“Washington demonstrated a deep commitment to meaningful community engagement and centering equity concerns.”
Washington is a leader on energy and climate policy with a goal to provide an equitable clean energy economy to benefit everyone in the state — including urban and rural communities, overburdened and low-income households, and Indigenous communities.
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The Washington State Department of Commerce’s Energy Division received a 2022 State Leadership in Clean Energy Award from the Clean Energy States Alliance in Washington D.C. on June 7 for the 2021 State Energy Strategy. Washington was one of six national recipients of the award.
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