retail energy market

13 Aug

Posted at 18:25h in Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, retail energy market, solar energy lawyer, utility regulation lawyer

We’re new members of The Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance, which means we’re allied with the brightest renewable energy experts in Virginia, many of whom we’ve known for years. From the utility industry to developers, from engineers to associations and educational institutions, VA-REA offers tremendous opportunities...

26 Jul

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

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...

26 May

Posted at 20:01h in commission, regulation, renewable energy, retail energy market, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

Commission Sets date for hearing on reasonableness of new renewable energy tariff proposal On April 28, 2016, Appalachian Power Company filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission asking for approval of a voluntary tariff that the Company says would allow customers to purchase “electric energy...

13 May

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

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...

02 May

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

[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...

26 Feb

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

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...

16 Feb

Posted at 20:34h in Brian Greene, commission, consumer protection, Maryland, natural gas, public service commission, regulation, retail energy competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On February 10, 2016, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved revised consumer protection regulations governing the retail sale of electricity and natural gas. The revised rules include several substantive changes relating to how retail suppliers operate in Maryland. The changes involve additional up-front pricing disclosures...

10 Feb

Posted at 16:34h in Blair Powell, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, the United States Supreme Court held in a five to four decision to halt enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan by the Obama administration until its legal challenges are resolved.  The challenge to the Clean Power Plan...

02 Feb

Posted at 16:46h in Brian Greene, commission, Maryland, net energy metering, net metering, public service commission, regulation, retail energy competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

The Maryland Public Service Commission has established a new Working Group to develop statewide protocols that will allow retail electricity suppliers to access their customers’ smart meter interval data from the utility on a near real-time basis. In a recent Order, the Commission established the...

01 Feb

Posted at 21:04h in Blair Powell, natural gas, public service commission, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

Dominion Resources Inc. (“Dominion”) announced Monday, February 1, 2016, that it plans to purchase Utah-based Questar Corporation (“Questar”), a natural gas distributor, for approximately $4.4 billion in an all-cash deal.  Purchasing Questar will expand Dominion’s customer base to customers in Western states.  With Questar’s acquisition,...