The Washington State Department of Commerce engaged the Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI) in March to provide technical consultation to Commerce, the Governor’s office, and an Advisory Committee in developing the Washington 2021 State Energy Strategy.

We are pleased to announce that the Washington State Department of Commerce chose us to provide technical expertise to help develop the 2021 Washington State Energy Strategy.

The 2020 Washington state legislative session ended on Thursday, March 12, 2020. While a short session, several important clean energy bills passed.

After a very busy year, the Clean Energy Transition Institute has become an important catalyst for framing informed discussions about deep decarbonization in the Northwest. We are respected for providing unbiased research, daylighting the nuances of the clean energy...

Presentation of the Northwest Deep Decarbonization Pathways study to Montana Governor Steve Bullock's Climate Solutions Council on December 10, 2019.

With glaciers melting, seas rising, wildfires raging, and storms intensifying, Americans have awakened to the reality of climate change. The majority now understands that global warming is happening; is caused by humans burning fossil fuels; and is causing the climate to change. People are asking how they can do their part to reduce their carbon footprints.

In the event that Democrats win back the Senate in 2020, current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would introduce a proposal to speed up the transition to electric vehicles that would eliminate carbon emissions from approximately 65 million gas-powered cars.

The Institute delivered three major presentations at conferences in November and December.

Presentation of the Northwest Deep Decarbonization Pathways study to key business, utility, nonprofit advocates, and policymakers on October 24, 2019.

A briefing on October 24, 2019 of the study's Washington State-only results of the Northwest Deep Decarbonization Pathways study for Governor Jay Inslee's climate and clean energy policy and agency staff.

The Institute convened key Washington State stakeholders in the state over two days in October to present and discuss the Northwest Deep Decarbonization Pathways study.

Cheaper, cleaner, quiet energy. It’s an easy sell. That’s why community solar farms have been sprouting up across the nation. Forty states have at least one community solar project, and 1,523 megawatts (MW) of this type of solar were installed in 2018.