HB 1127 - DIGEST

Authorizes the governing authority of an electric utility, formed under chapter 35.92 RCW (municipal utilities), and the commission of a public utility district to adopt a transportation electrification plan.

Requires the department of commerce to arrange for a study of utility capital expenditures projected to be driven by growth in distributed resources, including photovoltaic systems, electric vehicles, and other customer-owned technologies identified as likely to cause a shift in capital expenditures.

Requires the study to survey each of the state's utilities and include a low and high adoption scenario for each resource.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.