Certificate of Public Need

07 Jan

Posted at 19:48h in Blair Powell, Certificate of Public Need, commission, regulation, renewable energy, retail energy market, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

As we previously discussed here, any person or entity who wishes to participate as a respondent in Dominion Virginia Power’s (“Dominion”) application for approval and certificates of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate three utility scale solar electric generating facilities must file a...

06 Nov

Posted at 20:10h in Certificate of Public Need, Eric Hurlocker, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

On October 30, 2015, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”) issued an Order for Notice and Hearing (the “Order”) in response to Dominion Virginia Power’s (“Dominion”) application for approval and certificates of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate three utility scale solar electric generating facilities...

10 Aug

Posted at 12:05h in Brian Greene, Certificate of Public Need, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, Retail Electric Competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia

A few months ago we blogged about the Maryland Public Service Commission’s review of proposed revisions to the Maryland consumer protection regulations. These regulations govern the interplay between retail electricity and natural gas suppliers and potential and current customers. The Commission had set a hearing...

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...