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WA HB2245

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Beth Doglio

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Port districts formed under Title 53 RCW are added to the definition of "consumer-owned utility" under the Clean Energy Transformation Act, making them subject to the law's clean energy requirements

  • The definition of "market customer" is expanded to include nonresidential electricity consumers who purchase from non-utility entities or generate electricity for their own or their lessee's consumption

  • The threshold for consumer-owned utility classification is changed from "more than one" retail customer to "at least one" retail customer in the state

  • The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission must adopt reporting rules for affected market customers to demonstrate compliance, with authority to waive requirements for those using only nonemitting or renewable resources

  • The commission is granted enforcement authority over affected market customers for compliance with the Clean Energy Transformation Act requirements

Legislative Description

Updating provisions for consumer-owned utilities, including port districts, and affected market customers under the clean energy transformation act.

Last Action

House Rules "X" file.

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/30/2026
Environment & Energy1/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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