Solar energy

09 Mar Secure Futures Project Underway at University of Richmond

Posted at 19:59h in Eric Hurlocker, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 0 Comments

As we mentioned here, our client Secure Futures is installing a solar facility on the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness. That work has just begun in earnest, as announced by the UR Communications office here. As alumni of our local university and law school (Eric...

23 Feb Summary of DEQ’s Solar Permit By Rule (PBR) Requirement Small Solar Exemptions

Posted at 14:04h in Blair Powell, Department of Environmental Quality, General Assembly, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

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 MDV-SEIA Sponsors Clean Energy Lobby Day Again

Posted at 16:43h in Eric Hurlocker, General Assembly, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

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...

07 Jan Reminder: Next week is deadline to participate in Dominion’s CPCN case

Posted at 19:48h in Blair Powell, Certificate of Public Need, commission, regulation, renewable energy, retail energy market, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

As we previously discussed here, any person or entity who wishes to participate as a respondent in Dominion Virginia Power’s (“Dominion”) application for approval and certificates of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate three utility scale solar electric generating facilities must file a...

26 Dec McAuliffe Announces Plan to Increase State Solar Use

Posted at 19:02h in associate, Blair Powell, renewable energy, retail energy market, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, Uncategorized, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="178" class="zemanta-img"] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] On December 21, 2015, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that, as a way to continue momentum in Virginia’s solar industry, state agencies will derive eight percent (8%) of their energy from solar sources within the next three (3) years. ...

23 Nov Richmond Community Solar Co-Op Info Session December 17

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="261" class="zemanta-img"] monokristalline Solarzelle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The Richmond Community Solar Co-Op announced it will hold its next public information session on December 17, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Allen Library located at 10501 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. The Co-Op consists...

19 Nov Coffee Was Great; Solar Focus Even Better

Posted at 23:58h in commission, Eric Hurlocker, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, retail energy competition, retail energy market, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer 0 Comments

We’ve just returned from Solar Focus 2015, the mid-Atlantic’s premier education and networking meeting for participants in the solar and renewable energy industry. As in past years, it was held in Washington, DC, and attracted a sell-out crowd. In an effort to keep everyone’s energy...

09 Nov We’re in for “Resiliency for the Future”

Posted at 00:47h in Eric Hurlocker, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Uncategorized, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

This is the theme of the MDV-SEIA’s Solar Focus 2015, which is just a month away. We’re attending the conference at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel from November 16-17. In fact, we’re sponsors! This is the East Coast’s premier Solar Policy Conference and there are pretty...

06 Nov Here’s an Update on Dominion’s CPCN

Posted at 20:10h in Certificate of Public Need, Eric Hurlocker, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 1 Comment

On October 30, 2015, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”) issued an Order for Notice and Hearing (the “Order”) in response to Dominion Virginia Power’s (“Dominion”) application for approval and certificates of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate three utility scale solar electric generating facilities...

08 Oct The Clean Power Plan Debate in Virginia

Posted at 09:30h in Blair Powell, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Eric Hurlocker, regulation, renewable energy, Solar energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Uncategorized 0 Comments

On October 5, 2015, the Richmond Times Dispatch included an article on the ongoing debate between utilities and renewable energy advocates as to how Virginia will comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan obligates states to...