Brian Greene Tag

09 Nov

Posted at 01:12h in Brian Greene, commission, consumer protection, distributed power generation, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

In September, 2016, the Maryland Public Service Commission issued a Notice of Public Conference (Notice), initiating a “targeted” review of Maryland’s electric distribution systems to ensure that they are customer-centered, affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable. The proceeding builds on recent technical conferences involving barriers to...

07 Nov

Posted at 17:56h in Brian Greene, commission, consumer protection, Delaware, public service commission, retail energy competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer

The Delaware Commission on November 1, 2016, approved for publication and comment new consumer protection rules that largely resemble the rules that were published in October and which we blogged about here.  We expect the newly-approved rules to appear in the December 1, 2016 Delaware...

08 Sep

Posted at 12:33h in Brian Greene, commission, Delaware, distributed power generation, energy lawyer, public service commission, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, Retail Electric Competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, Uncategorized

We're grateful for the coverage EnergyChoiceMatters.com put out yesterday about the staff-suggested changes to proposed Delaware rules that the Retail Energy Suppliers Association and the Division of Public Advocate (DPA) worked out earlier this year. We think are these changes in the proposed rules are market...

26 Jul

Posted at 14:11h in commission, consumer protection, legislation, regulation, retail energy market, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On July 1, 2016, a 2-1 majority of the SCC rejected a legal challenge to SB 1349, the so-called “electric rate freeze law,” which prevents the Commission from reducing the base rates of Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) and Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”) until 2023 and...

29 Jun

Posted at 15:01h in Eric Hurlocker, regulation, renewable energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="173" class="zemanta-img"] Virginia Governor McAuliffe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] On June 28, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an Executive Order intended to significantly reduce carbon emissions from Virginia’s power plants and to combat the effects of climate change in the Commonwealth. Executive Order No.57...

16 Feb

Posted at 20:34h in Brian Greene, commission, consumer protection, Maryland, natural gas, public service commission, regulation, retail energy competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On February 10, 2016, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved revised consumer protection regulations governing the retail sale of electricity and natural gas. The revised rules include several substantive changes relating to how retail suppliers operate in Maryland. The changes involve additional up-front pricing disclosures...

02 Feb

Posted at 16:46h in Brian Greene, commission, Maryland, net energy metering, net metering, public service commission, regulation, retail energy competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

The Maryland Public Service Commission has established a new Working Group to develop statewide protocols that will allow retail electricity suppliers to access their customers’ smart meter interval data from the utility on a near real-time basis. In a recent Order, the Commission established the...