Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

Washington. In Washington, the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council has jurisdiction over all wind projects regardless of size. The local government (county and city) for a proposed project has a vote on the Council, but it is the Council, not the locality, that determines consistency with local plans and ordinances (RCW 80.50.030 (4)-(5)). An applicant can seek expedited treatment where the “environmental impact of the proposed energy facility is not significant or will be mitigated to a nonsignificant level” (RCW 80.50.075).