SEL President speaks out against Cap-and-Trade tax

PULLMAN — Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories President Edmund O. Schweitzer III sent a statement to chambers of commerce, utilities, and elected officials across the state Wednesday, Aug. 30, stating that he opposes concealment of Cap-and-Trade tax for utility customers.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently made a directive preventing Puget Sound Energy (PSE) from disclosing the reason for new utility rate increases on customers’ bills, which Schweitzer states he opposes.

In his statement, Schweitzer said that the state’s Climate Commitment Act imposes cap-and-trade charges on ut...