Utility Regulation and Business Models

Wiser, Ryan H, Galen L Barbose, Peter Cappers, Will Gorman, Sean Murphy, Lisa C Schwartz, Natalie Mims Frick, Guillermo Pereira, Arthur Mallet Dias, Jessalyn Chuang, and Vinita Srinivasan. Electric Utility Distribution Costs: Scoping Study on Trends, Drivers, and Possible Response Strategies. 2026.

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Ball, Jason, and Peter Cappers. A Community Guide to Regulatory Barriers Affecting Microgrids (Reports 1-3). 2026.

Report No. 1: Foundational Issues Facing Microgrids PDF

Report No. 2: Single Property Microgrids PDF

Report No. 3: Multi-Property Microgrids PDF

Pereira, Guillermo, and Cynthia Regnier. Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility: Volume IV - Program Life Cycle Challenges, and lessons learned from U.S. Programs . Vol. 4. 2025.

Vol. IV-Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility-Program life cycle

Pereira, Guillermo, and Cynthia Regnier. Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility: Volume III – Stakeholder ecosystem management challenges, and lessons learned from U.S. programs. Vol. 3. 2025.

Vol. III-Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility-Stakeholder Ecosystem

Pereira, Guillermo, and Cynthia Regnier. Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility: Volume II – Customer relationship management strategies, challenges, and lessons learned from U.S. programs. Vol. 2. 2025.

Vol. II Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility Customer Relationship

Pereira, Guillermo, and Cynthia Regnier. Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility: Volume I – Value proposition characteristics, challenges, and lessons learned from U.S. programs. Vol. 1. 2025.

Vol. I - Business Models for Scaling Demand Flexibility Value Proposition

Relf, Grace, Matia Whiting, Lisa C Schwartz, and Evan Cappers. Regulatory Sandboxes and Other Processes to Expedite Utility Adoption of Advanced Grid Technologies. 2025.

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NARUC CPI Innovation webinar PDF

Presentation for the Maine Public Utilities Commission PDF

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Pereira, Guillermo, Jeff Deason, and Anthony Sandonato. Unlocking load growth at the grid edge: Practices for managing, recovering, and allocating distribution system investments. 2025.

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Forrester, Sydney, and Eric O’Shaughnessy. A Review of Value of Solar Studies In Theory and In Practice. 2025.

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Satchwell, Andrew, Natalie Mims Frick, Peter Cappers, Sanem Sergici, Ryan Hledik, Goksin Kavlak, and Glenda Oskar. "Electricity Rate Designs for Large Loads: Evolving Practices and Opportunities." 2025.

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McDonnell, Matt, Ron Nelson, and Natalie Mims Frick. Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Integration Framework: Regulatory Innovation for DER Compensation and Cost Allocation. 2025.

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Forrester, Sydney, Ryan Hledik, Adam Bigelow, Natalie Mims Frick, and Kala Viswanathan. State regulatory opportunities to advance distributed energy resource aggregations in wholesale markets. 2025.

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Satchwell, Andrew, Elaine Hale, Christina E Simeone, and Samanvitha Murthy. Research Needs and New Capabilities for Retail Electricity Rate Analysis. 2025.

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Forrester, Sydney, Andrew Satchwell, Galen L Barbose, Evan Cappers, Cesca Miller, and Andrew Alberg. Retail Electricity Price and Cost Trends: 2024 Update. 2024.

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Simeone, Christina E, Pieter Gagnon, Peter Cappers, and Andrew Satchwell. "The Bill Alignment Test: Identifying Trade-Offs With Residential Rate Design Options." Utilities Policy 82 (2023).

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Kahn-Lang, Jenya, Cesca Miller, Andrew Satchwell, and Elaina Present. Building efficiency, electrification, and distributed solar PV bill savings under time-based retail rate designs. 2024.

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