Puget Sound Energy warns permitting unpredictability threatens near-term reliability goals
Puget Sound Energy officials told lawmakers that meeting Clean Energy Transformation Act targets while maintaining reliability requires large amounts of new clean capacity and long-haul transmission, but local permitting and inconsistent SEPA application across jurisdictions make timelines unpredictable and could delay projects.
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Puget Sound Energy (PSE) told the House Environment & Energy Committee that the utility must acquire thousands of megawatts of new clean energy to meet state targets and that permitting uncertainty and inconsistent SEPA applications across local jurisdictions threaten predictable timelines.
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