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Dominion loses on legal claim intended to discourage renewable energy sales by competitive suppliers in Virginia On April 26, 2017, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) entered an order that gives greater regulatory certainty to competitive electric service providers wishing to sell electricity to large...

[caption id="attachment_882" align="alignright" width="300"] Detail of windmills on wind-farm wind farm with mountains and clouds[/caption] Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”), which provides electric service in western Virginia and southern West Virginia, has received regulatory approval in Virginia and West Virginia to add approximately 120 MW of wind...

The Maryland Public Service Commission’s Public Conference 44 proceeding is now well underway. The purpose of this proceeding is for the Commission to seek input on the best ways to transform Maryland’s electric distribution system, advancing customer-centered, affordable, reliable, and environmentally-sustainable electric service. Stakeholder workgroups...

Results in Benefits for Competitive Suppliers On March 17, 2017, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) entered a final order on a rate increase application filed last year by Columbia Gas of Virginia (“Columbia”). The Commission approved a comprehensive settlement (“Stipulation”) agreed to by Columbia, the...

The March Energy Update features Brian Greene explaining efforts in Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia to improve consumer protection rules that apply to selling commodities direct to consumers in the energy and natural gas markets. https://youtu.be/QeXsyNLv7Ik...

The Regular Session of the 2017 Virginia General Assembly wrapped up on Saturday, February 25. While the approval of an amendment to Virginia’s biennial budget received the most attention, the session also resulted in some notable bills affecting the energy industry. In particular, the General...

The Delaware Public Service Commission has approved new Electric Supplier Rules for final publication in the April 1, 2017 edition of the Delaware Register. The rules will become effective April 11, 2017. The new rules replace Delaware’s existing Electric Supplier Rules and introduce numerous provisions that...