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Washington – Clean Energy Targets for Electric Sector

Washington – Clean Energy Targets for Electric SectorClean Energy Targets: Requires utilities to: Eliminate coal from their state portfolio by 2025; Carbon neutral by 2030; 100% clean energy (renewable or non-emitting) by 2045 (SB 5160, 2019)
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Washington – Distributed Energy Policy – Net Metering

Washington – Distributed Energy Policy – Net MeteringNet Metering: All electric utilities (IOUs, Munis, Coops) must offer net metering service. Customers accepted on a first come, first served basis until the cumulative net metered capacity for a utilities equaled 4% of the utility’s peak demand during 1996. At least have of a utility’s net generation…
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Washington – Energy Efficiency Policies

Washington – Energy Efficiency PoliciesEnergy Efficiency Standard: In 2006, Initiative 237 established energy efficiency requirements applicable to electric utilities with more than 25,000 customers, applicable to 17 of the 64 electric utilities with combined loads equal to 81% of the WA loads. Qualifying utilities were required in 2010 to (i) identify achievable and cost-effective conservation…
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Washington – Electric Vehicle Policies

Washington – Electric Vehicle PoliciesEV Policies: WA adopted an exemption on the sales/use tax for sales and leases of clean alternative fuel vehicles, EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The maximum exemption for new vehicles are: $25,000 in 2019-2021; $20,000 in 2021-2023; and $15,000 in 2023-2025. The exemption applies to new or used passenger cars, light…
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Washington – Energy Storage Policy

Washington – Energy Storage PolicyEnergy Storage: WA UTC issued a policy statement in 2017 directing utilities in their jurisdiction to energy storage in resource planning and procurement, and provided guidance on the implementing this policy. The WA Grid Modernization Program has leveraged the WA Clean Energy Fund (CEF) to provide matching funds to utilities that…
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