Washington Administrative Code › Title 194 - Commerce, Department of (Energy) › Chapter 194-40 - Clean Energy Transformation Act › Section 194-40-040 - Performance and compliance reporting for the GHG neutral standard and 100% clean electricity standard

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each consumer-owned utility and each
			 investor-owned utility must submit an interim performance report by July 1,
			 2026, and by July 1, 2030, documenting the utility's progress during the prior
			 interim performance period in reaching compliance with the GHG neutral standard
			 beginning in 2030.
(2) Each
			 consumer-owned utility and each investor-owned utility must submit a compliance
			 report by July 1, 2034, and within six months of the end of each subsequent GHG
			 neutral compliance period, documenting the utility's compliance with the GHG
			 neutral standard during the GHG neutral compliance period and its progress in
			 reaching compliance with the 100% clean electricity standard beginning in
			 2045.
(3) Each consumer-owned
			 utility and each investor-owned utility must submit a compliance report by July
			 1, 2046, and by July 1st of each year thereafter, documenting the utility's
			 compliance with the 100% clean electricity standard.
(4) Each report required under subsections
			 (1) and (2) of this section must be submitted using a form provided by commerce
			 and must include the following information for the relevant interim performance
			 period or GHG neutral compliance period:
(a)
			 The amount of renewable resources and nonemitting electric generation used
			 during the period, as a percentage of retail electric loads, compared to the
			 target amount established and reported in the CEIP of the utility for that
			 period.
(b) The amount of
			 conservation and energy efficiency resources acquired during the period,
			 compared to the target amount established and reported in the CEIP of the
			 utility for that period.
(c) The
			 amount of demand response resources acquired during the period, compared to the
			 target amount established and reported in the CEIP of the utility for that
			 period.
(d) The amount of
			 electricity used from renewable resources, in megawatt-hours, compared to the
			 target amount established and reported in the CEIP of the utility for that
			 period.
(e) The amount of
			 electricity used from nonemitting resources, in megawatt-hours over the
			 period.
(f) Identification of any
			 resources subject to the requirements of WAC 194-40-340 and acquired during the
			 period and demonstration that the acquisition was consistent with the
			 requirements of WAC 194-40-340.
(g)
			 A detailed report of any use of each of the following alternative compliance
			 options:
(i) Alternative compliance
			 payments;
(ii) Unbundled renewable
			 energy credits;
(iii) Credits from
			 energy transformation projects;
(iv) Electricity from the Spokane municipal
			 solid waste to energy facility (if it is determined to provide a net reduction
			 in GHG emissions).
(h) A
			 report to demonstrate whether and how, consistent with
			 RCW
			    19.405.040(8) and the
			 utility's CEIP for the period, all customers are benefiting from the transition
			 to clean energy. The report must provide:
(i)
			 Results for each indicator established in the CEIP;
(ii) An explanation of how the specific
			 actions taken by the utility are consistent with the requirements in
			 RCW
			    19.405.040(8); and
(iii) An analysis of whether the forecasted
			 distribution of benefits and reductions of burdens accrued or are reasonably
			 expected to accrue to highly impacted communities, vulnerable populations, and
			 all other customers.
(i)
			 For each specific action identified in the CEIP for the period, pursuant to WAC
			 194-40-200(1), a summary of the actions taken and their results.
(j) For any measurement of achievement
			 reported under (a) through (e) of this subsection that is less than the
			 respective target established in the CEIP, an explanation of the variation from
			 target and any intended actions to offset the variation in the next
			 period.
(k) The information
			 required under WAC 194-40-230(4), if the utility relied on the incremental cost
			 provision in
			 RCW
			    19.405.060(4)(a) during the
			 period.
(l) Any other information
			 necessary to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of CETA that are
			 applicable during the period.