Title 19 — Title 19 BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS
111 chapters · 1,481 sections in this title.
RCW 19.405.010 Findings—Intent—2019 c 288.
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(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 t…
RCW 19.405.020 Definitions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5982-S.SL) ***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 r…
RCW 19.405.030 Coal-fired resources—Depreciation schedule—Penalties.
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(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 al…
RCW 19.405.040 Greenhouse gas neutrality—Responsibilities for electric utilities—Energy transformation project criteria—Penalties.
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(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 throu…
RCW 19.405.050 Clean energy implementation—Hydroelectric facilities—Special contracts.
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(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 el…
RCW 19.405.060 Clean energy implementation plan—Compliance criteria—Incremental cost of compliance.
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(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 target…
RCW 19.405.080 Report to legislature.
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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…
RCW 19.405.090 Compliance, enforcement, and penalties—Alternatives.
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(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, fo…
RCW 19.405.100 Rule making.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5982-S.SL) ***(1) It is the intent of this chapter that the commission and department adopt rules to streamline the implementation of chapter 288, Laws of 2019 with chapter 19.285 RCW to simplify compliance and avoid duplicative processes. It is the in…
RCW 19.405.110 Relationship to the energy independence act.
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The requirements of RCW 19.405.030 through 19.405.090 do not replace or modify the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW. All utility activities to comply with the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW also qualify for compliance with the requirements cont…
RCW 19.405.120 Energy assistance for low-income households.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 1903-S2.SL) ***(1) It is the intent of the legislature to demonstrate progress toward making energy assistance funds available to low-income households consistent with the policies identified in this section.(2) An electric utility must make programs a…
RCW 19.405.130 Stakeholder work group.
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(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 …
RCW 19.405.140 Department of health—Cumulative impact analysis.
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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…
RCW 19.405.160 Declaratory order.
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(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 19.405.0…
RCW 19.405.170 Declaratory order—Application fee—Preemption.
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(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…
RCW 19.405.900 Short title.
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This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington clean energy transformation act.[ 2019 c 288 s 26.]
RCW 19.405.901 Effective date—2019 c 288.
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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 s 31.]