The Washington State Senate has given unanimous approval to a bill sponsored by 14th District Representative Gina Mosbrucker directing the Department of Commerce and the Utilities and Transportation Commission to hold yearly resource adequacy meetings through 2029 with utilities, regional planning organizations and other stakeholders to discuss the current, short-term and long-term adequacy of energy resources. The Goldendale Republican says the meetings are designed to make sure the state continually addresses plans that would help avoid energy blackouts, brownouts or other inadequacies of the electric grid. The meetings would also focus on how proposed laws and regulations that seek to accelerate the electrification of buildings and transportation electrification charging stations might require a new state policy for resource adequacy. The bill previously passed the House with a unanimous vote. It now heads to the governor for his signature.