General Assembly

23 Feb

Posted at 14:04h in Blair Powell, Department of Environmental Quality, General Assembly, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

We’ve examined in detail the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) changes to implement Virginia’s 2009 “Small Renewable Energy Projects” legislation (VA Code 10.1-1197.6). The statute moved authority from the State Corporation Commission (“SCC”) to DEQ over protection of natural resources (specifically wildlife and historic...

29 Jan

Posted at 16:43h in Eric Hurlocker, General Assembly, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

On February 9, 2016, the Maryland, DC, Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA) and the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council will host Clean Energy Lobby Day (CELD) 2016. The event brings together the advanced energy businesses of Virginia with key legislators to advocate for clean technology...

12 Jan

Posted at 20:10h in General Assembly, legislation, public service commission, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

A group of industrial customers of Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) has recently taken steps to challenge the constitutionality of Virginia’s Electric Utility Regulation Act (“Regulation Act”) at the Supreme Court of Virginia. At issue is a 2015 amendment to the Regulation Act, Senate Bill 1349,...

06 Feb

Posted at 01:10h in Eric Hurlocker, Firm News, General Assembly, legislation, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, regulation, utility regulation lawyer

GreeneHurlocker was pleased to be among the sponsors for the Virginia Advanced Energy Industries Coalition (VAEIC) and Maryland, DC, Virginia-Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA) Clean Energy Lobby Day (CELD) 2015  Tuesday, February 3rd. The day-long meeting was held at 200 S. 10th Street in Richmond, and brought...