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Olympia adopts Home Energy Score ordinance requiring disclosure at listing, effective May 1, 2027
Summary
After extensive public comment both for and against, the Olympia City Council unanimously adopted a residential energy performance rating and disclosure ordinance (Home Energy Score) that will require a mandatory disclosure at time of listing, with a one‑year implementation delay and provisions for subsidized assessments for low‑income sellers.
The Olympia City Council on March 24 adopted an ordinance requiring a Home Energy Score (HES) disclosure at the time a single‑family or similar dwelling is listed for sale, setting an effective date of May 1, 2027 and a one‑year implementation delay to allow program setup and assessor recruitment.
Pamela Braff, the city’s director of climate programs, described the HES as the U.S. Department of Energy’s standardized home energy rating tool. Braff told council the assessment typically takes about an hour and costs roughly $150–$350, and that the proposed ordinance would apply to single‑family detached dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage housing, townhouses and attached ADUs; it would exclude…
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