Blue Fern data center near Cle Elum

Washington state legislation

• ApprovalWUTC Docket UE-161123 - Puget Sound Energy Special Contract with Microsoft (Redmond)utc.wa.govDownloadSpecial contract (effective 2017, still active with ongoing compliance filings) letting Microsoft buy renewable/carbon-free energy directly from wholesale markets for its Redmond corporate campus while using PSE only for grid delivery -- Microsoft remains PSE's only electric special-contract customer.
• LegislationHB824 - Data center energy generation/storage reportingdatacenterbans.comDownloadRequires reporting on data center energy generation and storage.
• LegislationHB2515 - Emerging large energy use facilitiesdatacenterbans.comDownloadRegulates emerging large energy-use facilities such as data centers.
• LegislationResolution 32204seattle.legistar.comDownloadCompanion Seattle City Council resolution on data center policy, adopted June 9, 2026.
• LegislationHB2992 - Data Center Customer Protection Act of 2026datacenterbans.comDownloadEstablishes customer protections related to data center utility costs.
• LegislationHB2655 - Sales/use tax exemption for eastern Washington data centersdatacenterbans.comDownloadProvides retail sales and use tax exemption for construction and equipping of new data centers in eastern Washington counties.
• MoratoriumHB1012 - Local permit freeze on new data center constructiondatacenterbans.comDownloadProhibits local governments from issuing permits, licenses, or certificates for new data center construction until March 1, 2027.
• OrdinanceOrdinance 127447seattle.legistar.comDownloadSeattle ordinance and moratorium on data center permitting, passed June 9, 2026, effective through June 2027.
• DocumentWUTC Docket UE-260162 - Large Load Interconnections for Regulated Electric Utilitiesutc.wa.govDownloadCommission-led policy docket opened 2026 addressing data-center/large-load interconnection and tariff policy for PSE and Avista; draft policy statement expected fall 2026. Most WA data-center load (Quincy/Wenatchee area) sits with consumer-owned PUDs outside WUTC jurisdiction, which this docket does not reach.