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 September 9, 2026, meeting
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) and Commerce are hosting an annual joint resource adequacy meeting required by RCW 19.280.065. We’ll cover the role of energy markets in achieving future resource adequacy and the associated obligations for utilities to participate in markets. The second speaker series will focus on the impact large loads like data centers are having on resource adequacy and how demand flexibility can support resource adequacy. The final speaker series of the meeting will focus on solutions to support the siting and permitting of needed transmission and generation. There are in-person and virtual participation options:
- Date: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026
- Time: 8:30-12 p.m.
- Attend the Sept. 9 meeting (Zoom)
- Meeting ID: 857 6735 1187
- Passcode: 784275
- 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 second in 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.