Electricity generation Tag

22 Dec

Posted at 15:10h in commission, public service commission, regulation, retail energy competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

D.C. Public Service Commission Changes Filing Requirements for Retail Electricity Supplier Semi-Annual Fuel Mix and Air Emissions Reports Licensed retail electricity suppliers are generally required to report the fuel mix and air emissions of the energy they supply. Suppliers often have questions about the technical...

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...

23 Nov

Posted at 13:30h in Blair Powell, community service, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="261" class="zemanta-img"] monokristalline Solarzelle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The Richmond Community Solar Co-Op announced it will hold its next public information session on December 17, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Allen Library located at 10501 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. The Co-Op consists...

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...

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...

10 Aug

Posted at 11:58h in Eric Hurlocker, Firm News, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, Solar energy, Virginia

Yesterday’s Richmond Times Dispatch included a front page article on solar energy development in Virginia. Compared to some nearby states, Virginia remains behind the curve in solar development. Our clients and our friends in the Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association are...

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...