virginia to strike a controversial portion of the Virginia...

10 Apr MA Legislators Pass Compromise on Net-Metering, Reimbursement Rates

Posted at 21:49h in Blair Powell, Eric Hurlocker, legislation, net metering, regulation, Retail Electric Competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer 0 Comments

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="205" class="zemanta-img"] The Massachusetts State-house in Boston, Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This week, the Massachusetts legislature reached an end to the solar impasse that existed in the Commonwealth, when the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate struck a deal regarding the net...

26 Feb DC Public Service Commission Rejects Exelon-Pepco merger

Posted at 18:29h in Blair Powell, commission, public service commission, retail energy competition, retail energy market 0 Comments

On Friday, February 26, 2016, the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) denied approval to Exelon’s $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco Holdings, which would have made Exelon the largest electric utility in the United States. Commissioners Betty Ann Kane and Joanne Dotty Ford...