Electricity generation Tag

22 Nov Virginia Energy Laws and Regulations Demystified

Posted at 20:29h in commission, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, regulation, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

The GreeneHurlocker law firm has just published Principles of Electric Utility Regulation in Virginia, a guidebook designed to provide a plain-English explanation of some of the state laws regulating Virginia’s two largest monopoly electric utilities, explained co-managing member Eric Hurlocker, one of the firm’s energy...

17 Oct Dominion Issues RFP for New Solar and Wind Energy

Posted at 17:46h in clean energy, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 0 Comments

Earlier this week Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) released a request for proposals (“RFP”) for 300 MW of new solar and onshore wind energy. The company is seeking to either sign power purchase agreements or purchase renewable energy projects that are under development. The facilities must be capable...

04 Oct Moves Towards Supplier Consolidated Billing

Posted at 21:03h in Brian Greene, public service commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 1 Comment

In this Energy Update, Brian Greene explains how Maryland's Public Service Commission is soliciting comments on the implementation of supplier consolidated billing. For more information about billing plans and regulation, contact Brian or any of our mid-Atlantic energy lawyers. https://youtu.be/cTeS071r9l8...

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...

10 Aug Virginia Closer to Regulating Power Plant Carbon Emissions

Posted at 12:42h in energy lawyer, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer 0 Comments

The advisory panel that will develop a carbon reduction program for Virginia power plants held its first meeting last week. The panel is tasked with developing a draft regulation that would cap greenhouse gas emissions from Virginia’s fossil fuel generating facilities for the first time...

09 Aug Maryland Public Service Commission Rejects Utilities’ Proposals

Posted at 19:32h in commission, Eric Wallace, Maryland, public service commission, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

Proposals Would Drive Up Costs for Competitive Retail Energy Suppliers and their Customers Good news for Maryland’s competitive energy suppliers and their customers. In the past few weeks, the Maryland Public Service Commission issued two Letter Orders rejecting requests by BGE, Pepco, and Delmarva Power to include in the Purchase...

18 May Virginia Governor Directs State to Regulate Carbon Emissions

Posted at 07:30h in Department of Environmental Quality, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer, Virginia 0 Comments

McAuliffe's Directive Requires State Regulation of Carbon Emissions from Power Plants On May 16, 2017, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive action directing the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) to draft a regulation restricting the emission of carbon dioxide from electric generating facilities. Executive...

17 May Maryland Commission Approves 380 MW of Offshore Wind

Posted at 07:45h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, Maryland, public service commission, renewable energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 0 Comments

On May 11th, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved two offshore wind projects, totaling 380 megawatts of wind capacity. Development of these offshore wind facilities is expected to create almost 9,700 new jobs. In the introduction to the order approving the projects, the Commission explains...

16 May Community Solar Growing in Mid-Atlantic

Posted at 16:29h in clean energy, distributed power generation, Eric Wallace, public service commission, retail energy market, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog 1 Comment

Eric Wallace explains what's driving the increase in interest and use for community solar energy generating facilities in mid-Atlantic jurisdictions such as Maryland and the District of Columbia. For more information about community solar projects and regulation, contact Eric or any of our mid-Atlantic energy...

02 May SCC Order Reinforces Renewable Purchases by Large Customers

Posted at 22:49h in clean energy, commission, energy lawyer, renewable energy, retail energy competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Virginia 1 Comment

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...