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Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-45 - Public records › Section 504-45-020 - Agency description-Contact information-Public records officer

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(1) Washington
			 State University is an institution of higher education, authority for which is
			 located in chapter 28B.30 RCW. The system administrative offices and the main
			 campus of the university are located at Pullman, Washington. Other campuses are
			 located at Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, and Everett, Washington. There is
			 also a global (online) campus. Agricultural research centers are located at Mt.
			 Vernon, Prosser, Puyallup, Vancouver, and Wenatchee, Washington. Cooperative
			 extension offices are maintained at the county seats of all counties in the
			 state. The university also has operations offices at Seattle and Olym-pia,
			 Washington.
(2) Any person wishing
			 to request access to public records of the university, or seeking assistance in
			 making such a request, should contact the university's public records office
			 located at the Pullman administrative offices. Current contact information and
			 additional information regarding release of public records, including costs,
			 are available on the university's website at
https://wsu.edu
.
(3) The public records officer oversees
			 compliance with the act, but another university staff member may process the
			 request. Therefore, these rules refer to the public records officer or
			 "designee." The public records officer or designee and the university provide
			 the "fullest assistance" to requestors; ensure that public records are
			 protected from damage or disorganization; and prevent fulfilling public records
			 requests from causing excessive interference with essential functions of the
			 university.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.30.150. 07-04-027, §
										504-45-020, filed 1/29/07,
				  effective 3/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-45 - Public records › Section 504-45-030 - Availability of public records

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(1) Hours for
			 inspection of records. Public records are available for inspection and copying
			 by appointment during normal business hours of the university. For the purposes
			 of this chapter, the normal business hours for the public records office are
			 from 8:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
			 excluding the university's holidays and scheduled and emergency closure
			 periods. Records must be inspected at the offices of the university.
(2) Index of records. An index of final
			 orders, declaratory orders, interpretive statements, and policy statements
			 entered after June 30, 1990, is available at the office of the university's
			 rules coordinator at the Pullman campus. The university posts links to many of
			 these records on its website at
https://wsu.edu
.
(3) Organization of records. The university
			 maintains its records in a reasonably organized manner. The university takes
			 reasonable actions to protect records from damage and disorganization. A
			 requestor must not take university records from university offices without the
			 permission of the public records officer or designee. Certain records are
			 available on the university's website at
https://wsu.edu
. Requestors are encouraged to
			 view the documents available on the website prior to submitting a records
			 request.
(4) Making a request for
			 public records.
(a) Any person wishing to
			 inspect or copy public records of the university should make the request in
			 writing on the university's public records portal, using the request form on
			 the university's website, or by letter or email addressed to the public records
			 officer or designee. The university also honors in-person requests received by
			 the public records office during normal business hours. The public records
			 office records in-person verbal requests in writing and confirms the substance
			 of the request with the requestor. The following information must be included
			 in the request:
(i) Name of the person
			 requesting records, unless the requestor wishes to remain anonymous;
(ii) Mailing address of requestor;
(iii) Other contact information, including
			 telephone number and any email address;
(iv) Identification of the public records
			 adequate for the public records officer or designee to locate the records;
			 and
(v) The date of the
			 request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-45 - Public records › Section 504-45-040 - Processing of public records requests-General

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(1) Providing
			 "fullest assistance." The university is charged by statute with adopting rules
			 which provide for how it is to "provide full access to public records,"
			 "protect records from damage or disorganization," "prevent excessive
			 interference with the essential functions of the agency," provide "fullest
			 assistance" to requestors, and provide the "most timely possible action" on
			 public records requests. The public records officer or designee processes
			 requests in the order allowing the most requests to be processed in the most
			 efficient manner. This may include grouping requests to help ensure university
			 resources are being used efficiently, for example, when an individual
			 requestor, or one or more requestors from the same organization, makes multiple
			 records requests.
(2) Acknowledging
			 receipt of request. Within five business days of receipt of the request, the
			 public records officer or designee does one or more of the following:
(a) Makes the records available for
			 inspection or copying;
(b) If
			 copies are requested and payment for the copies, if any, is made or terms of
			 payment are agreed upon, sends the copies to the requestor;
(c) Provides a reasonable estimate of when
			 records will be available;
(d) If
			 the request is unclear or does not sufficiently identify the requested records,
			 requests clarification from the requestor. Such clarification may be requested
			 and provided by telephone, email, or mail. Based upon that clarification, the
			 public records officer or designee may revise the estimate of when records will
			 be available; or
(e) Denies the
			 request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-45 - Public records › Section 504-45-050 - Processing of public records requests-Electronic records

