utility regulation Tag

13 Apr

Posted at 18:56h in energy lawyer, Firm News, Recent GreeneHurlocker News, retail energy market, utility regulation lawyer, Victoria Linney Howell, Virginia

Victoria Linney Howell has joined our Richmond office as an Associate in the energy and regulatory law practices, co-managing member Brian Greene announced today.   “Victoria will be an essential member of our team, ensuring we meet our clients’ high expectations and providing advice on litigation, regulatory,...

19 Sep

Posted at 14:55h in Brian Greene, clean energy, consumer protection, energy lawyer, renewable energy, Retail Electric Competition, State Corporation Commission, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) denied Dominion Energy Virginia’s (“Dominion”) July 16, 2019 petitions for declaratory judgment in Case Numbers PUR-2019-00117 and PUR-2019-00118 by Final Order on September 18, 2019. Dominion’s petitions sought to have the Commission standardize “around the clock,” “control of...

26 Mar

Posted at 17:29h in Brian Greene, distributed power generation, energy lawyer, Maryland, public service commission, regulation, retail energy competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

The Maryland Public Service Commission issued a Notice of Opportunity to Comment seeking comments on a new “Retail Supplier Load Shaping RFP.” The Commission want to consider “programs designed to demonstrate the ability to shape residential load profiles using innovative business models.” Comments on the RFP, a...

22 Mar

Posted at 19:21h in clean energy, energy lawyer, Eric Wallace, regulation, retail energy market, Solar energy, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

On March 20th, the Climate Access Fund and Solar United Neighbors of Maryland filed a petition asking the Maryland Public Service Commission to require Maryland utilities to provide consolidated billing for subscriber organizations participating in Maryland’s Community Solar Pilot Program. The petitioners want utilities to...

19 Nov

Posted at 15:58h in regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility rate lawyer

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (“SCC” or “Commission”) just approved a new tariff that will give customers of Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) an additional option to purchase renewable energy. On November 6, 2018, the SCC entered a Final Order approving Dominion’s application to offer a...

12 Mar

Posted at 15:07h in commission, consumer protection, retail energy competition, The GreeneHurlocker Blog, utility regulation lawyer

While many political observers were focused on Senate Bill 966, the omnibus utility legislation that was just passed by the General Assembly, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission” or “SCC”) recently issued an important decision affecting customers’ rights to purchase energy from competitive suppliers. On February 21,...

25 Jan

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

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”...

01 Feb

Posted at 21:04h in Blair Powell, natural gas, public service commission, regulation, retail energy market, The GreeneHurlocker Blog

Dominion Resources Inc. (“Dominion”) announced Monday, February 1, 2016, that it plans to purchase Utah-based Questar Corporation (“Questar”), a natural gas distributor, for approximately $4.4 billion in an all-cash deal.  Purchasing Questar will expand Dominion’s customer base to customers in Western states.  With Questar’s acquisition,...