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The City of Seattle
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A resolution relating to the City Light Department; acknowledging and approving the 2026 Integrated Resource Plan as conforming with the public policy objectives of The City of Seattle and the requirements of the State of Washington; and approving the Integrated Resource Plan for the biennium September 2026 through August 2028.
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The City of Seattle (City) recognizes the desire of its residents to have adequate, reliable, affordable, equitable, low-risk, and environmentally responsible electric power resources.
The City recognizes the need for clean and reliable electric power resources to assure the economic well-being, health, comfort, and safety of its residents.
The City Light Department’s (City Light) 2026 Integrated Resource Plan continues to emphasize energy conservation and engagement in regional energy programs and markets, resource diversity, reasonable cost, the addition of clean renewable resources, and customer participation in conservation and demand response programs.
The 2026 Integrated Resource Plan identifies additions to City Light’s portfolio of electric power resources that meet anticipated customer power needs as a result of transportation and building electrification for the planning period of 2026 to 2045.
The 2026 Integrated Resource Plan recognizes that City Light continues in its role to further advance and support leadership in regional greenhouse gas reduction, energy conservation, renewable or non-emitting energy, and electrification.
The 2026 Integrated Resource Plan is intended to conform with the State of Washington requirements under chapter 19.280 RCW for the development of integrated resource plans or progress reports by consumer-owned utilities and approval of such plans or reports by the consumer-owned utilities’ governing bodies each biennium.
City Light expects to prepare the 2028 Integrated Resource Plan Progress Report for the City Council to update the 2026 Integrated Resource Plan which will include City Light’s plan as needed to address changing circumstances affecting the region and City Light. Therefore,
Be it resolved by the City Council of The City of Seattle, the Mayor concurring:
Section 1. The City Council acknowledges receipt of the 2026 Integrated Resource Plan, as developed by the City Light Department (City Light) and attached to this resolution as Attachment 1, and approves the 2026 Integrated Resource Plan for the biennium September 2026 through August 2028. The Plan complies with the public policy objectives of The City of Seattle and statutory requirements of the State of Washington (chapter 19.280 RCW).
Section 2. City Light will continue to emphasize environmental leadership through its conservation programs and its compliance with the Energy Independence Act (chapter 19.285 RCW) and the Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act (chapter 19.405 RCW).
Section 3. On or before September 1, 2028, City Light will transmit to the City Council a 2028 Integrated Resource Plan Progress Report in compliance with chapter 19.280 RCW.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - SCL 2026 Integrated Resource Plan
Attachment 2 - SCL 2026 Integrated Resource Plan Appendices
Adopted by the City Council and signed in open session in authentication of its adoption on .
President of the City Council
Signed in concurrence on .
Katie B. Wilson, Mayor
Attested on .
Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
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