19.405.901 – Effective date—2019 c 288.
RCW 19.405.901 Effective date—2019 c 288. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 7, 2019]. [ 2019 c 288 § 31.]
19.405.150 – Finding—Transmission corridors work group.
RCW 19.405.150 Finding—Transmission corridors work group. (Expires January 1, 2023.) (1) The legislature finds that based on current technology, there will likely need to be upgrades to electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure across the state to meet the goals specified in chapter 288, Laws of 2019. These facilities require a significant planning horizon to deliver […]
19.405.160 – Declaratory order.
RCW 19.405.160 Declaratory order. (1) An investor-owned utility may petition the commission for a declaratory order pursuant to RCW 34.05.240 to determine whether a proposed energy transformation project, nonemitting electric generation project, or renewable resource project meets the requirements of RCW 19.405.040 (1) through (3) and 19.405.050 (1) and (5). (2) The petition for a […]
19.405.170 – Declaratory order—Application fee—Preemption.
RCW 19.405.170 Declaratory order—Application fee—Preemption. (1) The commission may require an applicant to pay an application fee for a declaratory order requested under RCW 19.405.160. The amount of the fee must be set by the commission to solely cover the cost of reviewing the project and preparing a declaratory order, including a legal analysis. (2) […]
19.405.900 – Short title.
RCW 19.405.900 Short title. This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington clean energy transformation act. [ 2019 c 288 § 26.]
19.405.050 – Clean energy implementation—Hydroelectric facilities—Special contracts.
RCW 19.405.050 Clean energy implementation—Hydroelectric facilities—Special contracts. (1) It is the policy of the state that nonemitting electric generation and electricity from renewable resources supply one hundred percent of all sales of electricity to Washington retail electric customers by January 1, 2045. By January 1, 2045, and each year thereafter, each electric utility must demonstrate […]
19.405.060 – Clean energy implementation plan—Compliance criteria—Incremental cost of compliance.
RCW 19.405.060 Clean energy implementation plan—Compliance criteria—Incremental cost of compliance. (1)(a) By January 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter, each investor-owned utility must develop and submit to the commission: (i) A four-year clean energy implementation plan for the standards established under RCW 19.405.040(1) and 19.405.050(1) that proposes specific targets for energy efficiency, demand response, […]
19.405.070 – Greenhouse gas content calculation.
RCW 19.405.070 Greenhouse gas content calculation. (1) Each electric utility must provide to the department, in the case of a consumer-owned utility, or to the commission, in the case of an investor-owned utility, its greenhouse gas content calculation in conformance with this section. A utility’s greenhouse gas content calculation must be based on the fuel […]
19.405.080 – Report to legislature.
RCW 19.405.080 Report to legislature. By January 1, 2024, and at least every four years thereafter and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department must submit a report to the legislature. The report must include the following: (1) A review of the standards described in RCW 19.405.030 through 19.405.050 focused on technologies, forecasts, and existing […]
19.405.090 – Compliance, enforcement, and penalties—Alternatives.
RCW 19.405.090 Compliance, enforcement, and penalties—Alternatives. (1)(a) An electric utility or an affected market customer that fails to meet the standards established under RCW 19.405.030(1) and 19.405.040(1) must pay an administrative penalty to the state of Washington in the amount of one hundred dollars, times the following multipliers, for each megawatt-hour of electric generation used […]