State Corporation Commission

07 Jan

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

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...

06 Nov

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

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...

23 Oct

Posted at 00:59h in Blair Powell, commission, Eric Hurlocker, regulation, renewable energy, solar energy lawyer, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”) issued a Final Order on October 20, 2015 (the “Order”) denying Dominion Virginia Power’s (“Dominion”) application to construct and operate a 20 megawatt utility-scale solar electric generating facility near the town of Remington in Fauquier County, Virginia (the...

06 Oct

Posted at 18:16h in Eric Hurlocker, retail supplier, Solar energy, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On Thursday, October 1, 2015, Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”), Virginia’s largest utility, announced its proposal to build three large-scale solar facilities with a combined capacity of 56 MW in three Virginia counties:  (i) 17 MW to be built on 165 acres in Powhatan County, (ii)...

08 Jul

Posted at 19:25h in Blair Powell, commission, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) has filed its 2015 Integrated Resource Plan (the “2015 IRP”), which covers the period 2016 through 2030, with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”). You can view Dominion’s 2015 IRP here. Dominion’s stated objective in its 2015 IRP is to “identify...

20 Jun

Posted at 14:37h in Brian Greene, commission, distributed power generation, Firm News, public service commission, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, regulation, State Corporation Commission, utility rate lawyer, Virginia

Eric Wallace, Blair Wortham, Ruth Nathanson and I will represent our firm at the MACRUC (Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utility Commissioners) 20th Annual Education Conference being held June 21-24 in Williamsburg, VA. In addition to repeating as one of the conference sponsors, we're hosting a...

07 May

Posted at 14:07h in commission, distributed power generation, Eric Hurlocker, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On May 6, 2015, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”) issued an Order for Notice and Hearing (the “Order”) responding to Appalachian Power’s (“APCo”) application requesting approval for a voluntary program pursuant to which a non-residential customer can purchase renewable energy generated by a...

27 Apr

Posted at 15:04h in Eric Hurlocker, retail supplier, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

On April 17, 2015, Appalachian Power (“APCo”) filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission requesting approval for a voluntary program pursuant to which a non-residential customer can purchase renewable energy generated by a facility, located on or adjacent to its metered property, that...

22 Apr

Posted at 14:15h in Eric Hurlocker, legislation, net metering, regulation, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="519" class="zemanta-img"] Photo of the Virginia State Capitol. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Virginia energy lawyers Eric Hurlocker and Blair Wortham have been keeping up with a multitude of legislative actions during the just completed 2015 Virginia General Assembly.  Here is a brief look at...

19 Feb

Posted at 17:25h in Brian Greene, commission, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, Retail Electric Competition, retail supplier, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

In restructured energy markets,consumer protection regulations are being hotly contested. Many of these markets are in the northeast, and suppliers and customers in them are subject to key rules under which suppliers must operate  when marketing their products and enrolling customers. Public service commissions in Maryland, Delaware and...