Washington governor commits energy suicide with new plan to outlaw natural gas
04/03/2024 / By Cassie B.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed new legislation that will effectively outlaw the use of natural gas in the state. Inslee, a Democrat, boasted that the bill would help the state reach net zero emissions by 2050 at a bill signing event. However, those opposed to the bill have been quick to point out just how bad it will be for the state’s residents.
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.”
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