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Bill to Expand CETA Coverage to Ports and Market Customers Draws Mixed Reaction

House committee (name not specified in transcript) · January 13, 2026
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HB 22-45 would expand Clean Energy Transformation Act coverage to port districts and some single-customer consumer-owned utilities and tighten rules on affected market customers (e.g., data centers); state agencies and utilities urged careful rulemaking and fiscal analysis while climate groups supported closing loopholes.

House Bill 22-45 would expand which electricity suppliers and high-demand customers must meet Washington’s Clean Energy Transformation Act requirements. Committee staff described the bill as adding port districts that distribute electricity and consumer-owned utilities with a single customer to the definition of entities subject to CETA, and it would broaden the definition of affected market customers so certain nonresidential users are…

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