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{{Infobox referendum
|name= Initiative measure no. 937
|title='''Clean Energy Initiative'''
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|no=972,747
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|notes=Source: [[Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Initiative General Election Results - Washington |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&off=62&elect=0&fips=53&f=0 |access-date=January 12, 2024 |website=David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>}}
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'''Ballot Initiative 937''' (official name '''Initiative measure no. 937''', known as '''I-937''') is a [[clean energy]] initiative passed in the [[United States|US]] state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], appearing on the ballot in the November [[2006 elections]]. It passed with 52 percent of the vote.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx/id/15652935/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116051103/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx/id/15652935/ |date=November 16, 2007 }}</ref>
'''Ballot Initiative 937''' (official name '''Initiative measure no. 937''', known as '''I-937''') is a [[clean energy]] initiative passed in the [[United States|US]] state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], appearing on the ballot in the November [[2006 elections]]. It passed with 52 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx/id/15652935/ |title= MSN|website=[[MSNBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116051103/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx/id/15652935/ |archive-date=November 16, 2007}}</ref>


==Content of the proposal==
==Content of the proposal==
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| First ballot initiative<ref>[http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/clean_energy_policies/the-colorado-renewable-energy-standard-ballot-initiative.html The Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Ballot Initiative<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| First ballot initiative<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/clean_energy_policies/the-colorado-renewable-energy-standard-ballot-initiative.html |title=The Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Ballot Initiative<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-10-26 |archive-date=2006-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028145626/http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/clean_energy_policies/the-colorado-renewable-energy-standard-ballot-initiative.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Unless indicated otherwise, data are from <ref>[http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/clean_energy_policies/state-clean-energy-maps-and-graphs.html State Clean Energy Maps and Graphs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Unless indicated otherwise, data are from <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/clean_energy_policies/state-clean-energy-maps-and-graphs.html |title=State Clean Energy Maps and Graphs<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-10-26 |archive-date=2006-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028150240/http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/clean_energy_policies/state-clean-energy-maps-and-graphs.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Supporters==
==Supporters==
Supporters included the following:<ref>http://www.yeson937.org/content.jsp?content_KEY=1977</ref>
Supporters included the following:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yeson937.org/content.jsp?content_KEY=1977 |title=Yes! On I-937 |access-date=2006-10-26 |archive-date=2006-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104013315/http://www.yeson937.org/content.jsp?content_KEY=1977 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Elected officials===
===Elected officials===
* U.S. Senators [[Maria Cantwell]] and [[Patty Murray]]
* U.S. Senators [[Maria Cantwell]] and [[Patty Murray]]
* U.S. Congressmen [[Jay Inslee]], [[Adam Smith (politician)|Adam Smith]], [[Norm Dicks]] and [[Jim McDermott]]
* U.S. Congressmen [[Jay Inslee]], [[Adam Smith (Washington politician)|Adam Smith]], [[Norm Dicks]] and [[Jim McDermott]]
* State Senators [[Luke Esser]] (R), [[Dave Schmidt (politician)|Dave Schmidt]] (R), [[Debbie Regala]] (D), [[Bill Finkbeiner]] (R), [[Erik Poulsen]] (D), [[Karen Fraser]] (D), [[Craig Pridemore]] (D), [[Jeanne Kohl-Welles]] (D), [[Karen Keiser]] (D)
* State Senators [[Luke Esser]] (R), [[Dave Schmidt (politician)|Dave Schmidt]] (R), [[Debbie Regala]] (D), [[Bill Finkbeiner]] (R), [[Erik Poulsen (American politician)|Erik Poulsen]] (D), [[Karen Fraser]] (D), [[Craig Pridemore]] (D), [[Jeanne Kohl-Welles]] (D), [[Karen Keiser]] (D)
* State Representatives [[Toby Nixon]] (R), [[Zach Hudgins]] (D), [[Brian Sullivan (Washington politician, born 1958)|Brian J. Sullivan]] (D), [[Fred Jarrett]] (R), [[Pat Sullivan (politician)|Pat Sullivan]] (D), [[Geoff Simpson]] (D), [[Rodney Tom]] (D), [[Dave Upthegrove]] (D), [[Brendan Williams]] (D)
* State Representatives [[Toby Nixon]] (R), [[Zach Hudgins]] (D), [[Brian Sullivan (Washington politician, born 1958)|Brian J. Sullivan]] (D), [[Fred Jarrett]] (R), [[Pat Sullivan (politician)|Pat Sullivan]] (D), [[Geoff Simpson]] (D), [[Rodney Tom]] (D), [[Dave Upthegrove]] (D), [[Brendan Williams (politician)|Brendan Williams]] (D)
* [[King County]] Executive [[Ron Sims]]
* [[King County, Washington|King County]] Executive [[Ron Sims]]
* Seattle Mayor [[Greg Nickels]]
* Seattle Mayor [[Greg Nickels]]


