RCW 80.80.005 Findings—Intent. (1) The legislature finds that: (a) Washington is especially vulnerable to climate change because of the state’s dependence on snow pack for summer streamflows and because the expected rise in sea levels threatens our coastal communities. Extreme weather, a warming Pacific Northwest, reduced snow pack, and sea level rise are four major […]
RCW 80.80.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Attorney general” means the Washington state office of the attorney general. (2) “Auditor” means: (a) The Washington state auditor’s office or its designee for consumer-owned utilities under its jurisdiction; or (b) an independent auditor selected by […]
RCW 80.80.030 Achieving greenhouse gases emissions reduction goals—Submission of policy recommendations to legislature by governor. (1) The governor shall develop policy recommendations to the legislature on how the state can achieve the greenhouse gases emissions reduction goals established under *RCW 80.80.020. These recommendations must include, but are not limited to: (a) How market mechanisms, such […]
RCW 80.80.040 Greenhouse gas emissions performance standards—Rules—Sequestration. (1) Beginning July 1, 2008, the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard for all baseload electric generation for which electric utilities enter into long-term financial commitments on or after such date is the lower of: (a) One thousand one hundred pounds of greenhouse gases per megawatt-hour; or (b) The […]
RCW 80.80.050 Public comment—Commercially available turbines—Rate of greenhouse gases emissions—Reports—Rules. The energy policy division of the *department of community, trade, and economic development shall provide an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the development of a survey of new combined-cycle natural gas thermal electric generation turbines commercially available and offered for sale by manufacturers […]
RCW 80.80.060 Electrical companies—Baseload electric generation—Long-term financial commitments—Rules. (1) No electrical company may enter into a long-term financial commitment unless the baseload electric generation supplied under such a long-term financial commitment complies with the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard established under RCW 80.80.040. (2) In order to enforce the requirements of this chapter, the commission […]
RCW 80.80.070 Consumer-owned utilities—Baseload electric generation—Long-term financial commitments. (1) No consumer-owned utility may enter into a long-term financial commitment unless the baseload electric generation supplied under such a long-term financial commitment complies with the greenhouse gas emissions performance standard established under RCW 80.80.040. (2) The governing board shall review and make a determination on any […]
RCW 80.80.080 Greenhouse gases emissions performance standards—Review—Report. For the purposes of RCW 80.80.040 through 80.80.080 and 80.70.020, the department, in consultation with the *department of community, trade, and economic development energy policy division, the energy facility site evaluation council, the commission, and the governing boards of consumer-owned utilities, shall review the greenhouse gases emissions performance […]
RCW 80.80.100 Memorandum of agreement with owners of a coal-fired baseload facility—Required provisions. (1) By January 1, 2012, the governor on behalf of the state shall enter into a memorandum of agreement that takes effect on April 1, 2012, with the owners of a coal-fired baseload facility in Washington that emitted more than one million […]
RCW 80.80.110 Limitation on adopting or imposing a greenhouse gas emission performance standard on certain facilities. No state agency or political subdivision of the state may adopt or impose a greenhouse gas emission performance standard, or other operating or financial requirement or limitation relating to greenhouse gas emissions, on a coal-fired electric generation facility located […]
RCW 80.80.120 Memorandum of agreement—Authorized provisions. (1) A memorandum of agreement entered into pursuant to RCW 80.80.100 may include provisions to assist in the financing of emissions reductions that exceed those required by RCW 80.80.040(3)(c) by providing for the recognition of such reductions in applicable state policies and programs relating to greenhouse gas emissions, and […]
