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15 Jul Tuesdays 10@10 on Virginia Clean Economy Act

Posted at 21:45h in Blog, Brian Greene, clean energy, energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 0 Comments

Thanks to everyone who joined us Tuesday for our first in a continuing series of online briefings the second Tuesday of every month at 10:00 AM for 10 minutes. I was pleased to host Sarah Vogelsong, reporter for Virginia Mercury who covers energy and the...

12 Jul Virginia C-PACE Ordinance Update

Posted at 22:54h in Andy Brownstein, Blog, commercial real estate, General Assembly, renewable energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 0 Comments

There have been a number of recent developments regarding C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) lending program in Virginia since our last post on this subject on March 2. First, the previously discussed bill authorizing the development of a statewide program ordinance and administrator to...

06 Jul Commission Approves Renewable Tariff, Switchover Timing

Posted at 20:40h in Blog, commission, regulation, retail energy competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

On Thursday, the State Corporation Commission issued two decisions that will impact the availability of 100% renewable electric energy in Dominion’s service territory. In Case No. PUR-2019-00094, the Commission approved Dominion’s 100% renewable tariff, Rider TRG. Under Rider TRG, customers with a peak demand of less...

02 Jul Virginia Commission Issues Decision on Pumped Storage Hydro, Allows Retail Contracts Grandfathering

Posted at 19:11h in Blog, retail energy competition, retail energy market, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

In a Final Order granting a declaratory judgment petition field by Constellation NewEnergy, the Virginia State Corporation Commission held that: (1) electricity generated by a pumped storage hydroelectricity facility is “renewable energy” under Section 56-576 the Code of Virginia; and (2) the revised definition of...

17 Jun Beware the Utility Scam

Posted at 17:10h in Brian Greene, community service, consumer protection, COVID-19 pandemic, energy lawyer, retail energy market, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

You’ve probably seen reports on TV, various websites, or billboards warning against telephone scams, including where a caller targets utility customers and threatens to shut off their electricity within hours if they don’t make a payment. We now have a first-hand account from one of...

13 May Ready For A Change In The Way Lawyers Bill You?

Posted at 21:46h in business law, Jared Burden, OPENgc, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 0 Comments

(This was first published on the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce website.) For as long as there have been lawyers, there have been clients to whom lawyers seemed expensive. In a world where you need certainty – knowing your costs, knowing your numbers – you never know how...

28 Apr Rent Concessions in Retail: Taking the Long View and the High Road (UPDATE)

Posted at 11:29h in commercial real estate, COVID-19 pandemic, Jared Burden, OPENgc, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

Another rent due date is upon us -- the second full month is beginning since COVID-19 hit the US hard. How has rent relief played out in the retail and restaurant world since my April 1 post below? Perhaps the best way to summarize is that...

03 Apr Which Employers Are Subject to Recent Federal COVID-19 Laws

Posted at 09:19h in COVID-19 pandemic, employee policy, employment law, Laura Musick, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

Laura Musick of GreeneHurlocker explains which employers must comply under recent Federal laws enacted in response to COVID-19. Specifics of paid leave for eligible employees are found in the Families First Corona Virus Response Act, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family...

01 Apr What Employees Can Expect Under Recent Federal COVID-19 Laws

Posted at 18:58h in COVID-19 pandemic, employee policy, employment law, Laura Musick, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

Laura Musick of GreeneHurlocker explains what employees can expect under recent Federal laws enacted in response to COVID-19. Specifics of paid leave for eligible employees are found in the Families First Corona Virus Response Act, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family...

31 Mar Clean Economy Act Leads on Renewable Energy

Posted at 21:52h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

Among the accomplishments of our General Assembly, the Clean Economy Act and Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act have set a framework to increase momentum in renewable energy development. A lot of the details are in this article from our friends at the Virginia Mercury. A...