Nearly two years ago, GridLab, Advanced Energy United, and RMI launched the CHARGED Initiative, a collaborative effort designed to help prepare the distribution system for electrification so that customers benefit from low costs and high reliability. The CHARGED team marked this anniversary of the growing program by leading a delegation of US state utility commissioners …
Blog: The Case for Utilization Metrics and Utility Benchmarking
In September 2025, CHARGED led a second delegation of regulators and regulatory staff to Great Britain (GB) to learn about its approach towards flexibility. This blog post—coauthored by CHARGED Steering Committee members Priya Sreedharan and Alex Walmsley with James Van Nostrand, former Chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities—deep dives further into the incentive …
How UK Grid Innovation Can CHARGE US States
In May 2025, U.S. regulators visited Great Britain to learn about how its innovative, market-driven approach to grid flexibility accelerates reduces costs and enables electrification. This blog post from GridLab’s Ric O’Connell shares the exciting ideas from across the pond and the practical lessons learned that can be applied stateside.
