Title 80 — Title 80 PUBLIC UTILITIES
23 chapters · 368 sections in this title.
RCW 80.80.120 Memorandum of agreement—Authorized provisions.
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(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 pr…
RCW 80.82.010 Closure and postclosure plans for certain facilities.
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(1) A facility subject to closure under either RCW 80.80.040(3)(c) or a memorandum of agreement under RCW 80.80.100, or both, must provide the department of ecology with a plan for the closure and postclosure of the facility at least twenty-four months prior to facility closure o…
RCW 80.82.020 Guarantee of funds to perform activities specified in a decommissioning plan—Letter of credit.
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(1) A facility subject to closure under either RCW 80.80.040(3)(c) or a memorandum of agreement under RCW 80.80.100, or both, must guarantee funds are available to perform all activities specified in the decommissioning plan developed under RCW 80.82.010. The amount must equal th…
RCW 80.84.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Eligible coal plant" means a coal-fired electric generation facility that: (a) Is owned in whole or in part by more than one electrical company as of January 1, 2016; …
RCW 80.84.020 Placement of regulatory liabilities into a retirement account—Authorization—Conditions.
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(1) The commission may, after conducting an adjudicative proceeding under chapters 34.05 and 80.04 RCW, authorize an electrical company to place amounts from one or more regulatory liabilities into a retirement account established pursuant to RCW 80.04.350 to cover decommissionin…
RCW 80.86.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Carbon dioxide equivalent" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 70A.65.010.(2) "Combined heat and power" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 19.280.020.(3) "Com…
RCW 80.86.020 Consolidated planning requirements for gas and electric services—Integrated system plan requirements.
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(1) The legislature finds that large combination utilities are subject to a range of reporting and planning requirements as part of the clean energy transition. The legislature further finds that current natural gas integrated resource plans under development might not yield opti…
RCW 80.86.030 Sale of wholesale electricity—Greenhouse gas attributes.
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Large combination utilities shall work in good faith with other utilities, independent power producers, power marketers, end-use customers, and interested parties in the region to develop market structures and mechanisms that require the sale of wholesale electricity from generat…
RCW 80.86.040 Certificate of necessity for certain construction, investment, or purchase costs—Application.
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(1) Concurrent with an application for an integrated system plan pursuant to RCW 80.86.020, a large combination utility may propose to construct a new renewable or nonemitting electric generation or transmission facility, make a significant investment in an existing renewable or …
RCW 80.86.050 Emissions baseline and projected cumulative emissions—Emissions reduction period.
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(1) Large combination utilities must include the following in calculating the emissions baseline and projected cumulative emissions for an emissions reduction period, consistent with reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the Washington clean air act, chapter 70A.15 RC…
RCW 80.86.090 Community workforce agreements/project labor agreements for certain projects.
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(1) For any project in an integrated system plan of a large combination utility that is part of a competitive solicitation and with a cost of more than $10,000,000, the large combination utility must certify to the commission that any work associated with such a project will be c…
RCW 80.86.100 Rule-making authority.
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The commission may adopt rules to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of chapter 351, Laws of 2024.[ 2024 c 351 s 12.]Notes:Effective date—2024 c 351: See note following RCW 80.86.010.
RCW 80.86.901 Short title.
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This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington decarbonization act for large combination utilities.[ 2024 c 351 s 19.]Notes:Effective date—2024 c 351: See note following RCW 80.86.010.
RCW 80.98.010 Continuation of existing law.
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The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.[ 1961 c 14 s 80.98.010.]
RCW 80.98.020 Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.
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Title headings, chapter headings, and section or subsection headings, as used in this title do not constitute any part of the law.[ 1961 c 14 s 80.98.020.]
RCW 80.98.030 Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
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If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[ 1961 c 14 s 80.98.030.]
RCW 80.98.040 Repeals and saving.
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See 1961 c 14 s 80.98.040.
RCW 80.98.050 Emergency—1961 c 14.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.[ 1961 c 14 s 80.98.050.]