Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has filed an amicus brief urging the Court to uphold Washington Ballot Initiative 2066 (I-2066), supporting the measure’s protection of consumer choice in home and commercial energy systems.
In 2024, Washington voters approved I-2066 in response to the state’s ongoing efforts to restrict the use of natural gas in buildings. Under current energy codes, natural gas systems are already banned through many compliance pathways. Future regulatory plans would further restrict and ultimately eliminate fossil fuel options for consumers. I-2066 repealed those restrictions and protected consumers’ energy choices from future regulations.
This filing allows HARDI to provide additional context for the court to use in making a final decision. This case follows recent legal challenges claiming the Initiative violates a technical requirement of ballot initiatives, including a ruling that overturned the initiative earlier this year. HARDI asserts in its filing that these policies significantly limit consumers’ ability to choose the heating solutions that best meet their needs and that I-2066 meets the single-issue standard by protecting consumer choice.
