Carbon Policy and Grid Electrification
Issue briefEnergy, Utilities & Technology Environment & Natural Resources
Washington has clean, affordable energy that is a competitive advantage for our economy and is home to good-paying refinery jobs. Democrat proposals threaten this competitiveness. Should markets determine energy sources in Washington, or should government mandates? These mandates include a proposed cap on carbon emissions, mandate on the carbon content of transportation fuel, and required phase out of fossil fuel feedstocks (natural gas and coal). Should affordability and reliability be given greater value in energy policy, or should environmental goals be given supremacy?
Bill Numbers:
HB 1110 (2019-20)
HB 1257 (2019-20)
HB 1512 (2019-20)
HB 1853 (2015-16)
HB 2042 (2019-20)
HB 2310 (2019-20)
HB 2405 (2019-20)
HB 2586 (2019-20)
SB 5116 (2019-20)
Keywords:
Carbon issues/carbon pricing/carbon tax
Clean energy
Climate change
Electrification
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas emissions
Power sources/generators
Renewable energy
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