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(1) Requesting
			 electronic records. The process for requesting electronic public records is the
			 same as for requesting paper public records.
(2) Providing electronic records. When a
			 requestor requests records in an electronic format, the public records officer
			 or designee provides the nonexempt records or portions of such records that are
			 reasonably locatable in an electronic format that is used by the agency and is
			 generally commercially available, or in a format that is reasonably
			 translatable from the format in which the agency keeps the record.
(3) Customized access to databases. With the
			 consent of the requestor, the university may provide customized access under
			 RCW
			  43.105.355 if the record is not reasonably
			 locatable or not reasonably translatable into the format requested. The
			 university may charge a fee consistent with
			 RCW
			  43.105.355 for such customized access. (See
			 WAC 504-45-070.)
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.30.150. 07-04-027, §
										504-45-050, filed 1/29/07,
				  effective 3/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-45 - Public records › Section 504-45-060 - Exemptions

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(1) The Public
			 Records Act provides that a number of types of records are exempt from public
			 inspection and copying. In addition, records are exempt from disclosure if any
			 "other statute" exempts or prohibits disclosure. Requestors should be aware of
			 the following exemptions, outside the Public Records Act, that restrict the
			 availability of some records held by the university for inspection and copying.
			 This is not an exhaustive list as numerous exemptions exist outside the act.
			 The university's failure to list an exemption here does not affect the efficacy
			 of any exemption.
(a)RCW
			  5.60.060 - Privileged
			 communications;
(b)
									20 U.S.C.
			 1232g - Family Education Rights and Privacy
			 Act (FERPA);
(c)
									42 U.S.C.
			 405 (c)(2)(vii)(1) - Social
			 Security numbers;
(d) 45 C.F.R.
			 parts 106 and 164 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
			 (HIPAA);
(e) Chapter 19.108 RCW and
			 RCW
			  4.24.601 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act;
			 and
(f) Chapter 10.97 RCW -
			 Regarding criminal history information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-45 - Public records › Section 504-45-070 - Costs of providing public records

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(1) Costs for
			 public records. There is no fee for inspecting public records. The following
			 fees apply to copies of public records:
(a)
			 Ten cents per page for records scanned into electronic format;
(b) Five cents for every four electronic
			 files or attachments uploaded to an email, cloud storage service, or other
			 electronic delivery system;
(c) Ten
			 cents per gigabyte for transmitting records electronically;
(d) Fifteen cents per page for photocopies of
			 public records and/or printed copies of electronic public records when
			 requested;
(e) The actual cost of
			 any digital storage media or device provided by the agency, the actual cost of
			 any container or envelope used to mail the copies to the requestor, and the
			 actual postage or delivery charge;
(f) For body worn camera footage, staff
			 redaction time as provided in
			 RCW
			  42.56.240 (14)(f);
			 and
(g) Under
			 RCW
			  42.56.130, the university may charge other
			 copy fees authorized by statutes outside chapter 42.56 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-45 - Public records › Section 504-45-080 - Review of denials of public records

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(1) Petition for
			 internal administrative review of denial of access. Any person who objects to
			 the initial denial or partial denial of a records request may petition in
			 writing (including email) to the public records officer for a review of that
			 decision. The petition must include a copy of, or reasonably identify, the
			 written statement by the public records officer or designee denying the
			 request.
(2) Consideration of
			 petition for review. The public records officer immediately refers the petition
			 to their supervisor, or a designee in the supervisor's absence, who considers
			 the petition and either affirms or reverses such denial within two business
			 days following the university's receipt of the petition, or within such other
			 time as the university and the requestor mutually agree.
(3) Review by the attorney general's office.
			 Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.56.530, if the university denies a
			 requestor access to public records because it claims the record is exempt in
			 whole or in part from disclosure, the requestor may request the attorney
			 general's office review the matter. The attorney general has adopted rules on
			 such requests in WAC
			 44-06-160.
(4) Judicial review. Any person may request
			 court review of denials of public records requests pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.56.550 at the conclusion of two business
			 days after the initial denial regardless of any internal administrative
			 appeal.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.30.150. 08-08-055, §
										504-45-080, filed 3/27/08,
				  effective 4/27/08; 07-04-027, §
										504-45-080, filed 1/29/07,
				  effective 3/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-005 - Authority

