State Corporation Commission (Virginia) Tag

26 Feb

Posted at 20:54h in Brian Greene, energy lawyer, retail energy competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia

On February 25, 2019, the Virginia State Corporation Commission entered a Final Order denying Walmart’s petitions seeking permission under Va. Code § 56-577(A)(4) (“Section A 4”) to aggregate or combine the demands of certain electricity accounts. Walmart had filed a petition to aggregate 120 accounts...

13 Aug

Posted at 14:10h in clean energy, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy market, solar energy lawyer, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

On July 24, 2018, Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) filed a Grid Transformation Plan with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission” or “SCC”). The SCC has entered a procedural schedule for this case and set an evidentiary hearing for November 15, 2018. Dominion’s grid plan proposes to invest approximately...

07 May

Posted at 22:37h in clean energy, energy lawyer, General Assembly, renewable energy, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On May 1, Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) filed its 2018 Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”) at the State Corporation Commission (“SCC”). In Virginia, an IRP is a utility’s proposal for meeting customer demand over the next 15 years. An IRP is a planning document and does...

23 Mar

Posted at 21:52h in commission, energy lawyer, regulation, retail energy competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

SCC CASE UPDATE: Last week we told you about an important State Corporation Commission (“SCC” or “Commission”) decision that could expand access to competitive electric supply in Virginia. The SCC approved a request filed by a group of manufacturing customers to combine their demands for purposes...

12 Mar

Posted at 15:07h in commission, consumer protection, retail energy competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

While many political observers were focused on Senate Bill 966, the omnibus utility legislation that was just passed by the General Assembly, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission” or “SCC”) recently issued an important decision affecting customers’ rights to purchase energy from competitive suppliers. On February 21,...

18 Sep

Posted at 13:32h in Blair Powell, commission, consumer protection, retail energy market, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer

But There Is A Powerful Dissent On September 14, 2017, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an opinion affirming the controversial “rate freeze law.” As we previously discussed here and here, a group of industrial customers of Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”) appealed to the Supreme Court of Virginia,...

15 Sep

Posted at 15:28h in clean energy, commission, consumer protection, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

Virginia Commission unanimously rejects utility “Green Tariff” proposal, representing major victory for renewable energy advocates On September 14, 2017, the Virginia State Corporation Commission entered a final order rejecting a renewable energy tariff proposal (“Green Tariff”) filed by Appalachian Power Company, finding that the tariff rates were...

23 Jun

Posted at 15:06h in clean energy, commission, energy lawyer, retail energy competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

On Wednesday, June 21, a Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) Hearing Examiner issued a report recommending denial of a renewable energy tariff (“Green Tariff”) filed by Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”). If accepted by the full Commission, the Hearing Examiner’s findings would be a victory for...

01 Jun

Posted at 23:09h in commission, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia

Dominion Virgina Power has appealed a recent Virginia State Corporation Commission (Commission/SCC) decision in the renewable energy case to the Virginia Supreme Court. As we discussed in detail here, renewable generation suppliers recently won a major victory at the SCC. On April 26, 2017, Direct Energy...