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Residents and climate activists urge Tumwater to adopt home energy audit requirement at point of sale
5798819 · September 17, 2025
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Summary
Multiple public commenters asked the council to place a draft ordinance on the agenda that would require home energy audits when homes are listed for sale, citing other cities’ experience and the Thurston Climate Action Plan.
Several residents and climate advocates used the public‑comment period to urge the Tumwater City Council to adopt a home energy audit requirement at point of listing. Charlotte Persons told the council a $200 audit is "negligible when hundreds of thousands of dollars are changing hands during a home sale" and said Portland, Oregon, and jurisdictions in…
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