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The full slate of panels and speakers is set for the Future of Carbon Policy Forum, including the newly added “Leading to Linkage with California & Québec panel.” Join climate and clean energy leaders shaping Washington’s clean energy future.

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Graphic with light blue text: “Panels and speakers finalized for the 8th Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum.” Italicized subtext: “Including the newly added ‘Leading to Linkage with California and Quebec’ panel.” Image of a wooden troll and a green arrow pointing right below text. Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with title text on green box at top of page: “Leading to Linkage with California & Quebec.” Subtext below: “Discuss linking carbon markets and advancing the clean energy transition - positioning Washington to join the world’s fourth-largest carbon market.” Headshots of panelists in circle frames from left to right with name and organization below: “Rajinder Sahota, California Air Resources Board,” “Jean-Yves Benoi, Quebec Ministry of the Environment,” “Joel Creswell, WA Dept. of Ecology.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with title text on green box at top of page: “Efficient and Effective Clean Energy Siting.” Subtext below: “Washington’s three key regulatory leaders discuss what’s working, what can improve, and what comes next for clean energy siting.” Headshots of panelists in circle frames from left to right with name and organization below: “Casey Sixkiller, WA Dept. of Ecology,” “Joe Nguyen, WA Dept. of Commerce,” “Kurt Beckett, WA Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with title text on green box at top of page: “David & Patricia Giuliani Clean Energy Entrepreneur Award Finalists.” Subtext: “Learn how these innovative companies are driving decarbonization and economic opportunity, followed by the award announcement.” Headshots of panelists in circle frames from left to right with name and organization below: “Anthony Pancotti, Co-Founder, Helion,” “Karl Vanevenhoven, Chief Operating Officer, Yakima Chief Hops,” “Chris Dougher, VP of Operations, Sila.” Headshot centered below: “Moderated by Lisa Stiffler, Reporter, GeekWire.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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#ClimateCommitmentAct funding helped UW turn a former landfill into clean power⚡️

An 84 kW solar canopy with EV charging for 20 vehicles, built to scale up to 2.5 MW - enough to power ~2,000 homes. Smart use of space, stronger resilience, and proof the CCA delivers. We love to see it!

#Greensky
Here’s why there’s a solar canopy in a sprawling parking lot at the University of Washington
UW is powering up its vision for a brighter, more sustainable future with a newly completed solar canopy installed in a sprawling parking lot north of Husky Stadium.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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This year, @wastatecommerce.bsky.social awarded $41.1 million in #ClimateCommitmentAct funding to 49 projects across 22 counties - supporting solar and battery storage that reduce emissions and strengthen community resilience statewide.

#Greensky #CleanEnergy #WAClimateAction
Graphic with gradient orange and yellow background. Title text at top of page: “Clean Energy Community Grants in Southwest Washington.” Text below: “$41.1M awarded statewide to 49 projects in 22 counties, including:,” “$1M to the Chehalis Tribe to plan a large-scale solar farm,” “$1.39M to Thurston County for solar + battery storage at Public Health & Social Services.” icon of a sun next to the first bullet point, icon of a battery next to the second bullet point. Image of solar panels on bottom third of page. Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
December 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Community solar can be an economic boon to farmers - especially since 140,000 farms closed between 2017-2022. Farmers can lease land, keep farming through agrivoltaics, and power nearby homes with affordable, local clean energy. Farmers powering communities = a big win. 🌱⚡️

#Greensky
TriplePundit • A New Business Organization Helps U.S. Farmers Forge Community Connections with Solar Power
A New Business Organization Helps U.S. Farmers Forge Community Connections with Solar Power
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December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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WAs final 2025 CCA auction brought in $394M, bringing 2025 revenue to $1.68B and $4.32B all-time. The market averaged a $57.60 allowance price, below 2022’s $64.76 projection, showing market efficiency and resilience.

See where CCA funding is going: climatecommitment.cleanprosperousinstitute.org
Graphic with title text on dark green background across top of page: “Final Climate Commitment Act Allowance Auction of 2025.” Lime green banner below that with centered subheading: “CCA Auction Results.” Three bullet points going left to right: “$394M new state revenue from covered entities,” “$1.68B total 2025 funding generated,” “$4.32B all-time funding generated.” Lime green banner below that with centered subheading: “Market Performance.” Two points from left to right: “$57.60 average allowance price across all 2025 auctions (including APCR),” “$64.76 projected average 2025 price (2022 Ecology modeling).” ‘Funded by the Climate Commitment Act’ logo in bottom left corner, Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with title: Explore the Impact, Mapping Washington’s Climate Commitments.” Image of the Clean & Prosperous Climate Commitment Map centered to page. Italicized text below the map: “Updated to reflect the 2025 Legislative session and features existing and planned spending through June 2027.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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As states double down on climate action, companies respond with ambition.

