20
Feb
February Energy Update with Eric Hurlocker
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Blogs
06
Feb
Delaware Adopts New Consumer Protection Rules for Electricity Sales
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...
03
Feb
SCC greenlights Dominion plan to build 20 MW solar facility in Fauquier County
On Wednesday, February 1, the Virginia State Corporation Commission approved an application filed by Dominion Virginia Power to construct and operate a 20 MW solar generating facility near the town of Remington, in Fauquier County. Virginia. Dominion will sell the output of the facility to...
02
Feb
CLIENT ALERT: Maryland Legislature overrides Governor’s RPS Veto
Breaking news February 2, 2017! The Maryland Senate, minutes ago, voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 921 and HB 1106, the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The bill page has likely not been updated yet, but you can see the vote count here (32-13). The...
02
Feb
Solar Expansion Gets a Boost in Virginia
Earlier this week, we were excited to see the news that Sigora Solar and Virginia Community Capital (VCC) have partnered to provide a low interest financing option for Virginia companies wanting to install and use solar electricity generation assets in their businesses. This announcement comes...
20
Jan
CLIENT ALERT: APCo Seeks Solar Power Bids
Appalachian Power (“APCo”), a subsidiary of American Electric Power, issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) on January 19, 2017, seeking up to 25 megawatts alternating current (“MW AC”) of ground-mounted utility scale solar. Pursuant to the terms of the RFP, the project must (i) be...
18
Jan
On Time Delivery for Dominion Isle of Wight Solar Project
We saw the recent news that Dominion Virginia Power’s Isle of Wight solar array project delivered on time. The Woodland Solar development (19 MW) becomes one of the largest of its kind in the state. In December, Dominion brought three projects on line, including Woodland. [caption id="attachment_2498" align="alignright"...
09
Jan
Virginia’s Lawmakers Could Accelerate Renewable Energy Source Development
As the 2017 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly heats up, we are keeping a close eye on legislation that could support the development of additional solar energy in the Commonwealth. As noted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, there is significant regulatory uncertainty in Virginia...
14
Dec
For Retail Energy Suppliers – Compliance Matters Part 2
(Originally posted at LinkedIn.com) Last week, we introduced Part 1 of our two-part discussion about the importance of retail electricity and natural gas suppliers complying with state laws. We focused on requirements in the contract, the contract summary, certain required disclosures, and so forth. This week,...
06
Dec
For Retail Energy Suppliers – Compliance Matters
(Originally posted at LinkedIn.com) If you’re a retail electricity or natural gas supplier and you think no one will ever file a complaint against you, or that no state commission will ever ring you up with a show cause order – just stop it now. While...