Author: Eric Wallace

11 Jul What’s the Latest on Supplier Consolidated Billing?

Posted at 14:52h in Brian Greene, Eric Wallace, Maryland, natural gas, public service commission, retail energy market, retail supplier, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

We have blogged previously about a petition filed at the Maryland Public Service Commission by five electric and natural gas retail suppliers seeking implementation of supplier consolidated billing (SCB). We did a video about it when the petition was filed, and our last blog on this...

26 May Solar and Wind Take Center Stage at the 2018 Virginia Energy Conference

Posted at 22:38h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

Renewable energy development, driven by rising corporate demand, was a central theme of Wednesday’s 2018 Virginia Energy Conference, hosted by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Garret Bean, Vice President of Development for sPower and one of the keynote speakers at the conference, discussed his company’s...

24 May U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

Posted at 14:38h in business law, contracts, Eric Wallace, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="358" class="zemanta-img"] U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] In a decision that could bode well for competitive retail energy suppliers, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 21, 2018 upheld employers’ arbitration agreements containing class action waivers. In a 5-4 opinion by Justice...

23 Mar Dominion, Appalachian Power Dispute SCC Decision

Posted at 21:52h in commission, energy lawyer, regulation, retail energy competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 1 Comment

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...

26 Feb Update on Supplier Consolidated Billing in Maryland

Posted at 22:44h in consumer protection, Eric Wallace, Maryland, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 1 Comment

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="309" class="zemanta-img"] Maryland State House (side) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Last fall, Brian Greene discussed the Maryland Public Service Commission’s retail energy supplier consolidated billing proceeding. The Commission is considering supplier consolidated billing as an additional billing option for Maryland customers, alongside the existing...

25 Jan Delaware Sets Hearing for Retail Market Enhancements

Posted at 23:47h in commission, Delaware, public service commission, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

The Delaware Public Service Commission has established a March 8, 2018 hearing date to consider retail choice enhancements. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="272" class="zemanta-img"] The Delaware General Assembly meets in the Legislative Hall in Dover. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The enhancements include a purchase of receivables program; “seamless moves”...

30 Nov Energy Secretary Perry Concerned With Grid Resiliency

Posted at 00:55h in distributed power generation, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, U. S. Department of Energy 0 Comments

Eric Wallace covers the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) sent by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in regard to grid resiliency. https://youtu.be/sAk557DsKa4...

21 Nov Virginia Moves Forward with Carbon Cap and Trade Plan

Posted at 20:51h in Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

But some uncertainties remain. On Thursday, November 16, the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board unanimously approved a draft rule designed to reduce carbon emissions from fossil generating facilities operating in the Commonwealth. The highly complex regulation, if implemented, would require Virginia generating facilities to participate...

26 Sep Retail Suppliers Petition MD Commission for Supplier Consolidated Billing

Posted at 23:02h in commission, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, Maryland, public service commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

Earlier this month, five competitive retail suppliers (NRG Energy, Inc., Interstate Gas Supply, Inc., Just Energy Group, Inc., Direct Energy Services, LLC, and ENGIE Resources LLC) filed a petition with the Maryland Public Service Commission to implement supplier consolidated billing. If approved, the petition would...

15 Sep Virginia Commission Rejects Utility “Green Tariff” Proposal

Posted at 15:28h in clean energy, commission, consumer protection, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 1 Comment

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...