Rural Clean Energy survey continues

An Online public meeting which seeks input from the public as part of a rural clean energy study will be holding a session on June 5.

The public is invited to register for the Zoom meeting Wednesday, June 5, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

The state is seeking input from residents of rural Washington communities with an interest in how development of large or community-scale solar, wind and other types of clean energy projects may affect the community.

The public is invited to join a virtual statewide conversation that will help inform the Washington State Rural Clean Energy Economics and Community Engagement Study and Report, being prepared under the direction of the Washington State Department of Commerce.

The Washington Legislature directed the Department of Commerce to conduct a study and create a report on the impacts of clean energy projects on rural communities. The purpose is to increase mutual understanding among policymakers, rural community residents, and representative interests. Development of a detailed analysis of the direct and indirect economic and financial impacts of clean energy projects in rural Washington will be prepared as part of this study.

Commerce contracted the services of a consultant to provide neutral third-party services for the Rural Clean Energy Economics and Community Engagement Study and Report. Ross Strategic leads the Consultant Team, and is supported by the Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI) and Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc). Ross Strategic will impartially facilitate the public meetings with subject matter expertise on clean energy issues provided by CETI and on economics and financial analyses provided by IEc.