Washington Administrative Code

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new commercial hot food holding cabinets manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, and installed for compensation in the state on or after January 1, 2011.(2) Standard. Commercial hot food holding cabinets must meet the requirements included in the…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new commercial dishwashers manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Commercial dishwashers must meet the requirements included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program product specification for commerci…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new commercial fryers manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Commercial fryers must meet the requirements included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program product specification for commercial fryers,…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new commercial ovens manufactured on or after January 1, 2024.(2) Standard. Commercial ovens must meet the requirements included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program product specification for commercial ovens, ve…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new commercial steam cookers manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Commercial steam cookers must meet the requirements included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program product specification for comm…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new computers and computer monitors manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Computers and computer monitors must meet the requirements of section 1605.3(v) of the California Rule.(3) Testing. Computers and computer monitors must meet…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new faucets manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. The following products that are within the scope and definition of the applicable regulation must meet the requirements in the California Rule, section 1605.3:(a) Lavatory faucets a…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new high CRI fluorescent lamps manufactured on or after January 1, 2023.(2) Standard. High CRI fluorescent lamps must meet the requirements in 10 C.F.R. Sec. 430.32(n)(4) in effect as of January 3, 2017.(3) Testing. High CRI fluorescent lamps must …

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new residential ventilating fans manufactured between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023.(2) Standard. Residential ventilating fans must meet the requirements included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program pro…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new residential ventilating fans manufactured on or after January 1, 2024.(2) Standard. Residential ventilating fans must meet the requirements included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program product specification …

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new showerheads manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Showerheads that are within the scope and definition of the applicable regulation must meet the requirements in the California Rule, section 1605.3.(3) Testing. Showerheads must…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new spray sprinkler bodies manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense program product specification for spray spr…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new urinals manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Urinals that are within the scope and definition of the applicable regulation must meet the requirements in the California Rule, section 1605.3.(3) Testing. Urinals must meet the te…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new water closets manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Water closets that are within the scope and definition of the applicable regulation must meet the requirements in the California Rule, section 1605.3.(3) Testing. Water closet…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new water coolers manufactured on or after January 1, 2021.(2) Standard. Water coolers included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program product specification for water coolers, version 2.0 must have an on mode with …

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new electric storage water heaters manufactured on or after January 1, 2023.(2) Standard. Electric storage water heaters must have a modular demand response communications port compliant with:(a) The March 2018 version of the ANSI/CTA–2045-A commun…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new air compressors manufactured on or after January 1, 2022, through January 9, 2025.(2) Standard. Air compressors that meet the twelve criteria listed on page 350 to 351 of the "energy conservation standards for air compressors" final rule issued…

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new portable air conditioners manufactured on or after February 1, 2022, through January 9, 2025.(2) Standard. Portable air conditioners must have a combined energy efficiency ratio that is greater than or equal to: 1.04×SACC (3.7117 × SACC0.6384) …

(1) Scope. This rule applies to new electric vehicle supply equipment manufactured on or after January 1, 2024.(2) Standard. Electric vehicle supply equipment must meet the requirements included in the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® program product spec…

This chapter is promulgated pursuant to RCW 80.80.050, which requires the energy division of the department of commerce to survey new combined-cycle natural gas thermal electric generation turbines commercially available and offered for sale by manufacturers and purchased in the …

(1) The energy division of the department of commerce has surveyed new combined-cycle natural gas thermal electric generation turbines commercially available and offered for sale by manufacturers and purchased in the United States, and finds the average available greenhouse gases…

This chapter is pursuant to the authority granted in RCW 43.325.080, which requires the department to adopt rules to define practicability and clarify how state agencies will be evaluated in determining whether they have met the goals set forth in RCW 43.19.648. The goals call fo…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agency" or "agencies" - Means any state agency or all state agencies, including institutions of higher education.(2) "Biofuels" - As defined by RCW 43.325.010(4) inclu…

All state agencies are required to transition all vehicles, vessels, and construction equipment to electricity and biofuels to the extent practicable. The provisions of this chapter apply statewide.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.325.080. WSR 13-10-016, § 194-28-030, filed 4/22/13, …

For purposes of assessing and reporting use of electricity and biofuels, the department will use data collected and compiled annually by ecology on agency GHG emissions as directed by RCW 70.235.050. In the event that mandatory reporting of agency GHG emissions is repealed, the d…

In order to maximize administrative efficiency while still addressing the preponderance of agency fuel consumption, compliance will be assessed for each agency that reported use of more than 50,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel, combined, during the 2011 calendar year for vehicl…

The department, in cooperation with the Washington State University energy program and external stakeholders with appropriate knowledge and expertise, will convene quarterly meetings with the agencies listed in WAC 194-28-050 to discuss trends in alternative fuel and vehicle deve…

