Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 54.28.025 (2026)

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(1) There is hereby levied and there shall be collected from every district operating a thermal electric generating facility, as defined in RCW 54.28.010 as now or hereafter amended, having a design capacity of two hundred fifty thousand kilowatts or more, located on a federal reservation, which is placed in operation after September 21, 1977, a tax for the act or privilege of engaging within the state in the business of generating electricity for use or sale, equal to one and one-half percent of wholesale value of energy produced for use or sale, except energy used in the operation of component parts of the power plant and associated transmission facilities under control of the person operating the power plant.

(2) An additional tax is imposed equal to the rate specified in RCW 82.02.030 multiplied by the tax payable under subsection (1) of this section.

[ 1983 2nd ex.s. c 3 s 9; 1982 1st ex.s. c 35 s 19; 1977 ex.s. c 366 s 6.]

Notes:

Construction—Severability—Effective dates—1983 2nd ex.s. c 3: See notes following RCW 82.04.255.

Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 35: See notes following RCW 82.08.020.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2010 · leading case: Clark Cnty. Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. Dep't of Revenue, 222 P.3d 1232 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).

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Clark Cnty. Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. Dep't of Revenue, 222 P.3d 1232 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “With respect to each such district, except with respect to thermal electric generating facilities taxed under RCW 54.28.025, such tax shall be the sum of the following amounts: (a) Two percent of the gross revenues derived by the district from the sale of all electric energy…”

CLARK Cnty. PUD v. Dept. of Revenue, 222 P.3d 1232 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “025, such tax shall be the sum of the following amounts: (a) Two percent of the gross revenues derived by the district from the sale of all electric energy which it distributes to consumers who are served by a distribution system owned by the district; (b) five percent of the…”

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