S-0710.1
SENATE BILL 5425
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators Boehnke and Chapman
Read first time 01/22/25. Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology.
AN ACT Relating to modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws; amending RCW 19.285.010 , 19.285.020 , 19.285.040 , 19.285.045 , 19.285.050 , 19.285.060 , 19.285.070 , 19.285.080 , 19.29A.060 , and 19.405.040 ; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that it would be beneficial to harmonize the 2006 energy independence act with the 2019 clean energy transformation act. Both laws govern the types of generation resources that utilities may use to provide electricity to Washington residents. As a result of this overlap, utilities are subject to multiple standards for the same activity. The legislature intends to address this unnecessary duplication by retaining the conservation elements of the energy independence act while ending the generation requirements. This will not create a gap in Washington's energy laws because the requirements of the clean energy transformation act continue to set the policy direction for the state. The legislature intends for this act to create efficiencies and cost savings for utilities, which will provide affordable power to consumers.
Sec. 2. RCW 19.285.010 and 2007 c 1 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: