Clean Energy Advisory Group
Skagit County has formed a Clean Energy Advisory Group to provide policy guidance to Planning and Development Services staff in drafting a recommended clean energy code. Code amendments will include siting criteria and create a more efficient permitting process for clean-energy projects. The effort will assess impacts, mitigation, identify suitable areas for development, and result in predictable permitting for the community and clean energy developers alike.
The Clean Energy Advisory Group will be facilitated. The advisory group will make all recommendations using a modified consensus model.
Membership Information
The Clean Energy Advisory Group consists of the following twelve members and will include the following representation:
- Western County (District 1) - MaryLee Chamberlain.
MaryLee Chamberlain is a board member with the Skagit Valley Clean Energy Alliance and a Council Member of the Town of La Conner.
- Central County (District 2) - James Karlsgodt.
James Karlsgodt is the owner of Tulip Electrical which in part installs solar energy projects for customers in Skagit County.
- Eastern County (District 3) - Craig Hansen.
Craig Hansen is a retired senior energy executive and served as a leader in the energy industry working for both the government and private sectors.
- Non-Profit Land Use Group - Stewards of Skagit (Matthew Phillips).
Stewards of Skagit is a non-profit focused on land use issues in Skagit County with a primary focus on the proper siting of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
- Non-Profit Environment Group - Skagit Land Trust (Denby Lloyd).
Skagit Land Trust is a non-profit focused on environmental and land use issues throughout the Skagit County.
- Non-Profit Vulnerable Communities - *TBD
- Agricultural Advisory Board - Steve Wright
- Forest Advisory Board - *TBD
- Climate Impact Advisory Committee - Betty Carteret
- Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County - John Sternlicht
- Port of Skagit - Sara Young
- Puget Sound Energy
Schedule
The purpose of this advisory group is to provide a recommendation on clean energy code concepts within eight meetings which will be held every three weeks starting in June 2026. Each meeting will be approximately three hours. The Clean Energy Advisory Group is an ad hoc advisory group which will be disbanded once the group has provided a recommendation.
Each meeting will be held from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM on the following dates:
- June 26 Cancelled
- July 17
- August 7
- August 28
- September 11
- October 9
- October 30
- November 20
If you have any questions, please contact, Robby Eckroth, Senior Planner, at reckroth@co.skagit.wa.us or at (360) 416-1328.
The Clean Energy Siting and Permitting Grant is supported with funding from Washington's Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington's climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov. |
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