The GreeneHurlocker Blog

27 Mar

Posted at 21:54h in Brian Greene, commission, consumer protection, Delaware, Maryland, natural gas, public service commission, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

The March Energy Update features Brian Greene explaining efforts in Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia to improve consumer protection rules that apply to selling commodities direct to consumers in the energy and natural gas markets. https://youtu.be/QeXsyNLv7Ik...

13 Mar

Posted at 18:10h in legislation, renewable energy, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

The Regular Session of the 2017 Virginia General Assembly wrapped up on Saturday, February 25. While the approval of an amendment to Virginia’s biennial budget received the most attention, the session also resulted in some notable bills affecting the energy industry. In particular, the General...

24 Feb

Posted at 01:00h in Blair Powell, clean energy, energy lawyer, renewable energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

Virginia was selected to receive a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Energy which will support clean energy programs across the Commonwealth and could help create over 700 jobs. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy will manage the grant which will provide...

06 Feb

Posted at 13:34h in Brian Greene, consumer protection, Delaware, energy lawyer, public service commission, regulation, Retail Electric Competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

The Delaware Public Service Commission has approved new Electric Supplier Rules for final publication in the April 1, 2017 edition of the Delaware Register. The rules will become effective April 11, 2017. The new rules replace Delaware’s existing Electric Supplier Rules and introduce numerous provisions that...

03 Feb

Posted at 19:48h in commission, distributed power generation, energy lawyer, regulation, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

On Wednesday, February 1, the Virginia State Corporation Commission approved an application filed by Dominion Virginia Power to construct and operate a 20 MW solar generating facility near the town of Remington, in Fauquier County. Virginia. Dominion will sell the output of the facility to...

02 Feb

Posted at 20:35h in commission, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Uncategorized

Breaking news February 2, 2017! The Maryland Senate, minutes ago, voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 921 and HB 1106, the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The bill page has likely not been updated yet, but you can see the vote count here (32-13). The...

02 Feb

Posted at 16:12h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia

Earlier this week, we were excited to see the news that Sigora Solar and Virginia Community Capital (VCC)  have partnered to provide a low interest financing option for Virginia companies wanting to install and use solar electricity generation assets in their businesses. This announcement comes...

20 Jan

Posted at 15:04h in Blair Powell, clean energy, distributed power generation, renewable energy, Solar energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

Appalachian Power (“APCo”), a subsidiary of American Electric Power, issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) on January 19, 2017, seeking up to 25 megawatts alternating current (“MW AC”) of ground-mounted utility scale solar.  Pursuant to the terms of the RFP, the project must (i) be...

18 Jan

Posted at 20:46h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, renewable energy, retail energy market, Solar energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

We saw the recent news that Dominion Virginia Power’s Isle of Wight solar array project delivered on time. The Woodland Solar development (19 MW) becomes one of the largest of its kind in the state. In December, Dominion brought three projects on line, including Woodland. [caption id="attachment_2498" align="alignright"...