# WAC 173-446-053: WAC 173-446-053. Electric utilities registration

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_053

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 173-446-053
- **Heading:** WAC 173-446-053. Electric utilities registration
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 173 / Chapter 173-446 / Section 173-446-053

## Text

(1) All electric utilities in Washington that are not required to report GHG emissions under chapter 173-441 WAC or that report fewer than 25,000 MT CO 2 e covered emissions per year must register to receive no cost allowances.
(2) To register, electric utilities must comply with the requirements of WAC 173-446-105 through 173-446-130 and provide the following information to ecology electronically in a format specified by ecology:
(a) Name, physical and mailing addresses, contact information, utility type, date and place of incorporation, and ID number assigned by the incorporating agency;
(b) Names, addresses, and contact information of each of the utility's directors and officers with authority to make legally binding decisions on behalf of the utility, and any partners with more than 10 percent of control over the partnership, including any individual or party doing business as a limited partner or general partner;
(c) Names and contact information of all individuals or parties controlling more than 10 percent of the voting rights attached to all the outstanding voting securities of the utility;
(d) A business identification number, if one has been assigned to the utility by a Washington state agency;
(e) A government issued taxpayer or employer identification number, or a U.S. federal tax employer identification number, if one has been assigned to the utility;
(f) Disclosure of all other parties with whom the utility has a direct corporate association or indirect corporate association that must be reported pursuant to WAC 173-446-120 and a brief description of the association(s);
(g) Names and contact information for all employees of the utility with knowledge of the utility's market position (current and/or expected holdings of compliance instruments and current and/or expected covered emissions);
(h) Information required pursuant to WAC 173-446-056 for individuals serving as cap and invest consultants and advisors for registered entities participating in the cap and invest program.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 173-446-010 WAC 173-446-010. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_010.md)
- [WAC 173-446-020 WAC 173-446-020. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_020.md)
- [WAC 173-446-030 WAC 173-446-030. Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_030.md)
- [WAC 173-446-040 WAC 173-446-040. Covered emissions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_040.md)
- [WAC 173-446-050 WAC 173-446-050. Covered and opt-in entity registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_050.md)
- [WAC 173-446-053 WAC 173-446-053. Electric utilities registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_053.md)
- [WAC 173-446-055 WAC 173-446-055. General market participants registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_055.md)
- [WAC 173-446-056 WAC 173-446-056. Cap and invest consultants and advisors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_056.md)
- [WAC 173-446-060 WAC 173-446-060. New or modified covered entities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_060.md)
- [WAC 173-446-070 WAC 173-446-070. Exiting the program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_070.md)
- [WAC 173-446-080 WAC 173-446-080. Allowances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_080.md)
- [WAC 173-446-100 WAC 173-446-100. Program accounts required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_100.md)
- [WAC 173-446-105 WAC 173-446-105. Disclosure of corporate associations — Indicia of corporate association](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_105.md)
- [WAC 173-446-110 WAC 173-446-110. Disclosure of corporate associations — Types of disclosures required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_173_446_110.md)

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