The GreeneHurlocker Blog

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...

24 Feb

Posted at 13:38h in Eric Hurlocker, Retail Electric Competition, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, Virginia

On Friday February 20th, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) issued a procedural schedule to review Dominion Virginia Power’s application seeking SCC approval to construct a 20 MW solar electric generating facility in Fauquier County, Virginia.  In addition to seeking approval to construct the facility,...

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...

27 Jan

Posted at 17:52h in Certificate of Public Need, commission, distributed power generation, Eric Hurlocker, regulation, Solar energy, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia

Last week, Dominion Virginia Power filed a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for a 20 megawatt (MW) solar project.  The company claims that this project would be Virginia’s first large scale, utility solar...

20 Jan

Posted at 13:36h in Eric Hurlocker, retail supplier, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer

We were pleased to be involved in the University of Richmond and our client, Secure Futures, announcing an agreement to install solar panels on the roof of UR’s Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness. “Being a graduate of both Richmond College and the T.C. Williams...

09 Jan

Posted at 14:33h in Eric Hurlocker, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer

Customers in 80% of the country’s 50 largest cities would save money if they installed rooftop solar on their homes instead of buying all their electric power from local utilities. That’s from the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center’s Going Solar in America, a 27-page report...