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House passes natural gas ban, despite strained energy grid

Despite pleas asking customers to turn down their thermostats to reduce strain on the energy grid during the state’s frigid…

Pointing to strained energy grid, PSE tells people to limit energy use while pushing bill to ban natural gas

Pointing to Washington’s strained energy grid, Puget Sound Energy and others urged families to limit their energy consumption during this…

Ninth Circuit denial fuels legal fight against a natural gas ban

The legal fight against a natural gas ban in Washington gained new momentum this week. The Ninth Circuit Court of…

SBCC continues assault on energy security

New rules ignore hundreds of pleas and federal law OLYMPIA…The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) today moved forward with…

Don’t leave tax incentives on the table!

The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 included new incentives for energy efficiency. Find out what financial incentives you…

Fight for common sense in the latest building code updates by Nov. 22

Time is running out to fight for common sense in the latest building code updates.  BIAW members have been urging…