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Senate approves bill clarifying that new port and consumer-owned generation falls under Washington's clean electricity law
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 5,982 was passed to clarify that new electricity generation by ports and other consumer-owned utilities supplying large loads (including data centers) is subject to the Clean Energy Transformation Act's standards; opponents warned of costs to ports.
The Washington State Senate passed substitute Senate Bill 5,982 to update clean-energy rules for consumer-owned utilities and to clarify when port-owned generation must comply with the state's Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA).
Senator J. Hunt, who sponsored the bill on the floor, said the bill ensures any new electricity generation…
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