Ambitious climate laws in CA, WA with the CCA, and the Northeast show how state leadership spurs cleaner business practices while boosting economic benefits for millions of households.

#Greensky #ClimateAction
TriplePundit • When U.S. States Speak on Climate Action, Companies Listen
When U.S. States Speak on Climate Action, Companies Listen
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December 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Gas stations are becoming EV hubs. Companies like Wawa, Sheetz, Love’s, Pilot Flying J, and Buc-ee’s are adding chargers where drivers already stop.

WA is seeing the same momentum - Arlington debuted the first CCA-funded public fast charger off I-5, boosting convenient EV travel.
Graphic with lime green background and image of an EV charging station in a parking lot on the left two-thirds of the page. Title text on top right two-thirds of page: “EV Fast-Charging at Gas Stations.” Three categories of text below - from top to bottom: “Driver Behavior & Demand.” Bullet point: “80% of EV drivers will go out of their way for stations with better lighting, security, and 24/7 access.” “Economic Impact.” Bullet points: “Installing an EV charger increases spending by 1%, which covers 11% of installation costs,” “A single public quick charger can generate over $10,000-$12,000 per stall per year in revenue.” “Future EV Growth.” Bullet points: “By 2035, at least 26% of U.S. cars could be electric,” “EVs could reach 65% of all vehicle sales by 2050.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Bellingham students are building a road-ready EV!⚡️🚗
A first-of-its-kind class giving students real engineering skills, EV safety certification, and a jump-start into clean tech careers. A huge win for WA’s future innovators.

#Greensky #ElectricVehicles

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December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Drumroll!🥁 Our 2026 Giuliani Clean Energy Entrepreneur finalists - Helion, Yakima Chief Hops and Sila Nanotechnologies - are powering WA's clean energy future!

Winner announced at our 8th annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum - Jan 8 at the @nordicmuseum.org

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Graphic with black background and centered text, all the same size, three colors: Blue text: “8th Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum,” green text: “David & Patricia Giuliani Clean Energy Entrepreneur Award,” white text: “Finalists” with an arrow pointing to the right. Gold arches in the top left and right corner of pages with light spark coming off the end. Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with image of fusion project glowing pink on left third of page. Title text left aligned next to image: “Helion.” Paragraph below: “Helion is building the world’s first fusion power plant right here in Malaga, WA, aiming to deliver 50 MW of zero-carbon power by 2028. One plant can prevent 100,000+ tons of CO2 each year, and the company has grown to 500+ employees, nearly half fusion techs.” Helion logo centered to right 2/3 of page. Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with image of a carbon capture system showing a white ‘Yakima Chief Hops’ branded collector unit on left third of page. Title text left aligned next to image: “Yakima Chief Hops.” Paragraph below: “Yakima Chief Hops is slashing its carbon footprint with new CO2-recovery tech at its Sunnyside site - capturing ~1,600 tons of CO2 a year and cutting emissions 50%. As a major local employer, they help sustain rural and Tribal hop-growing communities across the Yakima valley.” Yakima Chief Hops logo centered to right ⅔ of page. Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with image of Sila’s Moses Lake campus on left third of page. Title text left aligned next to image: “Sila.” Paragraph below: “Sila’s next-generation Titan Silicon anode material boosts battery energy density, enabling longer-range, faster-charging EVs. Their new Moses Lake campus is set to hire up to 500 workers, anchoring a cutting-edge battery materials industry in central Washington.” Sila logo centered to right ⅔ of page. Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Kudos to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on speeding up clean energy deployment with faster permitting, expanded transmission, and grid upgrades to cut GHGs, capture federal tax credits, and support more affordable energy.

