Electricity generation Tag

25 Apr

Posted at 21:01h in clean energy, distributed power generation, public service commission, regulation, renewable energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

[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...

11 Apr

Posted at 13:43h in commission, distributed power generation, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, Maryland, public service commission, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

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...

15 Feb

Posted at 15:46h in energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, retail energy market, Virginia

On February 28th 2017, the Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance will host its first Leadership in Energy Advancement and Development (LEAD) series forum of 2017 in partnership with Roanoke College, in Salem, Virginia. We'll be there and hope you'll consider attending, too. Details here. Eric Hurlocker will...

03 Feb

Posted at 19:48h in commission, distributed power generation, energy lawyer, regulation, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

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

Posted at 20:35h in commission, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, Uncategorized

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

Posted at 16:12h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, 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...

30 Nov

Posted at 19:39h in business law, clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Hurlocker, renewable energy, retail energy market, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

We are excited to announce that our client, Virginia Solar, a Virginia-based solar developer, sold four solar projects, each located in the Commonwealth, on November 21, 2016 to an affiliate of Dominion Resources, Inc. The four solar projects, located in New Kent, Buckingham, Sussex and Powhatan counties, will...

08 Sep

Posted at 12:33h in Brian Greene, commission, Delaware, distributed power generation, energy lawyer, public service commission, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, Retail Electric Competition, retail energy market, retail supplier, Uncategorized

We're grateful for the coverage EnergyChoiceMatters.com put out yesterday about the staff-suggested changes to proposed Delaware rules that the Retail Energy Suppliers Association and the Division of Public Advocate (DPA) worked out earlier this year. We think are these changes in the proposed rules are market...

14 Aug

Posted at 17:00h in Solar energy, solar energy lawyer, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="314" class="zemanta-img"] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently authorized Apple to sell electricity in wholesale markets by approving the company’s request for “market-based rate authority.” FERC’s approval means that Apple will be able to sell excess power generated at...

13 Aug

Posted at 18:25h in Recent GreeneHurlocker News, renewable energy, retail energy market, solar energy lawyer, utility regulation lawyer

We’re new members of The Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance, which means we’re allied with the brightest renewable energy experts in Virginia, many of whom we’ve known for years. From the utility industry to developers, from engineers to associations and educational institutions, VA-REA offers tremendous opportunities...