Energy News Network: A ruling by Virginia utility regulators has lowered a barrier for businesses that want to bypass the state’s major utilities to buy power.
The Virginia State Corporation Commission on Feb. 21 approved a request (pdf) by Reynolds Group Holdings to let it aggregate electricity use from six locations meet a 5-megawatt threshold that lets it shop for alternate suppliers.
It’s the first such request the commission has approved, and though Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power have both said they will appeal, the decision has sparked interest among other business customers with multiple sites. They include Walmart, which already has similar requests before the SCC.
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