clean energy

31 Mar Clean Economy Act Leads on Renewable Energy

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Among the accomplishments of our General Assembly, the Clean Economy Act and Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act have set a framework to increase momentum in renewable energy development. A lot of the details are in this article from our friends at the Virginia Mercury. A...

02 Mar C-PACE Expansion On Governor Northam’s Desk

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Lost in the excitement and debate about the Virginia Clean Energy Act (we talked about it here), a number of other clean energy and energy efficiency bills have been winding their way through the General Assembly. One bill in particular that has flown under the...

23 Oct Takeaways from the Energy Bar Conference

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Creighton Boggs and I were part of a skills session on drafting and negotiating Power Purchase Agreements at the Energy Bar Association 2019 Mid-year Energy Forum last Wednesday, October 16, at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, DC. This two-day conference of lawyers and law...

15 Oct Covering PPAs for the Energy Bar

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My partner Eric Hurlocker is helping lead a skills session on drafting and negotiating Power Purchase Agreements at the Energy Bar Association 2019 Mid-year Energy Forum this Wednesday, October 16, at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, DC. Accompanying him on the panel is our...

19 Sep Calpine and Direct Energy Win Again, Continue to Provide Renewable Energy in Virginia

Posted at 14:55h in Brian Greene, clean energy, consumer protection, energy lawyer, renewable energy, Retail Electric Competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) denied Dominion Energy Virginia’s (“Dominion”) July 16, 2019 petitions for declaratory judgment in Case Numbers PUR-2019-00117 and PUR-2019-00118 by Final Order on September 18, 2019. Dominion’s petitions sought to have the Commission standardize “around the clock,” “control of...

26 Apr Delmarva Power Files Proposed DE Purchase of Receivables

Posted at 18:13h in Brian Greene, clean energy, energy lawyer, public service commission, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

After years of proceedings at the Delaware Public Service Commission, the end – or the beginning – is in sight. In late March, Delmarva Power filed its proposed Purchase of Receivables (POR) program, including the going-in discount rates, with the Delaware Commission. With a POR...

02 Apr We’re Back at TomTom to Support Renewable Energy

Posted at 18:35h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

On Wednesday, April 10, the TomTom Festival and Summit will hold its Renewable Energy Day in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the six day-long series of panels, speakers, podcasts, performances, parties and other notable goings about art, community, food, music, creative and entrepreneurial ecosystems, and innovation. We’re...

22 Mar Maryland Solar Groups Seek Community Solar Utility Consolidated Billing

Posted at 19:21h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, regulation, retail energy market, Solar energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

On March 20th, the Climate Access Fund and Solar United Neighbors of Maryland filed a petition asking the Maryland Public Service Commission to require Maryland utilities to provide consolidated billing for subscriber organizations participating in Maryland’s Community Solar Pilot Program. The petitioners want utilities to...

11 Mar Solar Powers Augusta Schools

Posted at 19:54h in clean energy, Eric Hurlocker, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, Solar energy 0 Comments

We were really excited last week when our good client, Secure Futures, was out in Augusta County Public Schools (ACPS) to talk about the installation of a total of 1.8 megawatts of solar power across seven campuses. ACPS, with more than 5,000 solar panels deployed,...

15 Jan MD PSC Approves Modified Electric Vehicle Portfolio

Posted at 18:36h in clean energy, Eric Wallace, Maryland, public service commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

The Maryland Public Service Commission issued an order on January 14, 2019, approving Electric Vehicle (“EV”) Portfolio Programs for Maryland’s electric distribution utilities. The EV Portfolio Programs aim to increase EV usage in Maryland by expanding EV tariff options, furthering utility investment in EV charging...