Public input opportunity
Rural clean energy study - public meetings begin May 14
Do you live in a rural Washington community and have an interest in how development of large or community-scale solar, wind and other types of clean energy projects may affect your community?
If so, please join us for a conversation that will help inform the Rural Clean Energy Economics and Community Engagement Study and Report, being prepared under the direction of the Washington State Department of Commerce.
In-person community meetings:
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Dayton, WA: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion, 5 N Pine St, Dayton WA 99328
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Zillah, WA: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Zillah Civic Center, 119 1st Ave, Zillah, WA 98953
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Mt. Vernon, WA, Thursday, May 16, 2024, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC 16650 SR 536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Statewide virtual public meeting - June date to be announced.
Visit www.ruralcleanenergywashington.org for more information, or contact the Rural Clean Energy Study Consultant Team at [email protected]
Public meetings convened by Commerce are inclusive and accessible. If you have an access or accommodation need to attend one of the meetings listed above, please email our consultant team at [email protected].
Background
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.
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