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===Energy and labor===
===Energy and labor===
* Washington [[Public Utility District]]s Association
* Washington [[public utility district|Public Utility District]]s Association
* [[Washington State Labor Council]]
* [[Washington State Labor Council]]
* [[United Steelworkers]]
* [[United Steelworkers]]
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==Opponents==
==Opponents==
Opponents included many small co-op electrical providers (even though the initiative affects only utilities with greater than 25,000 customers) as well as the following:<ref>http://www.nooni937.com/Endorsements.html</ref>
Opponents included many small co-op electrical providers (even though the initiative affects only utilities with greater than 25,000 customers) as well as the following:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nooni937.com/Endorsements.html |title=Domain Name Renewal and web hosting from Network Solutions |access-date=2006-10-26 |archive-date=2007-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906085923/http://nooni937.com/Endorsements.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [http://www.bbec.org/home.html Big Bend Electrical Cooperative]
* [http://www.bbec.org/home.html Big Bend Electrical Cooperative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813113324/http://www.bbec.org/home.html |date=2006-08-13 }}
* [[Boeing]]
* [[Boeing]]
* [[Boise Cascade]]
* [[Boise Cascade]]
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* Representatives [[Brian Blake]] (D) and [[Dean Takko]]
* Representatives [[Brian Blake]] (D) and [[Dean Takko]]
* Senators [[Jean Berkey]] (D) and [[Mark Doumit|Mark L. Doumit]] (D)
* Senators [[Jean Berkey]] (D) and [[Mark Doumit|Mark L. Doumit]] (D)
* [http://tannerelectric.coop/site/index.php Tanner Electric Cooperative]
* [http://tannerelectric.coop/site/index.php Tanner Electric Cooperative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205030821/http://tannerelectric.coop/site/index.php |date=2006-12-05 }}
* [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]
* [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]
* [[Washington Farm Bureau]]
* [[Washington Farm Bureau]]
* [http://www.wreca.coop Washington Rurual Electric Cooperative Association]
* [http://www.wreca.coop Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association]
* [[Weyerhaeuser]]
* [[Weyerhaeuser]]


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://cted.wa.gov/_CTED/documents/ID_2521_Publications.doc Washington’s Primary Energy Consumption by Source] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003013438/http://www.cted.wa.gov/_CTED/documents/ID_2521_Publications.doc |date=2006-10-03 }} (.doc)

* [http://cted.wa.gov/_CTED/documents/ID_2521_Publications.doc Washington’s Primary Energy Consumption by Source] (.doc)


[[Category:Renewable energy policy in the United States]]
[[Category:Renewable energy policy in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 13:12, 2 August 2024

Initiative measure no. 937
Clean Energy Initiative
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,042,679 51.73%
No 972,747 48.27%

Results by county:
Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections[1]

Ballot Initiative 937 (official name Initiative measure no. 937, known as I-937) is a clean energy initiative passed in the US state of Washington, appearing on the ballot in the November 2006 elections. It passed with 52 percent of the vote.[2]

Content of the proposal

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The initiative requires large utilities to obtain 15% of their electricity from new renewable resources such as solar and wind (but excluding hydro) by 2020 with incremental steps of 3% by 2012 and 9% by 2016. It also requires that utilities undertake all cost-effective energy conservation.[3]

Precedents

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Similar legislation has been enacted in at least 20 other states including the following. (The table is sorted by date and then by descending percentage. I-937 is included in bold.)

State Name Enacted Percentage By Comments/Source
Maine 30% 2000
Arizona 1.1% 2007
Massachusetts 4% 2009
Connecticut 10% 2010
Iowa ~10% 2010
New Mexico 10% 2011
New York 24% 2013
Nevada 20% 2015
Minnesota 19% 2015
Montana 15% 2015
Colorado Amendment 37 2004 10% 2015 First ballot initiative[4]
Texas ~4.2% 2015 5.88 GW
California 20% 2017
Rhode Island 16% 2019
Delaware 10% 2019
Maryland 7.5% 2019
New Jersey 22.5% 2020
Hawaii 20% 2020
Washington I-937 15% 2020
Washington, D.C. 11% 2022
Pennsylvania 8% 2020

Unless indicated otherwise, data are from [5]

Supporters

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Supporters included the following:[6]

Elected officials

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Civic and political organizations

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Health organizations

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Energy and labor

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Environmental

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Faith

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Newspapers

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Opponents

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Opponents included many small co-op electrical providers (even though the initiative affects only utilities with greater than 25,000 customers) as well as the following:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Initiative General Election Results - Washington". David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "MSN". MSNBC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007.
  3. ^ Full text of Ballot Initiative 937 (.pdf)
  4. ^ "The Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Ballot Initiative". Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  5. ^ "State Clean Energy Maps and Graphs". Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  6. ^ "Yes! On I-937". Archived from the original on 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  7. ^ "Domain Name Renewal and web hosting from Network Solutions". Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
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