WR endorsed Initiative 2066 – protecting energy choice – is headed to the November 5, 2024 general election ballot.
The initiative is all but guaranteed to qualify with an astonishing 546,000 signatures turned in of the 325,000 needed to qualify. The Washington Secretary of State recommends a minimum of 405,000 signatures to ensure meeting the threshold to account for duplicates and errors. The signatures were collected in a record time of only 44 days.
This measure would repeal or prohibit laws and regulations that discourage natural gas use and require certain utilities to provide natural gas to eligible customers.
On behalf of its members, customers, and employees, Washington Retail has endorsed the initiative to allow energy consumers to make their own choices. The current law would eventually phase out natural gas use and force businesses and homeowners to retrofit their homes when they sell and lead to costly new construction requirements.
I-2066 restores consumer choice in their energy needs. WR encourages voters to approve Initiative 2066 November 5, 2024.
