by PNCECE | Jun 14, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement last week about record global carbon levels. “Together with our requirement for 100% clean electricity and many other policies, Washington’s path to climate solutions will deliver good-paying jobs,...
by PNCECE | May 20, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a historic climate change legislative package this week, during a three-stop tour through King County. The governor signed the Climate Commitment Act, environmental justice legislation, a clean fuels standard and bills related to reducing...
by PNCECE | Mar 31, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Wind
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm recently announced an ambitious new 30GW offshore wind deployment target by 2030. The national offshore wind goal is expected to support 77,000 jobs, power 10 million homes, and cut 78 million metric tons in carbon...
by PNCECE | Jan 12, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Publications & Reports
The Washington State Department of Commerce released its Washington 2021 State Energy Strategy in December 2020. The strategy is designed to provide a roadmap for meeting the state’s greenhouse gas emission limits. Enacted in 2020, the law commits Washington to...
by PNCECE | Jan 8, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation
The Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) adopted administrative rules for implementation of the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA), the state law passed last year requiring an electricity supply free...
by PNCECE | Jan 5, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation
The Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act and Grid Modernization Research and Development Act were included in a funding package recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Led by Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, the bills aim...