Washington
Washington’s first cap-and-trade auction earned the state nearly $300 million in revenue and unloaded all allowances on offer.
A coalition of builders and other parties filed suit to revoke new state rules that ban the installation of gas-fired space and water heaters in new buildings.
The Washington House voted to require wind turbine lights be turned off at night when not triggered by airplanes.
Washington’s first cap-and-invest auction took place Tuesday, but initial results will not be released until March 7.
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Critics of a Washington bill to impose a road usage fee on electric and hybrid vehicles lined up to testify at the state capitol.
The bill to create a road usage fee for electric and hybrid vehicles in Washington is more of a conversation starter than a nailed-down piece of legislation.
A legislative effort to make Washington more attractive to the alternative jet fuel industry has reached the state Senate’s Ways and Means Committee.
A Washington House committee passed a bill to add advanced nuclear to the alternative power sources that the state can use to replace fossil fuels.
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The Western EIM tariff changes allow generators to include the costs of GHG compliance associated with Washington’s cap-and-trade program in their energy bids.
The push for decarbonization will transform Washington from a key exporter of electricity to a net importer by mid-century, a state agency has found.
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