With the mayor’s signing of the Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act of 2018, Washington, D.C., has officially committed to transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2032.
In addition to the requirement for electric utilities to source their supply from 100% renewable sources, the bill also does as follows:
- Increases fees on energy from sources including coal and gas and uses the revenue to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy programs;
- Sets up one of the nation’s strongest energy performance standards for existing buildings to maximize energy efficiency; and
- Encourages drivers to purchase electric vehicles (EVs), expands EV charging stations, and requires buses and other large fleets to transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable electric power.
“D.C.’s energy and climate action plan calls for 50 percent greenhouse-gas reductions by 2032,” states Mark Rodeffer, chair of the Sierra Club’s D.C. Chapter. “The law signed by Mayor Bowser today puts us on a path to meet that goal or even surpass it. We applaud Mayor Bowser’s climate leadership, which includes not only signing this law but also pledging that D.C. will be carbon-neutral by 2050.”
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