Green-maritime manufacturer Echandia opens first US-based facility in Marysville  

MARYSVILLE—Leading Swedish provider of maritime battery systems, Echandia, opens its first US-based production facility in Marysville, adding over two dozen living-wage jobs to the region’s expanding Cascade Industrial Center (CIC)—a 4,000-acre manufacturing and industrial zoned land approved by the state legislature to attract businesses to the cities of Marysville and Arlington. “I would really like […]

Arlington Municipal Airport to install state’s largest general aviation solar array

ARLINGTON—The Arlington Municipal Airport has recently partnered with Veregy, to install state-of-the-art solar arrays to significantly offset the airport’s annual electric consumption, providing savings against rising utility costs by generating nearly 145,000 kWh of renewable energy annually. Starting Monday, July 8, 2024, the investment in sustainable energy that costs roughly at $668,000, will feature a […]

New home costs may soar an additional $9,000 next year because of new statewide policy

OLYMPIA, Wash., December 3, 2023—The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) on November 28, adopted rules restricting the use of natural gas/propane appliances to adhere with lawmaker’s goals of building zero fossil-fuel greenhouse gas emission homes and buildings by the year 2031. The new effective date for all building codes is March 15, 2024. “Despite hundreds […]

Snohomish County launches Commercial Property Clean Energy & Resiliency (C-PACER) Program

EVERETT, Wash., December 28, 2022 – On Monday, Snohomish County Department of Conservation & Natural Resources’ Office of Energy and Sustainability launched the Commercial Property Clean Energy & Resiliency (C-PACER) Program. This new program provides a financial tool for commercial property owners to obtain low-cost financing for energy efficiency, natural disaster and resiliency upgrades that […]

Washington state Senate passes statewide cap on carbon bill 25-24

By Sydney Brown | Washington State Journal Opponents say it will hurt consumers, businesses Supporters claim it will bring in money, curb emissions The Act is expected to generate $933,496,483 in revenue and $29.6 million in program costs over the next four years. Olympia, Wash., April 9, 2021 – A controversial statewide cap on carbon […]