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Washington State University adopts these procedures under the
				State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA),
				RCW
				 43.21C.120, and the SEPA rules, WAC
				197-11-904.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-005, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-015 - Adoption by reference

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The university hereby adopts by reference the 1984 SEPA rules,
				chapter 197-11 of the Washington Administrative Code, and any amendments
				thereto, except as follows:
WAC
197-11-010
Authority.
197-11-020
Purpose.
197-11-030
Policy.
197-11-810
Exemptions and nonexemptions applicable to specific
							 state agencies.
197-11-820
Department of licensing.
197-11-825
Department of labor and industries.
197-11-830
Department of natural resources.
197-11-835
Department of fisheries.
197-11-840
Department of game.
197-11-845
Department of social and health services.
197-11-850
Department of agriculture.
197-11-855
Department of ecology.
197-11-860
Department of transportation.
197-11-865
Utilities and transportation commission.
197-11-870
Department of commerce and economic
							 development.
197-11-875
Other agencies.
197-11-906
Content and consistency of agency procedures.
197-11-910
Designation of responsible official.
197-11-912
Procedures on consulted agencies.
197-11-917
Relationship to chapter 197-10 WAC.
197-11-950
Severability.
197-11-955
Effective date.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.30.150. 10-11-084, §
										504-48-015, filed 5/17/10,
				  effective 7/16/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-015, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-020 - Required methods of public notice

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When these rules require notice to be given under WAC
				197-11-510, the university
				shall:
(1) Provide notice in such form
			 as a press release or advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in
			 the county, city or general area that the proposal is located; and
(2) In the case of site-specific project
			 proposals, post a notice on the proposed site.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.30.150. 10-11-084, §
										504-48-020, filed 5/17/10,
				  effective 7/16/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-020, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-030 - University compliance with flexible thresholds

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The university will use the flexible thresholds established by
				the particular jurisdiction in which a university project is
				located.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-030, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-040 - Emergencies

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Actions that must be undertaken immediately or within a time
				too short to allow full compliance with these rules, to avoid an imminent
				threat to public health or safety, to prevent an imminent danger to public or
				private property, or to prevent an imminent threat of serious environmental
				degradation, shall be exempt from the procedural requirements of this chapter.
				Such actions include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Emergency pollution control actions
			 responding to accidental discharges, leaks or spills into the air, state
			 waters, or on land.
(2)
			 Implementation of a change in waste disposal procedures caused by unanticipated
			 changes in waste sources which are in compliance with federal and state
			 regulations and standards.
(3)
			 Cleanup or decontamination of academic and research facilities or equipment
			 accidentally exposed or contaminated, to permit maintenance, repair or
			 relocation, when the procedures followed are in accordance with federal or
			 state guidelines, recommendations, or standards.
(4) Emergency actions implemented to reduce
			 an imminent hazard to the health and safety of an element of the university
			 resulting from structural failure, equipment malfunction, human error, or
			 natural event.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.30.150. 10-11-084, §
										504-48-040, filed 5/17/10,
				  effective 7/16/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-040, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-050 - Designation of responsible official

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The responsible agency official is the vice-president, or
				equivalent, with supervision of the project(s), or his or her
				designee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.30.150. 10-11-084, §
										504-48-050, filed 5/17/10,
				  effective 7/16/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-050, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-060 - Procedures of consulted agencies

