Intergate Columbia B

Washington state legislation

• WUTC Docket UE-161123 - Puget Sound Energy Special Contract with Microsoft (Redmond)Approvalutc.wa.govSpecial contract (effective 2017, still active with ongoing compliance filings) letting Microsoft buy renewable/carbon-free energy directly from wholesale markets for its Redmond corporate campus while using PSE only for grid delivery -- Microsoft remains PSE's only electric special-contract customer.Download
• HB824 - Data center energy generation/storage reportingLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires reporting on data center energy generation and storage.Download
• HB2515 - Emerging large energy use facilitiesLegislationdatacenterbans.comRegulates emerging large energy-use facilities such as data centers.Download
• Resolution 32204Legislationseattle.legistar.comCompanion Seattle City Council resolution on data center policy, adopted June 9, 2026.Download
• HB2992 - Data Center Customer Protection Act of 2026Legislationdatacenterbans.comEstablishes customer protections related to data center utility costs.Download
• HB2655 - Sales/use tax exemption for eastern Washington data centersLegislationdatacenterbans.comProvides retail sales and use tax exemption for construction and equipping of new data centers in eastern Washington counties.Download
• HB1012 - Local permit freeze on new data center constructionMoratoriumdatacenterbans.comProhibits local governments from issuing permits, licenses, or certificates for new data center construction until March 1, 2027.Download
• Ordinance 127447Ordinanceseattle.legistar.comSeattle ordinance and moratorium on data center permitting, passed June 9, 2026, effective through June 2027.Download
• WUTC Docket UE-260162 - Large Load Interconnections for Regulated Electric UtilitiesDocumentutc.wa.govCommission-led policy docket opened 2026 addressing data-center/large-load interconnection and tariff policy for PSE and Avista; draft policy statement expected fall 2026. Most WA data-center load (Quincy/Wenatchee area) sits with consumer-owned PUDs outside WUTC jurisdiction, which this docket does not reach.Download