Category: Public Policy

Congress renewed the PPP loan program on December 27th, and during the week of January 11th the program will reboot specifically for community financial institutions, followed by second-drawers on the 13th, and finally opening to all sometime in March. PPP loans have been a lifeline for many businesses, and we want the CleanTech Community to […]

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Source: Utilities and Transportation Commission, January 5, 2021 The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission invites the public to participate in its work to implement Washington’s 2019 clean energy legislation. The 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) requires electric utilities to transition to a carbon-neutral supply of electricity by 2030 and source 100% of their electricity […]

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Source: Washington Department of Commerce, January 4, 2021 Announcements Phase 2 of the CETA rules adopted Commerce formally adopted the second phase of its CETA rules on Dec. 29, 2020 to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of the statute (Chapter 19.405 RCW). The rules were required to be submitted by Dec. 31, 2020. They […]

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Source: Washington state Department of Commerce, December 17, 2020 The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced $9.8 million in Electrification of Transportation Systems (ETS) grants for 14 projects in communities across the state. Priority was given to projects designed to close gaps in availability of EV charging infrastructure and aid communities disproportionately impacted by […]

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Source: Utilities and Transportation Commission, December 8, 2020 New workshops, rulemakings, and upcoming dates The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission invites the public to participate in its work to implement Washington’s 2019 clean energy legislation. The 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) requires electric utilities to transition to a carbon-neutral supply of electricity by 2030 […]

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Source: Washington Department of Commerce, December 7, 2020 Announcements CR-103 filing to come at the end of December Commerce will be filing its CR-103 by the end of December. We appreciate all the written and oral comments we received on Dec. 2 and we greatly appreciate everyone’s participation throughout the rulemaking process. We will notify […]

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Source: Utilities and Transportation Commission New workshops, rulemakings, and upcoming dates The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission invites the public to participate in its work to implement Washington’s 2019 clean energy legislation. The 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) requires electric utilities to transition to a carbon-neutral supply of electricity by 2030 and source 100% […]

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Source: Utilities and Transportation Commission, November 17, 2020 New workshops, rulemakings, and upcoming dates The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission invites the public to participate in its work to implement Washington’s 2019 clean energy legislation. The 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) requires electric utilities to transition to a carbon-neutral supply of electricity by 2030 […]

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Source: Washington Department of Commerce, November 16, 2020 Announcements UTC accepting comments on interpretation of electricity use requirement In publishing proposed CETA rules, both Commerce and the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) deferred proposing rule language interpreting the requirement in RCW 19.405.040(1)(a) that a utility use at least 80% renewable or non-emitting electricity under the […]

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Source: Utilities and Transportation Commission, November 10, 2020 New workshops, rulemakings, and upcoming dates The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission invites the public to participate in its work to implement Washington’s 2019 clean energy legislation. The 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) requires electric utilities to transition to a carbon-neutral supply of electricity by 2030 […]

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