On January 24th, Seattle City Light presented its biennial conservation targets as required under Washington State’s I-937 statute. The statute requires the state’s 17 largest electric utilities to assess their 10 year conservation potential and establish a pro-rata share of that potential that is cost effective and achievable in a 2 year target. [Editor’s note: this methodological approach while often referred to as “all” cost effective conservation, in actuality only represents 46% of the 10 year cost effective potential.] SCL in its Conservation Potential Assessment estimated its 10 year economically available and achievable conservation resource to be 120.02 aMW. As such, it set its 2012-2013 conservation target at 24.01 aMW. For reference, SCL’s 2010-2011 biennial target was 19.68 aMW and its actual achievement was 25 aMW.
 The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council transitioned to the name Building Potential in 2024. The organization’s legal name remains the same and the Board of Directors and Staff have not changed. |