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County staff seeks public outreach on Home Energy Score ordinance; board directs wider stakeholder engagement
Summary
CPED presented a model Home Energy Score (HES) ordinance developed with regional partners; staff will conduct broader community outreach in early 2026 and return to the board with implementation details and timing for a possible public hearing.
Rebecca Harvey, Climate Mitigation Senior Program Manager, told the board the Home Energy Score (HES) model ordinance would require sellers to provide a nationally standardized 1–10 energy score at time of listing, plus a link to a detailed report, and that the program is intended as an educational disclosure to help buyers compare homes and encourage voluntary efficiency upgrades.
Harvey said the proposed HES ordinance is the product of more than two years of work by the Thurston Climate Mitigation Collaborative and related stakeholder engagement; the county coordinated the draft with neighboring local…
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