SB5620 – Creating policy for recovering utilities’ costs providing distribution infrastructure for commercial customers installing electric vehicle supply equipment.
Prime Sponsor – Senator Liias (D; 21st District; Everett) (Co-sponsor Boenhke – R)
Current status – Referred to Senate Transportation.
Next step would be – Scheduling a hearing.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Summary –
The bill would require the Utilities and Transportation Commission to create a policy by January 1, 2024 providing guidance to electrical companies on rate recovery for the costs of installing, maintaining, and operating distribution infrastructure for commercial customers installing electric vehicle supply equipment. It would have to treat this infrastructure and associated design, engineering, and construction as it treated other distribution infrastructure authorized for rate recovery. By July of that year, each company would have to file a proposed tariff for the recovery of those costs for the Commission’s review.