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Thurston County adopts home energy score disclosure ordinance, delayed one year for implementation
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners approved an ordinance requiring a standardized home energy score be disclosed when a house is listed for sale; the ordinance includes exemptions for low‑income households and will not take effect until one year after adoption to allow workforce development and public outreach.
Thurston County commissioners voted March 17 to adopt a residential energy performance rating and disclosure ordinance that will require a standardized home energy score to be completed and disclosed when a house is listed for sale.
The ordinance, added as Chapter 14.36 to the Thurston County Code, does not require homeowners to make upgrades and includes exemptions for low‑income households (defined in the ordinance as households at or below 80% of area median income) and certain federal or tribal properties. County staff said assessments would be conducted by private‑sector professionals, scores would not be recorded by the…
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