Gov. Bob Ferguson is going all in on clean energy in the Tri-Cities.

He announced Friday at the UA Local 598 union hall in Pasco that his 2027-29 biennial budget calls for a $10 million investment in Richland’s Northwest Advanced Clean Energy Park. The money would be used to build out utilities and infrastructure at the energy park to support future tenants.

"This investment will support thousands of good-paying jobs in the trades and advanced industries, and unlock billions in private investment,” Ferguson said in a statement. “We as a state can make big things happen with strategic investments, including building the infrastructure needed to cement the Tri-Cities’ position as a green energy hub.”

The 1,641-acre energy park, located north of the city, is where Atlas Agro plans to build its low-carbon fertilizer production facility and an associated data center. It’s also part of the planned Ruby Flats Solar Farm and nuclear fuel company General Matter is also considering buying acreage for a nuclear fuel production facility for advanced reactors.

The governor’s budget still has to get through the Legislature before those funds can become reality. The state is facing an expected shortfall in the billions of dollars coming into the next biennium.