Finds that Washington industries are world-class leaders in the emerging solar electric industry and the Northwest has an anticipated regional shortfall of four to five hundred megawatts in the electric supply as predicted by the Northwest power planning council.

Intends to help meet the anticipated energy shortfalls in an environmentally responsible manner.

Intends to provide commercial incentives for the greater use of locally created and installed solar electric technologies, to support, retain, and grow existing local industries, and further, to create new opportunities for carbon-free electric generation technologies.