The GreeneHurlocker Blog

08 Oct

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

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...

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)...

10 Aug

Posted at 12:05h in Brian Greene, Certificate of Public Need, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, Retail Electric Competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

A few months ago we blogged about the Maryland Public Service Commission’s review of proposed revisions to the Maryland consumer protection regulations. These regulations govern the interplay between retail electricity and natural gas suppliers and potential and current customers. The Commission had set a hearing...

31 Jul

Posted at 10:02h in Blair Powell, Eric Hurlocker, renewable energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia

With the final regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan expected by the end of the summer, along with recent legislative initiatives and the economic realities of solar and other forms of renewable energy, Virginia’s renewable energy industry continues to grow.  We noticed...

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...

17 Jun

Posted at 15:43h in commission, distributed power generation, net energy metering, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="157" class="zemanta-img"] Virginia SCC Agency Seal (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Earlier this month, the State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) issued an order to amend the Regulations Governing Net Energy Metering (the "Net Energy Metering Rules") which establish the requirements for participation by an eligible...

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...