Washington just dropped $41.1 million into clean energy projects across 22 counties. That's 49 projects, from rooftop solar to battery storage, EV charging, and even “feasibility studies” — because sometimes you have to study your way to a cleaner planet.
Regional Grant Winners:
$2.75 million for big battery storage in Winthrop, so rural residents won’t have to sit in the dark like it’s 1987.
$1.85 million for a CO2 recovery plant at Yakima Chief Hops. Finally, a way to capture all that carbon while brewing your next IPA.
$411,000 for a solar array at Easton School District, which might just teach kids that solar panels are cooler than TikTok.
$188,500 for brownfield solar at the former Lovitt Mine in Wenatchee. Who says old mines can’t be trendy?
$156,300 for ro