At least once a year, Commerce and the UTC hold a meeting with representatives of investor- and consumer-owned utilities, regional planning organizations, transmission operators, and other stakeholders to discuss the current, short-term, and long-term adequacy of energy resources to serve the state’s electric needs. Based on RCW 19.280.065, Commerce and the Utilities and Transportation Commission (Commission) are required to hold these annual meetings and provide a summary to the governor and legislature.
Meeting topics discussed include recent assessments of electricity demand and supply, the electric power industry’s progress in developing a coordinated resource adequacy program, and other actions utilities are taking to ensure resource adequacy. Meeting summaries are submitted to the governor and Legislature within 60 days of each meeting, and meetings will be held through 2031.
Attend the June 22, 2026, meeting
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and Commerce are hosting their annual joint resource adequacy meeting required by RCW 19.280.065. We’ll cover summer reliability assessments and overall readiness data, weather and hydropower outlooks, and and ideas to improve resource adequacy. Following are in-person and virtual participation options:
- Date: Monday, June 22, 2026
- Time: 12:30-5 p.m.
- Attend the June 22 meeting (Zoom)
- Meeting ID: 840 6826 3283
- Passcode: 504673
- In-person location:
- Utilities and Transportation Commission
621 Woodland Square Loop SE | Room 110
Lacey, WA 98503
- Utilities and Transportation Commission
This meeting will be the first of a series of resource adequacy meetings hosted by Commerce and UTC in calendar year 2026 and will cover topics discussed at traditional resource adequacy meetings mandated by RCW 19.280.065.