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Graphic with image of two wind turbines in the Pacific Northwest with a dark cloudy sky Title text in white on top of page: “Oregon Pushes to Fast-Track Clean Energy Projects.” Subheading also in white text: “Gov. Kotek’s executive order speeds up permitting and transmission planning to meet climate targets - with major implications for the Northwest grid and Washington’s clean-energy future.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphics with dark gray background and yellow title on top of page: “Shaping the Northwest’s Clean Energy Future.” Four bullet points below with white text and yellow bullets: “Oregon’s clean energy push targets 50% GHG reduction by 2035 and 90% by 2050,” “Nearly 7 GW of energy storage already planned - enough to power ~5.8 million homes across the region,” “OPB reports OR & WA lag due to nearly century-old BPA transmission lines and slow upgrades,” “Federal clean energy tax credits expire in 2027, putting billions in potential projects and jobs at risk if permitting and grid expansion don’t accelerate.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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California can cut pollution & lower costs by choosing @airresources.bsky.social's Higher Ambition cap. It delivers deeper reductions, stable prices & real relief for working families. Stronger action keeps the state on track & avoids rising climate impacts.
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Graphic with blue background color. Title text on top of page: “California Can Cut More Pollution, Faster.” Subheading: “As CARB updates the cap-and-invest program, a more ambitious cap removes more allowances now, accelerating pollution cuts while keeping the market stable.” Line chart on bottom half of page with title: “Modeled Cap Trajectories, MTCO2e.” Bar chart with white background showing dates 2025-2045 on the x-axis and numbers 0-300 on the y-axis with three lines all decreasing: red dotted line = lower ambition, yellow dotted line = moderate ambition, and green dotted line = higher ambition. ‘Greenline Insights’ logo in bottom left corner and Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner. Graphic with blue background and title text: “Stronger Cap, Stronger Outcomes.” Four bullet points below: “Removing 154M allowances through 2030 - instead of 118M - achieves deeper near-term pollution cuts,” “Lower income and working families benefit most with the largest gains for households less than or equal to $70K,” “A tighter cap removes 586M allowances between 2027-2045 while keeping prices stable and markets predictable,” “Faster reductions curb rising climate impacts, including higher insurance costs, extreme heat losses, and wildfire-related harms.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
December 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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We *love* second-life batteries for energy storage 🔋

ICYMI: A great episode of @volts.wtf feat. Redwood Energy. Used EV packs create more value from existing materials, generate less waste & strengthen the grid as demand grows.
volts.wtf David Roberts @volts.wtf · Oct 23
Something like 80% of the used lithium-ion batteries in the country go to Redwood Materials for recycling. So they had a thought: what if we hook all these used batteries up as grid-scale storage until they're completely tapped out, and *then* recycle them? Thus was born: Redwood Energy.
Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?
Colin Campbell explains how Redwood drains every drop of capacity from used batteries before they are recycled.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Washington has a major opportunity to grow clean energy while supporting working lands. @chrisdaniels.bsky.social reports that WSU found 87,000 acres suitable for agrivoltaics that could produce up to 17.4 GW and boost farm resilience, with a pilot underway near Wenatchee.

#Greensky
Graphic with image of agrivoltaic farming (solar panels over farmland) on top third of page. Green background on bottom ⅔ of page. Title text: “Agrivoltaics: A New Opportunity for Washington Farms.” Four points in a box formation with correlating icons above each text box. From left to right, top row: “WSU identifies 87,000 acres of farmland suitable for agrivoltaics,” “Potential to generate 8,7-17.4 GW of solar power.” From left to right, bottom row: “WSU advancing a pilot near Wenatchee to test the approach,” “Benefits: crop, shade, lower irrigation, and new revenue for farmers.” Clean & Prosperous logo in bottom right corner.
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Reliable power is essential for a clean energy future. Supported by the Climate Commitment Act, Colville microgrids with solar, canopies and battery power keep critical systems running and advance energy sovereignty.

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#CleanEnergy #Microgrids #SolarPower #Greensky
Power outages are getting worse on Colville Tribe homelands. New microgrids could be a big part of the solution
Wildfires, strong winds, winter storms and summer heatwaves have caused power outages on Colville Tribal homelands in north-eastern Washington. Those power outages have left people without ways to hea...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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On Nov. 13, Breaking Barriers Collaborative and Tabor 100 launched the first Small Business EV Launchpad with a Ride & Drive powered by Range Zero Emissions and trainings on fleet operations, maintenance, and charging.

Electric fleets reduce costs, cut emissions, and strengthen local communities!
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Tickets are now on sale for our 8th annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum!

Join us on January 8 as we bring together climate and clean energy leaders from across the Pacific Northwest to help set the policy and investment agenda for the coming year.

