19.405.130 – Stakeholder work group.
RCW 19.405.130 Stakeholder work group. (1) The department and the commission must convene a stakeholder work group to examine the: (a) Efficient and consistent integration of chapter 288, Laws of 2019 and transactions with carbon and electricity markets outside the state; and (b) Compatibility of the requirements under chapter 288, Laws of 2019 relative to […]
19.405.140 – Department of health—Cumulative impact analysis.
RCW 19.405.140 Department of health—Cumulative impact analysis. By December 31, 2020, the department of health must develop a cumulative impact analysis to designate the communities highly impacted by fossil fuel pollution and climate change in Washington. The cumulative impact analysis may integrate with and build upon other concurrent cross-agency efforts in developing a cumulative impact […]
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 […]
19.405.010 – Findings—Intent—2019 c 288.
RCW 19.405.010 Findings—Intent—2019 c 288. (1) The legislature finds that Washington must address the impacts of climate change by leading the transition to a clean energy economy. One way in which Washington must lead this transition is by transforming its energy supply, modernizing its electricity system, and ensuring that the benefits of this transition are […]
19.405.020 – Definitions.
RCW 19.405.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Allocation of electricity” means, for the purposes of setting electricity rates, the costs and benefits associated with the resources used to provide electricity to an electric utility’s retail electricity consumers that are located in this state. […]
19.405.030 – Coal-fired resources—Depreciation schedule—Penalties.
RCW 19.405.030 Coal-fired resources—Depreciation schedule—Penalties. (1)(a) On or before December 31, 2025, each electric utility must eliminate coal-fired resources from its allocation of electricity. This does not include costs associated with decommissioning and remediation of these facilities. (b) The commission shall allow in electric rates all decommissioning and remediation costs prudently incurred by an investor-owned […]
19.405.040 – Greenhouse gas neutrality—Responsibilities for electric utilities—Energy transformation project criteria—Penalties.
RCW 19.405.040 Greenhouse gas neutrality—Responsibilities for electric utilities—Energy transformation project criteria—Penalties. (1) It is the policy of the state that all retail sales of electricity to Washington retail electric customers be greenhouse gas neutral by January 1, 2030. (a) For the four-year compliance period beginning January 1, 2030, and for each multiyear compliance period thereafter […]