Virginia Tag

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...

24 Aug

Posted at 11:01h in community service, Eric Hurlocker, Firm News, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

Eric W. Hurlocker, co-managing partner of the GreeneHurlocker law firm, has been elected to a second term on the Board of the Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia Solar Energy Industry Association, association executive director Dana Sleeper announced recently. Hurlocker joined the MDV-SEIA Board of Directors...

08 Jul

Posted at 19:25h in Blair Powell, commission, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) has filed its 2015 Integrated Resource Plan (the “2015 IRP”), which covers the period 2016 through 2030, with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”). You can view Dominion’s 2015 IRP here. Dominion’s stated objective in its 2015 IRP is to “identify...

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...

07 May

Posted at 14:07h in commission, distributed power generation, Eric Hurlocker, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

On May 6, 2015, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”) issued an Order for Notice and Hearing (the “Order”) responding to Appalachian Power’s (“APCo”) application requesting approval for a voluntary program pursuant to which a non-residential customer can purchase renewable energy generated by a...

27 Apr

Posted at 15:04h in Eric Hurlocker, retail supplier, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

On April 17, 2015, Appalachian Power (“APCo”) filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission requesting approval for a voluntary program pursuant to which a non-residential customer can purchase renewable energy generated by a facility, located on or adjacent to its metered property, that...

22 Apr

Posted at 14:15h in Eric Hurlocker, legislation, net metering, regulation, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="519" class="zemanta-img"] Photo of the Virginia State Capitol. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Virginia energy lawyers Eric Hurlocker and Blair Wortham have been keeping up with a multitude of legislative actions during the just completed 2015 Virginia General Assembly.  Here is a brief look at...

24 Feb

Posted at 13:38h in Eric Hurlocker, Retail Electric Competition, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer, Virginia

On Friday February 20th, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) issued a procedural schedule to review Dominion Virginia Power’s application seeking SCC approval to construct a 20 MW solar electric generating facility in Fauquier County, Virginia.  In addition to seeking approval to construct the facility,...

06 Feb

Posted at 01:10h in Eric Hurlocker, Firm News, General Assembly, legislation, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, regulation, utility regulation lawyer

GreeneHurlocker was pleased to be among the sponsors for the Virginia Advanced Energy Industries Coalition (VAEIC) and Maryland, DC, Virginia-Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA) Clean Energy Lobby Day (CELD) 2015  Tuesday, February 3rd. The day-long meeting was held at 200 S. 10th Street in Richmond, and brought...

27 Jan

Posted at 17:52h in Certificate of Public Need, commission, distributed power generation, Eric Hurlocker, regulation, Solar energy, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia

Last week, Dominion Virginia Power filed a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) for a 20 megawatt (MW) solar project.  The company claims that this project would be Virginia’s first large scale, utility solar...