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The responsible officer designated in WAC
				504-48-050 shall be responsible
				for coordinating, receiving, and reviewing comments and requests for
				information from agencies regarding threshold determinations, scoping, EIS's,
				and supplemental EIS's.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.30.150. 10-11-084, §
										504-48-060, filed 5/17/10,
				  effective 7/16/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-060, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-065 - Administrative appeal

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There is no administrative appeal of any university
				determination relating to SEPA. Any appeal must be a judicial appeal under WAC
				197-11-680(4).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28B.30.150. 10-11-084, §
										504-48-065, filed 5/17/10,
				  effective 7/16/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-48 - State Environmental Policy Act rules › Section 504-48-070 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the
				application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be
				affected.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.21C.120,
				  34.05.350,
				  28B.30.095 and WAC
				  197-11-904. 90-21-093 (Order
				  90-3), §
										504-48-070, filed 10/19/90,
				  effective 11/19/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Section 504-49-010 - Introduction

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(1) The rules in this chapter explain the
			 renewable energy system incentive program, which is administered by the
			 Washington State University energy program (hereinafter referred to as "energy
			 program"). It is the legislature's intent to provide the incentives as
			 described in
			 RCW
			  82.16.130 in order to ensure the sustainable
			 job growth and vitality of the state's renewable energy sector. The purpose of
			 the incentive is to reduce the costs associated with installing and operating
			 renewable energy systems by persons or entities receiving the incentive. This
			 incentive program authorizes an incentive payment based on electricity
			 generated by renewable energy systems located in Washington state. Qualified
			 renewable energy systems include:
(a) Solar
			 energy systems;
(b) Wind
			 generators; and
(c) Certain types
			 of anaerobic digesters that process manure from livestock into biogas and dried
			 manure using microorganisms in a closed oxygen-free container, in which the
			 biogas (such as methane) fuels a generator that generates
			 electricity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-100 - Overview

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The definitions in Part I of this chapter (this section and
				  WAC 504-49-103 through 504-49-195) apply throughout this chapter unless the
				  context clearly requires otherwise.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-103 - Administrator

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The term "administrator" has the following two meanings in
				  this chapter:
(1) For purposes of a
				shared commercial solar project, the administrator is a utility or a business
				under contract with a utility which administers a shared commercial solar
				project that meets the eligibility requirements specified in this chapter. The
				administrator applies for certification on behalf of each of the project
				participants. In addition, the administrator performs administrative tasks on
				behalf of the owners as may be necessary, such as:
(a) Receiving the renewable energy incentive
				payments;
(b) Allocating and paying
				appropriate amounts of such payments to owners; and
(c) Communicating with the energy program
				about any changes in participants.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-105 - Caps and limits

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"Caps and limits" are defined as follows:
(1) "Annual incentive limits" means the
				annual limits on total incentives paid per person, business, or household for a
				given fiscal year of electricity generation from the four project types
				described in chapter 36, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp. sess. (ESSB 5939). Each
				incentive recipient may qualify for payments up to the incentive cap within
				each project type. However, incentive recipients who have multiple projects
				within one project type are subject to the cap for the applicable project type.
				These caps are as follows:
(a)
				Residential-scale systems: Five thousand dollars;
(b) Commercial-scale systems: Twenty-five
				thousand dollars;
(c) Shared
				commercial solar projects: Up to thirty-five thousand dollars per year per
				project participant, as determined by the terms specified in chapter 36, Laws
				of 2017, 3rd sp. sess. (ESSB 5939); and
(d) Community solar projects: Five thousand
				dollars per project participant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-108 - Certification

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"Certification" means the authorization issued by the energy
				  program establishing a system's eligibility and the eligibility of a person,
				  business, or household to receive annual incentive payments from the serving
				  utility for the incentive program term.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-110 - Commercial-scale system

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"Commercial-scale system" means a renewable energy system or
				  system other than a community solar project or a shared commercial solar
				  project with a direct current combined name-plate capacity greater than twelve
				  kilowatts that meets the applicable system eligibility requirements established
				  in section 6, chapter 36, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp. sess. (ESSB
				  5939).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-115 - Community solar project

