b'2021-22 Warm Wishes for the Holiday Season! WASHINGTON Independent Energy Distributors ReportWashington AssociationWashington WireMany Republican Representatives have asked for a special the LCFS costs eight times as much to session to correct and revoke Inslees extended emergencyreduce CO2 emissions as it does under powers, to no avail. Representative Padden said, I thinkCalifornias cap-and-trade system.theres a real problem when you have supposedly three co- I also asked about local companies who equal branches of government, and the legislature, at leasthad already committed to transition their right now, is being frozen out. vehicles to 100 percent electric prior to The Association is tracking this mandate closely as it wouldthe LCFS. The LCFS creates a system have massive impact on all Petroleum Distributors.where companies that reduce transpor-tation emissions get to sell credits in a Dept. of Ecology market created by the state. If companiesLea McCullough who have already promised to switch toWashington Independent says new low-carbon fuelelectric vehicles can participate in theEnergy Distributors market, they are now getting paid for Executive Directormandate adds nothing towhat they already promised they would do. These LCFS credits wouldnt reduce states CO2 reductionCO2 emissions.Ecologys LCFS manager said they By Todd Meyers, AWB would not be tracking which companies had already made those pledges and Washington statesnewly enacted low-carbon fuel they would be allowed to profit by sell-standard (LCFS) does nothing to help meet the states CO2ing credits. Getting paid for what you emission targets. Who says so? The Washington State already promised to do is lucrative, but Department of Ecology. it undermines the effectiveness of the LCFS and does nothing for the planet.Earlier this year legislators adopted a statewide CO2 policyThe states new cap-and-trade system that requires annual emissions reductions to meet certain tar- has several flaws, but it is far superior to gets, a system known as cap-and-trade. That system coversthe high cost and ineffectiveness of the transportation-related CO2 emissionsthe exact same emis- LCFS. The truthful answers from De-sions covered by the LCFS. Both policies do the same thing,partment of Ecology staff confirm how but the LCFS is much more expensive. wasteful the LCFS truly is.To confirm this, I asked a question at the Department of Ecolo-gys first stakeholder meeting to create the rules for the LCFS.Holiday PartyI asked, Is the LCFS on top of the cap-and-trade system or is it covered by the cap-and-trade system? The section managerBack in Business!in charge of developing the LCFS rule responded, Anything that is reduced by the LCFS would fall under the caps. The cap-and-invest program and the LCFS are essentially workingThe Association was very pleasedto bring back the toward the same goals. In other words, if the LCFS did notHoliday Party in 2021! To be together and celebrate together-exist, Washington would achieve the exact same CO2 targets. ness, family and the strength of the industry! The Little Creek Although the LCFS adds nothing to statewide CO2 reduc- Casino in Shelton, WA offered a beautiful backdrop for our Board Meeting and Dinner on December 2nd 2021, with a 6 tions, fuel suppliers are still required to meet it, passing on thep.m. Cocktail Hour and a 7 p.m. Dinner.high compliance cost to consumers. Currently in California SSWPMA News / Winter 202145'