S-4436.1
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6076
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senate Environment, Energy & Technology (originally sponsored by Senators Goehner, Salomon, Lovelett, and Saldaña)
READ FIRST TIME 02/02/26.
AN ACT Relating to streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution projects until the 2045 carbon free compliance date under the clean energy transformation act; amending RCW 54.04.080 and 39.04.280 ; reenacting and amending RCW 54.04.070 ; adding a new section to chapter 54.04 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the state has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 and becoming carbon-free by 2045. At the same time, electricity demand in Washington is rising sharply and current regional forecasts project an increase in electricity demand of over 30 percent in the next decade.
The legislature also finds that Washington's existing transmission system lacks the capacity to meet existing demand and integrate future intermittent clean energy generation, and that significant cost increases and supply chain delays in the electric utility sector require urgent action to maintain affordability for electric ratepayers. This challenge is especially heightened during extreme weather events, which increases the need for heating and cooling and places sustained pressure on the grid during peak periods.