June 3, 2024

REMINDER: Public meeting Wednesday, June 5

Seeking input for a rural clean energy study

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 virtual 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.

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Wednesday, June 5, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Zoom

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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.

If you have questions, please contact our consultant team at [email protected].

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Commerce works with local governments, businesses, community-based organizations and tribes to strengthen communities. The department’s diverse portfolio of more than 100 programs and effective public and private partnerships promote sustainable community and economic development to help all Washingtonians thrive. For more information, visit http://www.commerce.wa.gov. For information on locating or expanding a business in Washington, visit choosewashingtonstate.com.

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