Washington
Governor
Bob Ferguson (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Majority
Senate Party
Democratic Majority
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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- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.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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Enacted |
Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2019 | ||
Empty column | 15% renewable energy by 2020 | 100% greenhouse gas neutral by 2030 | 100% renewable or zero-emitting energy by 2045 | Establishing Policies
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Enacted |
Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2019 | ||
Empty column | All retail sales of electricity to Washington customers must be greenhouse gas neutral by January 1, 2030 | Establishing Policies
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Enacted |
Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2020 | ||
Empty column | Washington 2021 State Energy Strategy | Establishing Policies
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Not Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | 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
0/5
| ||
Partially Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | 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
8/11
| ||
Partially Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | 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
5/6
| ||
Not Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | Community choice aggregation allows local governments to procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider. | ||||
Not Enacted |
Electricity
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Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | |||
Empty column | Energy storage targets establish procurement targets for energy storage systems by a certain date, often with interim targets. Targets can vary from broad megawatt (MW) requirements to more specific mandates that focus on the adoption of certain storage technologies. | ||||
Enacted |
Electricity
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Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | 2023 | ||
Empty column | Washington received a D grade from Freeing the Grid. | Establishing Policies
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Enacted |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement | 2019 | ||
Empty column | Requires utilities to phase out coal-fired electricity from their state portfolios by 2025. | Establishing Policies
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Not Enacted |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement | |||
Empty column | Coal securitization is a financing tool that allows utility companies to refinance debt they issued to build coal plants and close the facilities early without taking a financial hit or passing costs on to ratepayers. |