Utilities, regulators look to accelerate pilots to achieve speed-to-innovation

Utility Dive spotlights regulatory sandboxes, including Connecticut’s Innovative Energy Solutions (IES) program, as a promising pilot design framework to address challenges such as load growth, reliability, and affordability. As an independent administrator of IES, CEG is excited that the article notes IES “is attracting attention as a potential model to follow.” CEG’s Matthew McDonnell explains, “Regulatory sandboxes accelerate innovation within the existing regulatory framework,” and programs like IES can reduce deployment barriers and enable collaboration among vendors and utilities.