Description
State regulations, including CETA, the State Energy Code, Clean Buildings Act, and Climate Commitment Act (CCA), and local regulations, including the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standards, and federal incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act are critical to achieving GHG emission reduction goals from the built environment. King County will convene and support partners as needed to defend and strengthen building sector incentives and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels to advance clean electricity and reduced fossil fuel use and ensure policies and regulations are fully and equitably implemented. The County will advocate for new and amended legislative bills that strengthen regulations, including support for Clean Buildings Act amendments that focus on reducing fossil fuel use in buildings, rooftop and community solar-enabling policies, and increasing the solar net metering threshold.