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"Community solar project" means a solar energy system
				  that:
(1) Has a nameplate generating
				capacity that is no larger than one thousand kilowatts direct
				current;
(2) Must have at least ten
				participants or one participant for every ten kilowatts direct current
				nameplate capacity, whichever is greater; and
(3) Meets the applicable eligibility
				requirements established in sections 6 and 7, chapter 36, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp.
				sess. (ESSB 5939).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-125 - Customer-owner

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"Customer-owner" means the owner of a residential-scale or
				  commercial-scale renewable energy system, where such owner:
(1) Is not a utility;
(2) Is the primary account holder of the
				utility account; and
(3) Either
				owns or occupies the premises where the renewable energy system is
				installed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-135 - Electric utility or utility

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"Electric utility" or "utility" means a consumer-owned
				  utility or investor-owned utility as those terms are defined in RCW
				  19.280.-020.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-140 - Fiscal year

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"Fiscal year" means July 1st through June 30th of the
				  following year for the purposes of this rule. For example, fiscal year 2018
				  goes from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-145 - Nonprofit organization

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"Nonprofit organization" means an organization exempt from
				  taxation under  26 U.S.C. Sec. 501 (c)(3)  of the federal Internal Revenue Code
				  of 1986, as amended, as of January 1, 2009.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-150 - Person, business, and household

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"Person, business, and household" means any individual, firm,
				  partnership, corporation, company, association, agency, or any other legal
				  entity that resides on a property or has a business located on a property
				  within the service area of the utility where the renewable energy system is
				  located.
(1) No person, business, or
				household is eligible to receive incentive payments provided under section 1,
				chapter 36, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp. sess. (ESSB 5939) of more than:
(a) Five thousand dollars per year for
				residential-scale systems or community solar projects;
(b) Twenty-five thousand dollars per year for
				commercial-scale systems; or
(c)
				Thirty-five thousand dollars per year for shared commercial solar
				projects.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-155 - Program term

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"Program term" means eight years, or until cumulative
				  incentive payments for electricity produced by the project reach fifty percent
				  of the total system price, including applicable sales tax, whichever occurs
				  first. Eight years is equivalent to ninety-six months of electricity generation
				  from the time of certification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-160 - Project participant

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"Project participant" has the two following meanings:
(1) For purposes of community solar projects,
				a utility customer who participates in a community solar project in order to
				obtain a beneficial interest. Eligible participants of a community solar
				project that are business entities, such as a limited liability company or a
				corporation, are analyzed for participant eligibility and applicable incentive
				caps and limits by looking through the business entity to the members or
				stockholders that own the business entity.
(2) For purposes of shared commercial solar
				projects, a customer of a utility and located in the state of
				Washington.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-165 - Renewable energy system

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"Renewable energy system" means a grid-connected:
(1) Solar energy system;
(2) Anaerobic digester as defined in
				RCW
				 82.08.900; or
(3) Wind generator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-170 - Residential-scale system

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"Residential-scale system" means a renewable energy system
				  or systems located at a single situs with combined nameplate capacity of twelve
				  kilowatts direct current or less that meets the applicable system eligibility
				  requirements established in section 6, chapter 36, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp. sess.
				  (ESSB 5939).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-175 - Shared commercial solar project

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"Shared commercial solar project" means a solar energy
				  system, owned or administered by an electric utility, which:
(1) Has a combined nameplate capacity of
				greater than one megawatt direct current and not more than five megawatts
				direct current;
(2) Has at least
				five participants; and
(3) Meets
				the applicable eligibility requirements established in sections 6 and 8,
				chapter 36, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp. sess. (ESSB 5939).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-180 - Solar energy system

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"Solar energy system" means any device or combination of
				  devices or elements that rely on direct sunlight as an energy source for use in
				  the generation of electricity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-190 - Solar module

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"Solar module" means the smallest nondivisible,
				  self-contained physical structure housing interconnected photovoltaic cells and
				  providing a single direct current electrical output.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part I - DEFINITIONS › Section 504-49-195 - Total system price

