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Debate sharpens on bill to let gas plants with carbon capture count toward Washington’s clean‑energy law
Summary
Supporters told the committee HB 2285 would preserve grid reliability by allowing natural‑gas generation paired with carbon capture to qualify under CETA if the system captures at least 75% of baseline CO2; opponents and Ecology warned the change could dilute CETA’s 100% non‑emitting aim, raise permanence and double‑counting issues and require rulemaking.
Committee staff briefed House Bill 2285 as a proposal to allow natural‑gas generation operated with certain carbon capture, utilization or mineralization technologies to be treated as compliant under the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA). The bill sets a design threshold of at least 75% capture of a system’s baseline carbon dioxide output and outlines a method to calculate that baseline.
Proponents: Trade associations, utilities and unions, including the Association of Washington Business, the Washington State Association of UA Plumbers and Pipefitters, Puget Sound Energy, Carbon Quest, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, testified in favor. They argued HB 2285 provides a pragmatic pathway to maintain reliable, dispatchable power while…
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