• “Political elites in Olympia are banning natural gas in the Puget Sound area and plan to expand the ban statewide for all new and existing homes and businesses. But you can protect natural gas as an energy choice. 2066 ensures continued natural gas service if you want it. Nothing in 2066 forces you to use natural gas. It only protects your ability to choose what's best for you. Voting yes on 2066 ensures you aren't forced to convert your home to all electric appliances at an average cost of $40,000. Why remove a safe, reliable, efficient, and clean energy source like natural gas? We rely on natural gas to warm our homes and cook our food when the power goes out. Vote yes on 2066 to keep an energy source that never goes out in the winter.” - Protect Energy Choice  
  

“I-2066 was introduced to protect natural gas and energy choice and go beyond the restrictions of HB 1589. 

• It would cost each individual home or business owner anywhere from $40,000-$70,000 to retrofit their building to electric, and based on the fact that 40% of PSE customers already require assistance on their bills, it’s not likely that most people would be able to afford that unnecessary cost. 

• Natural gas is the most reliable and cheapest option for most residents in the state 

• • Forcing people off of a reliable and affordable energy source to meet an arbitrary state-made goal clearly puts policy over people. 

• Its impact on the environment is so negligible that just a few years ago, the Washington State Department of Transportation was transitioning all public transit off of diesel and onto clean natural gas. 

• In rural parts of the state, natural gas is all residents have in freezing winters when their electric heat pumps fail or stop producing adequate heat. 

• • Most of PSE’s grid relies on the availability of natural gas to be able to supplement shortcomings in electric power.” 

-Let's Go Washington 

• “Washington’s right to use gas for heating and cooking is in danger. The state and big energy companies have been cutting deals to ban natural gas from all homes and businesses. If they’re successful, households will be forced to spend more than $40,000 to convert from natural gas to electric. I-2066 protects people’s right to use natural gas, giving everyone control over the energy they use in their own homes.” - Greg Lane, Building Industry Association of Washington, Executive Vice President 
  

• “Under a natural gas ban, Washington becomes even more expensive for everyone. If you pay a power bill, you’re going to see a double- or triple-digit increase, whether electrical or gas. If you own an older home with a gas furnace, water heater, stove, or fireplace, you’re going to pay more when the state forces your utility to stop serving natural gas. If you buy a new home, you’re going to pay more. If you own a restaurant or brewery or even if you just frequent one, you’re going to pay more. If you buy groceries, you’re going to pay more. If you buy goods manufactured in Washington, you’re going to pay more. Voters should have the chance to weigh in on whether this is the right path for Washington.” - Anthony Anton, President and CEO, Washington Hospitality Association 
  

• “I-2066 is part of a nationwide scheme by fossil fuel corporations and well-funded interest groups who want to stop the transition to clean energy and make as much money as possible, while families and businesses pay higher bills. At its core, I-2066 would undo existing protections and popular programs that have helped families statewide reduce energy use and lower their bills. I-2066 would roll back energy efficiency standards, raise the cost of building and powering new homes and increase energy bills for Washington families and businesses.” - Defend Washington  
  

“I-2066 is an extremely broad and dangerous initiative that would have far-reaching negative impacts for Washingtonians: 

• It would make energy bills more expensive and raise costs for families and individuals, especially those living on low-incomes.  

• It would jeopardize energy efficiency programs and take away important customer rebates – reducing access to efficient, money-saving appliances. 

• It would prevent towns, cities, and counties from making decisions that work best for their communities. 

• It would roll back existing laws that keep our utilities on the path to clean energy.  

• It would undermine our Clean Air Act, threatening health protections against harmful air pollution.” 

- No on 2066 

• "I-2066 would take away communities’ choice, jeopardize rebate programs that help families and small business owners afford building upgrades, repeal common-sense measures that make homes and workplaces more energy efficient and healthy, and erode clean air protections. Over time this measure will raise energy costs for hardworking Washingtonians." - Caitlin Krenn, Climate and Clean Energy Director, Washington Conservation Action 
  

• “I-2066 would make energy bills more expensive and raise costs for families and individuals living on low-incomes. It would prevent us from making our buildings more efficient and use less energy. It would take away important customer rebates and jeopardize all energy efficiency programs – broadly reducing access to efficient, money-saving appliances. It would also roll back existing laws that keep our utilities on the path to clean energy. The measure’s far reaching impacts could jeopardize the efficacy of our Clean Air Act and even overturn fire codes designed to keep Washingtonians safe and healthy. Ridiculously, I-2066 even threatens home rule — it would take take the ability of local choice for towns, cities, and counties to make the decisions that work best for their communities. The measure is part of a nationwide effort by fossil fuel corporations and well funded interest groups who want to make as much money as possible while Washington families pay higher energy bills.” - Stop Greed 
  

Committees formed to SUPPORT the Washington Initiative 2066, Natural Gas Policies Measure (2024):

LET'S GO WASHINGTON

Selected Contributions TO: Let's Go Washington include:

• Main Street Matters to Washington
  
• Lawrence & Mary Ellen Hughes
  
• BIAW Member Services Corporation
  
• Kemper Holdings LLC
  
• Steve Gordon
  
• Bruce McCaw
  
• Osprey Investors
  
• Rowley Properties, Inc.
  
• Robert & Annette Parks
  

Committees formed to OPPOSE the Washington Initiative 2066, Natural Gas Policies Measure (2024):

NO ON 2066

Selected Contributions TO: No on 2066 include:

• Rewiring America Inc.
  
• WA Conservation Voters Action Fund
  
• Brian Jacobson
  
• WA Conservative Action
  
• Climate Solutions Action Fund
  

STOP GREED

Selected Contributions TO: Stop Greed include:

• Northwest Progressive Institute
  
• Permanent Defense PAC
  
• Dan Charmichael