RCW 43.325.080 requires the department to specify how agency efforts to meet the goals set forth in RCW 43.19.648(1) will be evaluated. In so doing, the department will consider the following criteria in determining whether state agencies have, to the extent practicable, satisfie…

By July 1 of each year, each agency listed in WAC 194-28-050 must submit to the department an annual report on a form provided by the department documenting how it is complying with the criteria in WAC 194-28-070, including reasons for noncompliance and plans for future complianc…

These rules are adopted pursuant to the authority granted in RCW 43.325.080, which requires the department to adopt rules to define practicability and clarify how local governments will be evaluated in determining whether they have met the goals set forth in RCW 43.19.648(2). The…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Biofuel" means a liquid or gaseous fuel derived from organic matter intended for use as a transportation fuel, including, but not limited to, biodiesel, renewable dies…

All local governments are required to transition all vehicles to electricity or biofuels to the extent practicable. The provisions of this chapter apply statewide. Pursuant to RCW 43.19.648(2):(1) Revenue fleets with a majority of active vehicles, not including transit vans, usin…

For purposes of assessing compliance with these rules, each local government using 200,000 or more gallons of gasoline and/or diesel to fuel vehicles on an annual basis is required to report as described in WAC 194-29-080. The department will collect data from a variety of source…

Pursuant to RCW 43.19.648(2), all local governments must comply with these rules.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.325.080. WSR 16-21-099, § 194-29-050, filed 10/19/16, effective 11/19/16.]

The department, in cooperation with external stakeholders with appropriate knowledge and expertise, will convene meetings at least quarterly of the agencies listed in WAC 194-28-050 and the local governments required to report under this rule to discuss trends in alternative fuel…

RCW 43.325.080 requires the department to specify how local government efforts to meet the goals set forth in RCW 43.19.648(2) will be evaluated. While local governments are responsible for determining the most effective means of displacing their gasoline and diesel consumption t…

By July 1 of each year, each local government required to report under WAC 194-29-040 must submit to the department an annual report on a form provided by the department documenting how it is complying with the goal of satisfying one hundred percent of fuel usage for operating ve…

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the requirements of the Energy Independence Act, chapter 19.285 RCW.[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.285.080(2). WSR 08-07-079, § 194-37-010, filed 3/18/08, effective 4/18/08.]

The provisions of this chapter apply to consumer-owned electric utilities that provide electrical service to more than twenty-five thousand retail customers in the state of Washington.[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.285.080(2). WSR 08-07-079, § 194-37-020, filed 3/18/08, effective 4…

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.285.080(2). WSR 08-07-079, § 194-37-0…

The definitions in chapter 19.285 RCW apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Annual revenue requirement" and "total annual revenue requirement" mean that portion of a utility's annual budget approved by its governing body for the target year that is intended to be recovered through r…

For the purposes of RCW 19.285.040 (1)(a) and as used in this chapter, "most recently published regional power plan" means the NWPCC's Seventh Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan, Council Document 2016-02, dated February 25, 2016. The document is available on the NWPCC…

(1) Each utility must maintain all records necessary to document its compliance with the Energy Independence Act, as described in this chapter. All current and historical reports required by this chapter shall be available to a utility's customers and may be provided in conjuncti…

Each utility shall submit an annual conservation report to the department by June 1st using a form provided by the department. The conservation report must show the utility's progress in the preceding year in meeting the conservation targets established in RCW 19.285.040 and must…

(1) Ten-year potential. By January 1st of each even-numbered year, each utility shall identify its achievable cost-effective conservation potential for the upcoming ten years.(2) Biennial target. By January 1st of each even-numbered year, each utility shall establish and make pub…

(1) Each utility must document its acquisition of conservation savings relative to its biennial target.(2) Each utility must record conservation savings as the total first-year electricity savings in megawatt-hours or kilowatt-hours.(3)(a) Each utility must maintain and apply mea…

(1) A utility may count as conservation savings a portion of the electricity output of a high-efficiency cogeneration facility that commences operation in its service territory.(2) The high-efficiency cogeneration facility must be owned by a retail electric customer and used by t…

Each utility must submit a renewable resource energy report to the department by June 1st of each year using a form provided by the department. The report must reflect the actions that the utility took by the previous January 1st to meet the renewable requirements of chapter 19.2…

A utility using an eligible renewable resource or REC for compliance with a requirement of chapter 19.285 RCW must document that use by following the procedures in this section.(1) Documentation of energy from eligible renewable resources. Each utility using an eligible renewable…

(1) Projects owned by qualifying utilities. Each utility using electricity produced as a result of a hydropower efficiency improvement, as defined in RCW 19.285.030 (12)(b), to meet a renewable energy target must provide documentation that:(a) The hydroelectric generation project…