RCW 80.28.309
Costs as bondable conservation investment.
(1) Costs incurred before June 9, 1994, by electrical, gas, or water companies with respect to energy or water conservation measures and services intended to improve the efficiency of energy or water end use shall constitute bondable conservation investment for purposes of RCW 80.28.005, 80.28.303, 80.28.306, and this section, if:
(a) The commission has previously issued a rate order authorizing the inclusion of such costs in rate base; and
(b) The commission authorizes the issuance of conservation bonds secured by conservation investment assets associated with such costs.
(2) If costs incurred before June 9, 1994, by electrical, gas, or water companies with respect to energy or water conservation measures intended to improve the efficiency of energy or water end use have not previously been considered by the commission for inclusion in rate base, an electrical, gas, or water company may apply to the commission for approval of such costs. If the commission finds that the expenditures are a bondable conservation investment, the commission shall by order designate such expenditures as bondable conservation investment, which shall be subject to RCW 80.28.005, 80.28.303, 80.28.306, and this section.
[ 1994 c 268 § 4.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 80.28 - Gas, Electrical, and Water Companies.
80.28.020 - Commission to fix just, reasonable, and compensatory rates.
80.28.022 - Water company rates—Reserve account.
80.28.024 - Legislative finding.
80.28.050 - Tariff schedules to be filed with commission—Public schedules.
80.28.065 - Tariff schedule—Energy conservation—Payment by successive property owners—Notice—Rules.
80.28.068 - Rates—Low-income customers.
80.28.070 - Sliding scale of charges permitted.
80.28.074 - Legislative declaration.
80.28.075 - Banded rates—Natural gas and electric services.
80.28.080 - Published rates to be charged—Exceptions.
80.28.090 - Unreasonable preference prohibited.
80.28.100 - Rate discrimination prohibited—Exception.
80.28.110 - Service to be furnished on reasonable notice.
80.28.120 - Effect on existing contracts.
80.28.130 - Repairs, improvements, changes, additions, or extensions may be directed.
80.28.140 - Inspection of gas and water meters.
80.28.150 - Inspection of electric meters.
80.28.160 - Testing apparatus to be furnished.
80.28.170 - Testing at consumer's request.
80.28.180 - Rules and regulations.
80.28.185 - Water companies or wastewater companies within counties—Commission may regulate.
80.28.190 - Gas companies—Certificate—Violations—Commission powers—Penalty—Fees.
80.28.200 - Gas companies—Refunds of charges.
80.28.220 - Gas companies—Right of eminent domain—Purposes.
80.28.230 - Gas companies—Use for purpose acquired exclusive—Disposition of property.
80.28.250 - Water companies—Fire hydrants.
80.28.260 - Adoption of policies to provide financial incentives for energy efficiency programs.
80.28.270 - Water or wastewater companies—Extension, installation, or connection charges.
80.28.280 - Compressed natural gas—Motor vehicle refueling stations—Public interest.
80.28.290 - Compressed natural gas—Refueling stations—Identify barriers.
80.28.303 - Conservation service tariff—Contents of filing—Rate base—Duties of commission.
80.28.309 - Costs as bondable conservation investment.
80.28.320 - Regulation of battery charging facilities.
80.28.350 - Petition to place a wastewater company in receivership—Power of eminent domain.
80.28.370 - Community solar companies—Definitions.
80.28.375 - Community solar companies—Requirements to engage in business—Registration.
80.28.380 - Gas companies—Conservation targets.
80.28.385 - Renewable natural gas program.
80.28.390 - Tariff—Voluntary renewable natural gas service.
80.28.395 - Natural gas—Cost of greenhouse gas emissions—Calculation.
80.28.400 - Commission—Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions—Report.
80.28.405 - Clean energy action plan—Greenhouse gas emissions—Calculation of cost.
80.28.410 - Clean energy action plan—Account for and defer costs.
80.28.425 - Multiyear rate plan.
80.28.435 - Replacement of natural gas with hydrogen—Notice to commission—Tariff approval.
80.28.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.