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state, and equitable distribution of the benefits of consumer-owned 1 solar and storage. 2 (iii) The work group must provide an inventory of other states' 3 deviation from net metering laws and the impact deviating from retail 4 net metering had on solar installations, solar installers, utilities, 5 utility customers, rural land, tribal land, and customer-generator 6 payback periods. 7 (iv) The work group shall meet no less than two times per 8 calendar quarter. 9 (b) The department of commerce, in consultation with the 10 utilities and transportation commission and the work group, must 11 conduct a study to investigate the value of distributed solar and 12 magnitude of any cost shifts among ratepayers associated with retail 13 rate net metering in Washington state, under scenarios assuming total 14 net metered generation capacity of six percent, eight percent, and 15 twelve percent of 1996 peak power. This study must consider the value 16 of solar across utilities of various service territories and customer 17 base sizes, expected solar insolation, population density and 18 urbanization, topography, types of vegetation, and other 19 characteristics the department, commission, or work group deem 20 relevant. If the study is contracted to a third party, input from the 21 work group convened in this section must inform any scope of work or 22 request for proposals. 23 (c) The department and the utilities and transportation 24 commission must summarize the work group's recommendations and the 25 findings of the study in a report and must deliver the report to the 26 appropriate committees of the legislature by June 30, 2025. 27 (d) Utilities shall wait until the work group process has 28 concluded before proposing or adopting alternatives to net metering. 29 (21) $600,000 of the climate commitment account—state 30 appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed 31 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5447 (alternative jet fuel). If the bill 32 is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 33 subsection shall lapse. 34 (22) $1,000,000 of the climate commitment account—state 35 appropriation is provided solely for a grant to the Yakama Nation for 36 an advanced rail energy storage project. 37 *Sec. 132 was partially vetoed. See message at end of chapter. p. 103 ESSB 5187.SL