The GreeneHurlocker Blog

21 Dec

Posted at 14:44h in distributed power generation, Eric Hurlocker, legislation, renewable energy, retail energy market, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

In exciting news for the renewable energy industry, last Friday Congress passed (and the President signed) the $1.15 trillion federal spending bill that continued tax credits for renewable energy development. We consider these credits a powerful and useful incentive to continue the country’s momentum toward...

10 Dec

Posted at 00:11h in Blair Powell, regulation, renewable energy, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

Dominion Virginia Power “Dominion” plans to solicit its second round of bids for a 12-megawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of Virginia after rejecting an earlier proposal that was too costly.  As proposed, the wind facility will consist of two 6-megawatt wind turbines in...

11 Nov

Posted at 20:32h in Brian Greene, commission, consumer protection, distributed power generation, public service commission, regulation, retail energy competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

In October and November, 2015, the Delaware Commission (Commission) and the Division of Public Advocate (DPA) held two workshops for stakeholders to discuss ways to enhance the visibility of and improve participation in customer choice for electricity products and services.  The group also examined what,...

11 Nov

Posted at 20:15h in Brian Greene, commission, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, Retail Electric Competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer

In early October, 2015, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved for publication in the Maryland Register revised consumer protection rules applicable to the marketing and sale of electricity and natural gas by licensed retail suppliers. The Commission’s approval comes after more than a year of...

09 Nov

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

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

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...

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...