During the past few years, energy policy has been at the center of some of the most contested issues facing the United States. For conservatives, energy independence is an important part of improving national security by limiting the influence of hostile governments like Iran and Venezuela. For liberals, alternative sources of energy are a critical part of reducing greenhouse gasses and addressing climate change.

Initiative 937, supported by a group of environmental activist organizations, would impose new restrictions on Washington’s utilities in an effort to reach targets of specifically selected energy types. Using a series of incremental steps, Initiative 937 would require that 15% of Washington’s energy meet their definition of “renewable” by 2020.

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