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WA SB5982
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Samuel Hunt
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "consumer-owned utility" to include port districts formed under Title 53 RCW that distribute electricity to at least one retail customer in Washington state
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Excludes public utility districts with only one retail electric customer from the consumer-owned utility definition, provided the customer remains unchanged from January 1, 2026, and the district receives 100% of electricity from the Bonneville Power Administration
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Broadens the definition of "market customer" to include nonresidential electricity consumers who purchase from non-utility entities or generate electricity for their own or their lessee's consumption
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Requires the Department of Commerce to establish reporting requirements for port districts, with authority to waive requirements not pertaining to their retail electric customers, with reporting beginning July 1, 2030
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Grants the Utilities and Transportation Commission authority to enforce compliance with clean energy requirements for affected market customers, either on its own motion or upon request
Legislative Description
Updating provisions for consumer-owned utilities, including port districts, and affected market customers under the clean energy transformation act.
Last Action
Delivered to Governor.
3/12/2026