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2006 Washington Initiative 937

October 19, 2023

Ballot Initiative 937 (official name Initiative measure no. 937, known as I-937) is a clean energy initiative passed in the US state of Washington, appearing on the ballot in the November 2006 elections. It passed with 52 percent of the vote.[1]

Content of the proposal Edit

The initiative requires large utilities to obtain 15% of their electricity from new renewable resources such as solar and wind (but excluding hydro) by 2020 with incremental steps of 3% by 2012 and 9% by 2016. It also requires that utilities undertake all cost-effective energy conservation.[2]

Precedents Edit

Similar legislation has been enacted in at least 20 other states including the following. (The table is sorted by date and then by descending percentage. I-937 is included in bold.)

State Name Enacted Percentage By Comments/Source
Maine 30% 2000
Arizona 1.1% 2007
Massachusetts 4% 2009
Connecticut 10% 2010
Iowa ~10% 2010
New Mexico 10% 2011
New York 24% 2013
Nevada 20% 2015
Minnesota 19% 2015
Montana 15% 2015
Colorado Amendment 37 2004 10% 2015 First ballot initiative[3]
Texas ~4.2% 2015 5.88 GW
California 20% 2017
Rhode Island 16% 2019
Delaware 10% 2019
Maryland 7.5% 2019
New Jersey 22.5% 2020
Hawaii 20% 2020
Washington I-937 15% 2020
Washington, D.C. 11% 2022
Pennsylvania 8% 2020

Unless indicated otherwise, data are from [4]

Supporters Edit

Supporters included the following:[5]

Elected officials Edit

Civic and political organizations Edit

Health organizations Edit

Energy and labor Edit

Environmental Edit

Faith Edit

Newspapers Edit

Opponents Edit

Opponents included many small co-op electrical providers (even though the initiative affects only utilities with greater than 25,000 customers) as well as the following:[6]

References Edit

  1. ^ . www.msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007.
  2. ^ Full text of Ballot Initiative 937 (.pdf)
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2006-10-26.

External links Edit

  • Washington’s Primary Energy Consumption by Source 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (.doc)

October 19, 2023
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Ballot Initiative 937 official name Initiative measure no 937 known as I 937 is a clean energy initiative passed in the US state of Washington appearing on the ballot in the November 2006 elections It passed with 52 percent of the vote 1 Contents 1 Content of the proposal 2 Precedents 3 Supporters 3 1 Elected officials 3 2 Civic and political organizations 3 3 Health organizations 3 4 Energy and labor 3 5 Environmental 3 6 Faith 3 7 Newspapers 4 Opponents 5 References 6 External linksContent of the proposal EditThe initiative requires large utilities to obtain 15 of their electricity from new renewable resources such as solar and wind but excluding hydro by 2020 with incremental steps of 3 by 2012 and 9 by 2016 It also requires that utilities undertake all cost effective energy conservation 2 Precedents EditSimilar legislation has been enacted in at least 20 other states including the following The table is sorted by date and then by descending percentage I 937 is included in bold State Name Enacted Percentage By Comments SourceMaine 30 2000Arizona 1 1 2007Massachusetts 4 2009Connecticut 10 2010Iowa 10 2010New Mexico 10 2011New York 24 2013Nevada 20 2015Minnesota 19 2015Montana 15 2015Colorado Amendment 37 2004 10 2015 First ballot initiative 3 Texas 4 2 2015 5 88 GWCalifornia 20 2017Rhode Island 16 2019Delaware 10 2019Maryland 7 5 2019New Jersey 22 5 2020Hawaii 20 2020Washington I 937 15 2020Washington D C 11 2022Pennsylvania 8 2020Unless indicated otherwise data are from 4 Supporters EditSupporters included the following 5 Elected officials Edit U S Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray U S Congressmen Jay Inslee Adam Smith Norm Dicks and Jim McDermott State Senators Luke Esser R Dave Schmidt R Debbie Regala D Bill Finkbeiner R Erik Poulsen D Karen Fraser D Craig Pridemore D Jeanne Kohl Welles D Karen Keiser D State Representatives Toby Nixon R Zach Hudgins D Brian J Sullivan D Fred Jarrett R Pat Sullivan D Geoff Simpson D Rodney Tom D Dave Upthegrove D Brendan Williams D King County Executive Ron Sims Seattle Mayor Greg NickelsCivic and political organizations Edit League of Women Voters Kittitas Valley League of Women voters Washington State Democrats King County Young Democrats Republicans for Environmental Protection Washington Chapter Green Party of Washington State Peace Action for WashingtonHealth organizations Edit American Lung Association American Cancer Society Washington Physicians for Social ResponsibilityEnergy and labor Edit Washington Public Utility Districts Association Washington State Labor Council United Steelworkers SEIU Washington State CouncilEnvironmental Edit Denis Hayes Founder of Earth Day NW Energy Coalition Audubon Society Washington The Mountaineers Sierra Club Cascade Chapter Washington Conservation Voters Union of Concerned Scientists Natural Resources Defense Council National Wildlife FederationFaith Edit Earth Ministry Lutheran Public Policy Office of Washington Washington Association of Churches Church Council of Greater SeattleNewspapers Edit The Seattle P I The Olympian The Tacoma News Tribune The StrangerOpponents EditOpponents included many small co op electrical providers even though the initiative affects only utilities with greater than 25 000 customers as well as the following 6 Big Bend Electrical Cooperative Archived 2006 08 13 at the Wayback Machine Boeing Boise Cascade Chamber of Commerces Bellevue Greater Seattle Kelso Longview Pasco Spokane Regional Tacoma Pierce County Wenatchee Valley West Richland Area Modern Electric Water Company National Association of Manufacturers Peninsula Light Company PUDs of Benton Cowlitz Franklin Lewis and Mason County Representatives Brian Blake D and Dean Takko Senators Jean Berkey D and Mark L Doumit D Tanner Electric Cooperative Archived 2006 12 05 at the Wayback Machine U S Chamber of Commerce Washington Farm Bureau Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association WeyerhaeuserReferences Edit MSN Outlook Office Skype Bing Breaking News and Latest Videos www msnbc msn com Archived from the original on November 16 2007 Full text of Ballot Initiative 937 pdf The Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Ballot Initiative Archived from the original on 2006 10 28 Retrieved 2006 10 26 State Clean Energy Maps and Graphs Archived from the original on 2006 10 28 Retrieved 2006 10 26 Yes On I 937 Archived from the original on 2006 11 04 Retrieved 2006 10 26 Domain Name Renewal and web hosting from Network Solutions Archived from the original on 2007 09 06 Retrieved 2006 10 26 External links EditWashington s Primary Energy Consumption by Source Archived 2006 10 03 at the Wayback Machine doc Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Washington Initiative 937 amp oldid 1160572801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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