Washington
Governor
Bob Ferguson (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
Key Offices & Links
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Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Washington
Climate Policies in Washington
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
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The statewide energy code for residential construction is the Washington State 2021 Energy Code. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2024 | |
| Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is the Washington State 2021 Energy Code. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | ||
| Enacted |
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The Appliance Efficiency Standards apply to 23 products. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | 2022 | |
| Enacted |
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The Clean Buildings Performance Standard applies to buildings larger than 20,000 square feet. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | 2022 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| Enacted |
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Electric and gas utilities are subject to utility-specific energy savings targets, as approved by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2019 | |
| Enacted |
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Washington has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2020 | |
| Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | ||
| Enacted |
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The state energy code offers builders incentives in the permitting process for choosing electric heat pumps instead of natural gas furnaces. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification | 2024 | |
| Enacted |
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A TENs pilot program for gas utilities requires proposal submissions within 12 months of June 2024 and construction within 30 months. The Department of Commerce can distribute $25M in grants to gas utilities to cover the costs of building and operating the pilots. Electric, gas, and public utilities can own and operate thermal energy networks, and gas utilities are permitted to fulfill their “obligation to serve” through thermal energy networks, subject to commission approval. Electric utilities will be able to provide discounted rates to companies operating thermal energy networks under certain conditions and with authorization from the Utilities and Transportation Commission. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification | 2024 |