Equity and Affordability in Washington State Investor-Owned Utility Resource Plans
This document discusses the incorporation of equity and affordability in resource plans of investor-owned utilities in Washington State. It details various types of plans, statutes, and directives. Internal and external approaches for ensuring equity are highlighted, along with contact information for further inquiries.
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Equity and Affordability in Washington State Investor-Owned Utility Resource Plans December 6, 2023 Heather Moline Section Manager, Energy Planning
Types of Plans Integrated Resource Plans: all utilities, 20+ years Clean Energy Action Plans: electric, 10 years Clean Energy Implementation Plans: electric, 4 years Biennial Conservation Plans: all utilities, 2 years Requests for Proposals: all utilities, ongoing For more information, visit https://www.utc.wa.gov/regulated- industries/utilities/energy 2
Statute, rule, and Order contain clear directives for all plans to incorporate equity and affordability. As an example, see Clean Energy Transformation Act , WAC 480-100-610, and Cascade Natural Gas General Rate Case Final Order 09, Filed 8/23/2022 in Docket UG-210755. 3
How is this being done? Internally Creation of equity office within UTC Equity Docket: procedural, distributional, recognition, restorative Pro-equity Anti-Racism (PEAR) plan Externally Advisory Groups Recent discussions with utilities on Equity in IRPs Intervenor (Participatory) Funding Conversations on data: customer benefit indicators, non-energy impacts, qualitative where needed Conversations about who we're talking about: named communities 4
Thank you Heather.moline@utc.wa.gov 5
