Weekly Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) Bulletin- August 3

Source: Washington Department of Commerce, August 3, 2020

Announcements

Utility data collection tool is now live!

Commerce’s data survey tool for utility data collection on low-income energy assistance programs is now available on the Energy Assistance under CETA webpage. Instructions (both PDF and Word versions) of the survey questions are also available on the webpage. The tool will remain open until Nov. 13. If you have questions about this process or the data tool, please contact Sarah Vorpahl (sarah.vorpahl@commerce.wa.gov).

Second draft rules release tentatively scheduled for Aug. 14

Commerce intends to release its second draft rules on Aug. 14. Stakeholder comments will be requested by Sept. 14.

Streamlining CETA and Energy Independence Act (EIA) requirements

At the Sept. 2 workshop Commerce hopes to identify opportunities to streamline the requirements of Washington’s two clean electricity laws, CETA and EIA, to simplify compliance and avoid duplicative processes. Please send us an email if you have specific ideas to cover at that workshop.

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Details on these events are available on the CETA rulemaking webpage.

DateEventTopic
July 31Data collectionUtility data collection starts
Aug. 14Draft rulesCommerce will publish its second draft of CETA rules (tentative)
Sept. 2WorkshopStreamlining EIA and CETA implementation