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Graphic with title text in all caps: “Registration now open.” Aligned to the right side of the page in a blue box: “Eighth Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum.” Below that, aligned to the right side of the page: Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026,” “Time: Door open at 2:15p.m., program begins at 3 p.m.,” “Where: National Nordic Museum - Seattle, WA,” “Tickets: $175 per ticket.” Image of Frankie Feetsplinter the wooden troll on the left side of the page. ‘Clean & Prosperous’ logo in bottom right corner. Title text in all caps: “Thank you to our sponsors.” Logos below: EVCS (largest logo centered to top of page), Symetra (second largest logo below EVCS, centered to page), from left to right in a row below Symetra logo: Amazon, bp, Coil, King County Eco. In a row below the previous one but same size, from left to right: Organically Grown, VECA, Zeem. In the bottom row, smaller than previous rows, from left to right: Climate Solutions, edo, Forth, Range Zero Emissions. ‘Clean & Prosperous’ logo in bottom right corner.
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Good news: EPA is backtracking on its attempt to end Energy Star after significant bipartisan pushback. The long-running program helps consumers identify efficient appliances and has delivered major energy savings.

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E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program
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November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Apply now: The @wastatecommerce.bsky.social is accepting applications for the State HEAR Program - offering $30M in #ClimateCommitmentAct funding to expand rebates for high-efficiency electric equipment, appliances, and heat pumps.

Learn more: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...
Graphic with title text in front of an orange background: “$30 Million Available for Home Electrification & Appliance Rebates.” Bullet points below on off white background: “Applications now open through Feb. 5, 2025, Program: State Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR), Supports: Rebates for high-efficiency electric equipment, appliances & heat pumps, Who can apply: Local governments, Tribes, utilities, housing authorities & nonprofits, Funding source: Washington’s Climate Commitment Act.”
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Last week, the WA State Dairy Federation led a tour of Werkhoven Dairy & the Qualco Digester - showcasing an older digester that highlights the kind of climate-smart tech expanding statewide thanks to Climate Commitment Act-funded @wastatecommerce.bsky.social grants. 🐄⚡
Photo of dairy cow calves in metal pens with cow hutches behind them. Photo of one cow calf in metal pen with cow hutch behind it. Photo of cows in a metal pen under a covered barn-like structure.
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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A new look for Clean & Prosperous! 🎉

Our streamlined, accessible website is live: cleanandprosperous.org. Explore our work - from decarbonizing transportation to legislative wins, research, and events - all in one easy-to-use place.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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A big win for climate innovation and clean infrastructure!

@modernhydrogen.com is turning captured carbon into stronger, more heat-resistant asphalt that stores emissions instead of releasing them. Soon their team will bike on the same trail infrastructure they’re helping decarbonize. ♻️🚴‍♂️
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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In August 2023, the Gray Fire (Medical Lake) and Oregon Road Fire (Elk) burned 20,000+ acres, destroyed 700+ homes, and caused $166M in damages - the worst wildfire disaster in Washington’s history.
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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From @rockymtninst.bsky.social: "Batteries: The Workforce of an Affordable, Reliable Grid” 🔋

We’re battery superfans at Clean & Prosperous. They’re key to the clean energy transition - driving growth, attracting innovation, and keeping the grid stable during extreme weather.
October 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Exciting news for SAF production: SkyNRG is one important step closer to realizing their first-of-its-kind facility in Eastern WA!

Once online in 2029, the facility can produce 50M gallons of clean fuel/year. It will create 600 construction jobs and approximately 100 jobs for ongoing operations.
Image of rolling hills with the text: SkyNRG SAF Project Moves Forward in Eastern WA. Located in Walla Walla County, southeast of the Tri-Cities. Expected to start production in 2029. Will produce 50 million gallons per year of clean fuel. Creates 600 construction and 100 permanent jobs. Cleared Ecology’s environmental review. Supported by a $1.5 million state grant and federal clean fuel tax credits. Clean & Prosperous Institute logo in the bottom right corner.
October 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Our friends at Breaking Barriers Collaborative are now accepting applications for their 6th Fleet Electrification Accelerator cohort!

This program simplifies EV adoption by equipping businesses with trustworthy resources & expert networks, and cost-effective electrification plans.
Blue and yellow graphic with a speech bubble featuring this quote from an accelerator alumni: “The Fleet Electrification Accelerator was an incredible resource to me and my team. It saved us hours upon hours of trying to find and vet information alone, and I’m certain it also saved us thousands of dollars in consultant fees.” Under the speech bubble, the text “Learn to electrify your business’s vehicles. Enroll today.” Breaking Barriers Collaborative logo in the top right corner. Blue, white, and yellow graphic with the text: “Join 60+ businesses that have made plans to electrify 20,000+ vehicles. Enroll in the Fleet Electrification Accelerator.” Logos for the following companies: Boeing, DeSantis Landscapes, First Fruits, Grand Central Bakery, King County, McKinstry, Port of Seattle, Seattle Aquarium, Skanska. Breaking Barriers Collaborative logo in the top right corner.
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM