Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 19.29A · 18 active provisions
(1) The legislature finds that:(a) Electricity is a basic and fundamental need of all residents; and(b) Currently Washington's consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities offer consumers a high degree of reliability and service quality while providing some of the lowest rates in the country.(2) The legislature intends…
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Biomass generation" has the same meaning as "biomass energy" defined in RCW 19.285.030.(2) "Bonneville power administration system mix" means a generation mix sold by the Bonneville power administration that…
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 19.29A.040, each electric utility must provide its retail electric customers with the following disclosures in accordance with RCW 19.29A.030:(1) An explanation of any applicable credit and deposit requirements, including the means by which credit may be established, the conditions u…
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 19.29A.040, an electric utility shall:(1) Provide notice to all of its retail electric customers that the disclosures required in RCW 19.29A.020 are available without charge upon request. Such notice shall be provided at the time service is established and either included as a promin…
The provisions of RCW 19.29A.020, 19.29A.030, section 5, chapter 300, Laws of 1998, and RCW 19.29A.090 do not apply to a small utility. However, nothing in this section prohibits the governing body of a small utility from determining the utility should comply with any or all of the provisions of RCW 19.29A.020, 19.29A.…
(1) Each retail supplier shall provide to its existing and new retail electric customers its annual fuel mix information by generation category as required in RCW 19.29A.060.(2) Disclosures required under subsection (1) of this section shall be provided through an electricity product content label presented in a unifor…
(1) Each retail supplier must disclose to its customers the fuel characteristics of each electricity product it offers to retail electric customers using information consistent with the retail supplier's source and disposition report.(2) The fuel characteristics disclosures required by this section must identify for ea…
(1) The department may adopt administrative rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement the provisions of this chapter.(2) The department may receive any lawful gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the department in…
(1) Beginning January 1, 2002, each electric utility must provide to its retail electricity [electric] customers a voluntary option to purchase qualified alternative energy resources in accordance with this section.(2) Each electric utility must include with its retail electric customer's regular billing statements, at…
(1) An electric utility may not sell private or proprietary customer information.(2) An electric utility may not disclose private or proprietary customer information with or to its affiliates, subsidiaries, or any other third party for the purposes of marketing services or product offerings to a retail electric custome…
(1) A person may not capture or obtain private or proprietary customer information for a commercial purpose unless the person:(a) Informs the retail electric customer before capturing or obtaining private or proprietary customer information; and(b) Receives the retail electric customer's written or electronic permissio…
This chapter does not apply to energy benchmarking programs authorized by: (1) Federal law; (2) state law; or (3) local laws that are consistent with the personally identifying information requirements of RCW 19.27A.170.
(1) Consumer disclosure ensures that retail electric consumers purchasing electric energy receive basic information about the characteristics associated with their electric product in a form that facilitates consumer understanding of retail electric energy service and the development of new products responsive to consu…
(1) Each retail supplier must report to the department each year, based on actual and verified activity in the prior year, the following information on its sources and uses of electricity in Washington:(a) Electricity delivered to retail electric customers;(b) Purchases or receipts of electricity from declared resource…
(1) Any renewable energy certificate included in the source and disposition report must be created and retired within the certificate tracking system approved by the department and must represent renewable generation of a generating facility located in the region of the tracking system.(2) A renewable energy certificat…
The department must develop and publish an estimate of the fuel characteristics of the generation sources reasonably available to serve Washington customers and not included as a declared resource of any retail supplier. The department may include or exclude any electricity source as it deems reasonable to accurately r…
(1) By October 31, 2024, and every three years thereafter, each consumer-owned utility must review, if appropriate revise, and adopt its wildfire mitigation plan. When reviewing or revising a wildfire mitigation plan, a consumer-owned utility must use the recommended format and elements pursuant to RCW 76.04.185.(a) Th…
Nothing in chapter 300, Laws of 1998 shall be construed as conferring on any state agency jurisdiction, supervision, or control over any consumer-owned utility.