State Senator Chris Gildon, a Republican representing Puyallup, said the law would end up costing homeowners, renters and businesses billions of dollars. He explained how the bill will lay the groundwork for a natural gas ban, adding: “As the governor said during the bill-signing, it gets Puget Sound Energy out of the natural gas business. It’s going to be horrendously expensive, it’s going to be a direct hit on consumers, and it accomplishes next-to-nothing. And I am afraid it is only a matter of time before this bad idea is exported to other areas of the state."
The Washington State GOP, meanwhile, said that this bill reveals how little Governor Inslee cares about working families, posting on X: “Gov. Jay Inslee has nothing but contempt for working families as evidenced by recently signing HB 1589 (natural gas ban) that will, undoubtedly, bankrupt working families across WA.”
They added that the corporate media is also at fault here because of their failure to hold the governor accountable for his actions.
The bill passed by a very narrow margin and has been described as one the most divisive bills of the current legislative session. It failed to pass last year; the new version has been altered significantly but barely survived the state House this time around. It will see the prices of consumer gas nearly doubling, while putting other incentives in place to discourage the use of natural gas and turn off service to different communities, all in the name of meeting state emissions requirements...<<<Read More>>>...
