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Bill would close CETA loopholes by bringing ports and some new generators under clean‑electricity rules
Summary
Lawmakers heard Substitute Senate Bill 5,982 to expand the Clean Energy Transformation Act's coverage to port districts that distribute electricity and to clarify when nonresidential customers become "affected market customers"; supporters said it preserves the integrity of Washington's 100% clean electricity goal while industry warned about unintended impacts on cogeneration and resource adequacy.
Substitute Senate Bill 5,982 would amend the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) to clarify which entities are subject to the state's clean‑electricity standards, including making port districts that distribute electricity consumer‑owned utilities for CETA purposes and adjusting the definition of affected market customers.
Megan McFadden, staff to the committee, told lawmakers that the bill aims to close ambiguities in the 2019 law that did not anticipate some port districts or nontraditional suppliers acting as electricity generators or distributors. Under the bill, ports that distribute electricity would be treated as consumer‑owned utilities and subject to CETA's greenhouse‑gas‑neutrality and reporting requirements; the bill also directs the UTC to adopt reporting rules…
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