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(1) "Total system
				price" includes only the renewable energy system components and fees that are
				integral and necessary for the generation of electricity. Components and fees
				include:
(a) Renewable energy system equipment
				(depends on system type):
(i) Solar energy
				system: Solar modules, inverter(s);
(ii) Wind generator: Turbine(s), tower(s),
				inverter(s);
(iii) Anaerobic
				digester: Digester/reactor, electrical generator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-200 - Participation by a utility in the renewable energy system incentive program is voluntary

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(1) A utility
				electing to participate in the incentive program must notify the energy program
				of such election in writing.
(2)
				The utility may terminate its voluntary participation in the incentive program
				by providing notice in writing to the energy program to cease issuing new
				certifications for renewable energy systems that would be served by that
				utility.
(3) Such notice of
				termination of participation is effective after fifteen days, at which point
				the energy program may not accept new applications for certification of
				renewable energy systems that would be served by that utility.
(4) Upon receiving a utility's notice of
				termination of participation in the incentive program, the energy program must
				report on its web site that customers of that utility are no longer eligible to
				receive new certifications under the incentive program.
(5) A utility's termination of participation
				does not affect the utility's obligation to continue to make annual incentive
				payments for electricity generated by systems that were certified prior to the
				effective date of the notice. The energy program must continue to process and
				issue certifications for renewable energy systems that were received by the
				energy program before the effective date of the notice of
				termination.
(6) A utility that has
				terminated participation in the program may resume participation upon filing
				notice with the energy program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-205 - Certification restrictions

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No new certification may be issued under this chapter for a
				  system which an applicant received notice of eligibility from the department of
				  revenue under the cost recovery program (RCW
				   82.16.120), or for a renewable energy system
				  served by a utility that has elected not to participate in the incentive
				  program, as provided in WAC 504-49-200.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-210 - Renewable energy project requirements

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Any person, business, or household, as defined in WAC
				  504-49-150, that participates in any of the four types of renewable energy
				  projects defined in sections 5 through 8, chapter 36, Laws of 2017, 3rd sp.
				  sess. (ESSB 5939), must meet the specified participation requirements and is
				  subject to the system capacity limits, application requirements, and incentive
				  limits, as follows:
(1)
				Residential-scale:
(a) Participation: The
				participant must be an owner of a residential-scale renewable energy system
				that is not a utility and:
(i) Is a customer
				of the utility that serves that location and has established an interconnection
				agreement with the utility for the renewable energy system; and
(ii) Either owns or occupies the premises
				where the renewable energy system is installed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-215 - Department of revenue-certified renewable energy systems

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To continue to be eligible to receive incentive payments
				  under the renewable energy system cost recovery program (as described in WAC
				  458-20-273), the applicants (as defined in WAC
				  458-20-273) with the department of revenue certification must reapply with the energy
				  program. This reapplication process is described in Part VI of this chapter and
				  must be completed by April 30, 2018.
(1) Participation: Only applicants with
				renewable energy systems previously certified by the department of revenue may
				reapply for continued incentives.
(2) Application: Submit a completed
				reapplication to the energy program for certification in accordance with the
				requirements specified in Part VI of this chapter. For community solar
				projects, also submit a list of participants in the project.
(3) Annual incentive limit: Five thousand
				dollars per individual, household, business, or local governmental
				entity.
(4) Deadline:
				Reapplications must be submitted by April 30, 2018.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-220 - Requirements to apply for certification-Residential-scale and commercial-scale projects

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The application must contain, but is not limited to, the
				  following information; additional requirements are specified in WAC
				  504-49-210.
(1) The name and address of
				the customer-owner and location of the renewable energy system.
(2) System information, including system
				component details and operation data such as global positioning system
				coordinates, tilt, estimated shading, and azimuth, as applicable.
(3) An executed interconnection agreement
				with the serving utility.
(4) The
				date and supporting documentation verifying that the local jurisdiction issued
				its final electrical inspection of the renewable energy system.
(5) Documentation, including final sales
				invoice, and details of the total system price as defined in WAC
				504-49-195.
(6) A signed statement
				that the applicant understands that this information is true, complete, and
				correct to the best of applicant's knowledge and belief under penalty of
				perjury.
(7) A signed statement
				that the applicant has not previously received a notice of eligibility from the
				department of revenue under
				RCW
				 82.16.120 entitling the applicant to receive
				annual incentive payments for electricity generated by the renewable energy
				system.
(8) A signed statement
				authorizing the energy program and the serving utility to share information
				related to issuing annual incentive payments, including application details and
				energy generation.
(9) Payment of
				the one hundred twenty-five dollar application fee.
(10) Provisional certification. The energy
				program may grant provisional certification prior to proof of final electrical
				inspection. Provisional certification expires one hundred eighty days after
				issuance, unless the applicant submits proof of the final electrical inspection
				from the applicable local jurisdiction, or the energy program extends the
				certification for a term or terms of thirty days due to extenuating
				circumstances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-225 - Requirements to apply for certification-Shared commercial and community solar projects

