WAC 194-22-030. Curtailment stages

State curtailment directives apply to all retail loads served within the state of Washington. Under this plan, curtailment is requested or ordered as a percentage of historical, base billing period electric energy consumption, weather normalized at the discretion of each utility, for all individual residential, general, and major use consumers in the state of Washington. Curtailment stages are associated with increasing energy deficits, and are therefore likely to be implemented in a sequential manner, however, circumstances may require nonsequential implementation. The five curtailment stages are: Curtailment Stage # Nature Percent Type of Curtailment Stage 1 Voluntary No specified % Uniform among all consumers Stage 2 Voluntary 5%+ Uniform among all consumers Stage 3 Mandatory 5 to 15% Uniform among all consumers Stage 4 Mandatory 15% Residential consumers 15%+ General use consumers 15%+ Major use consumers Stage 5 Mandatory % associated with Stage 4+ additional curtailment Continued consumer curtailment plus utility action, including plant closures and possible black-outs Stage # Nature Percent Type of Curtailment Stage 1 Voluntary No specified % Uniform among all consumers Stage 2 Voluntary 5%+ Uniform among all consumers Stage 3 Mandatory 5 to 15% Uniform among all consumers Stage 4 Mandatory 15% Residential consumers 15%+ General use consumers 15%+ Major use consumers Stage 5 Mandatory % associated with Stage 4+ additional curtailment Continued consumer curtailment plus utility action, including plant closures and possible black-outs