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According to Scharff, the state will need to build in-state 7.1 gigawatts of onshore wind energy, 10.4 gigawatts of utility-scale solar energy, and 4.4 gigawatts of distributed solar energy ...
As of the first quarter of 2023, Washington State has 604 MW of solar power electricity generation. [1] This is an increase from about 300 MW in 2021 and 27 MW in 2013. Washington pays a feed-in tariff of up to $5,000/year of 15 cents/kWh, which is increased by a factor of 2.4 if the panels are made in the state and by an additional 1.2 if the ...
Ballot Initiative 937 (official name Initiative measure no. 937, known as I-937) is a clean energy initiative passed in the US state of Washington, appearing on the ballot in the November 2006 elections. It passed with 52 percent of the vote.
The 2019 Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act bans the consumption of coal-generated electricity, including "coal-by-wire" from out of state, by the end of 2025, requires that all retail sales of electricity be carbon neutral by 2030, and requires that Washington's energy supply be free of greenhouse gases by 2045. [19]
The Washington state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council planned to vote Wednesday, Sept. 4, after delaying a decision last week so that all council members could be present.
(The Center Square) – A Washington bill pre-filed for the 2025 legislative session would add fusion energy centers as among facilities that can receive site certification by the Energy Facility ...
In 2020, Washington had a total summer capacity of 30,669 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 116,114 GWh. [2] The electrical energy generation mix in 2022 was 67.6% hydroelectric, 12.5% natural gas, 8.4% nuclear, 6.9% wind, 3.1% coal, and 1.1% biomass which includes most refuse-derived fuel .
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the state’s energy facility siting council to recommend allowing more turbines to be built at the Horse Heaven Wind farm project just south of the Tri-Cities.