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The application must contain, but is not limited to, the
				  information detailed below. Additional requirements are specified in WAC
				  504-49-210.
(1) The name and address of
				the project administrator and location of the renewable energy
				system.
(2) System information,
				including system component details and operation data such as global
				positioning system coordinates, tilt, estimated shading, and azimuth, as
				applicable.
(3) An executed
				interconnection agreement with the serving utility.
(4) The date and supporting documentation
				verifying that the local jurisdiction issued its final electrical inspection of
				the renewable energy system.
(5)
				Documentation, including final sales invoice, and details of total system price
				as defined in WAC 504-49-195.
(6) A
				signed statement that the administrator understands that this information is
				true, complete, and correct to the best of administrator's knowledge and belief
				under penalty of perjury.
(7) A
				signed statement that the administrator has not previously received a notice of
				eligibility from the department of revenue under
				RCW
				 82.16.120 entitling the community solar
				project participants to receive annual incentive payments for electricity
				generated by the solar energy system.
(8) A signed statement authorizing the energy
				program and the serving utility to share information related to issuing annual
				incentive payments, including application details and energy
				generation.
(9) Payment of the one
				hundred twenty-five dollar application fee.
(10) Additional information required for
				certification of shared commercial solar and community solar projects includes,
				but is not limited to:
(a) Shared commercial
				solar projects:
(i) Project design
				details;
(ii) Levelized cost of
				energy output of the system over its production life, and the calculations used
				to determine such cost;
(iii) A
				list of participants, including:
(A)
				Name;
(B) Address;
(C) Retail rate; and
(D) Utility account number;
(iv) Interconnection information;
				and
(v) Details regarding the
				majority of the installation work. If the majority of the installation of a
				shared commercial solar project is awarded to out-of-state contractors, the
				administrator must submit to the energy program:
(A) The reasons for using out-of-state
				contractors;
(B) The percentage of
				installation work performed by out-of-state contractors; and
(C) A cost comparison of the installation
				services performed by out-of-state contractors compared to the same services
				performed by Washington-based contractors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-230 - Response from the energy program

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Within thirty days of receipt of the application for
				  pre-certification or certification, the energy program must notify the
				  customer-owner or administrator, electronically or by mail, whether the
				  renewable energy system qualifies for incentive payments. This notice must
				  state the rate to be paid per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by the
				  renewable energy system, as provided in section 6(12), chapter 36, Laws of
				  2017, 3rd sp. sess. (ESSB 5939), subject to any applicable caps and limits on
				  total annual payment as defined in this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-235 - Public disclosure

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System certifications and the information contained therein
				  are subject to public disclosure. In addition, all energy generation and
				  incentive payment information associated with the certified system (as
				  collected by the energy program) is subject to public
				  disclosure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-240 - Denial or revocation of system certification

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The energy program may deny or revoke the approval of a
				  system's certification and an appeal of this final determination may be
				  initiated. The appeal provisions under Part VII of this chapter apply
				  here.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-245 - Utility liability

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A utility is not liable for incentive payments to a
				  customer-owner if the utility has disconnected the customer due to a violation
				  of a customer service agreement, such as nonpayment of the customer's bill or a
				  violation of an interconnection agreement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-49 - RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM INCENTIVE PROGRAM › Part II - PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCENTIVE LEVELS BY PROJECT TYPE › Section 504-49-250 - Modification to system

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Modification details must be provided to the energy program.
				  Examples are provided in WAC 504-49-305.