# RCW 19.285.050: RCW 19.285.050: Resource costs

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S050

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 19.285.050
- **Heading:** RCW 19.285.050: Resource costs
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 19 / Chapter 285 / Section 050

## Text

(1)(a) A qualifying utility shall be considered in compliance with an annual target created in RCW 19.285.040 (2) for a given year if the utility invested four percent of its total annual retail revenue requirement on the incremental costs of eligible renewable resources, the cost of renewable energy credits, or a combination of both, but a utility may elect to invest more than this amount. (b) The incremental cost of an eligible renewable resource is calculated as the difference between the levelized delivered cost of the eligible renewable resource, regardless of ownership, compared to the levelized delivered cost of an equivalent amount of reasonably available substitute resources that do not qualify as eligible renewable resources, where the resources being compared have the same contract length or facility life. (2) An investor-owned utility is entitled to recover all prudently incurred costs associated with compliance with this chapter. The commission shall address cost recovery issues of qualifying utilities that are investor-owned utilities that serve both in Washington and in other states in complying with this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 19.285.010 RCW 19.285.010: Intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S010.md)
- [RCW 19.285.020 RCW 19.285.020: Declaration of policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S020.md)
- [RCW 19.285.030 RCW 19.285.030: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S030.md)
- [RCW 19.285.040 RCW 19.285.040: Energy conservation and renewable energy targets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S040.md)
- [RCW 19.285.045 RCW 19.285.045: Energy conservation and renewable energy targets—Analysis and advisory opinion.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S045.md)
- [RCW 19.285.050 RCW 19.285.050: Resource costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S050.md)
- [RCW 19.285.060 RCW 19.285.060: Accountability and enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S060.md)
- [RCW 19.285.070 RCW 19.285.070: Reporting and public disclosure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S070.md)
- [RCW 19.285.080 RCW 19.285.080: Rule making.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S080.md)
- [RCW 19.285.900 RCW 19.285.900: Construction—2007 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 937).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S900.md)
- [RCW 19.285.902 RCW 19.285.902: Short title—2007 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 937).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C285_S902.md)

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