During the 2024 Inaugural Convening, one of the potential solutions identified by industry stakeholders was the development and documentation of geographic information system (GIS) best practices. This report, developed through interviews with utility GIS managers and users, along with in-person, utility site visits, is a guide on distribution system GIS investments for electrification and best …
GIS Best Practices Fact Sheet for Utilities
This utility fact sheet provides an overview of the recommendations and lessons learned described in the GIS Best Practices report. It provides recommendations for utilities for maximizing the value of GIS investments and deploying successful GIS implementations.
GIS Best Practices Fact Sheet for Regulators
This regulator fact sheet provides an overview of GIS benefits and the recommendations described in the GIS Best Practices report. It provides recommendations for regulators for maximizing the value of GIS investments and lessons from successful GIS implementations.
Proactive Investment Report
A concise overview for regulators on how flexible grid connections can accelerate electrification while deferring infrastructure costs. This fact sheet outlines policy benefits, regulatory pathways (both docketed and informal), cost recovery considerations, and key questions around performance standards, equity, and customer incentives.
Proactive Investment Factsheet
This factsheet provides an overview of the technical and regulatory considerations for distribution capacity investments in anticipation of load growth, as laid out in the Proactive Investment Framework report. It provides guidance for utilities and regulators on the concept, including navigating investment decision-making under varying degrees of certainty.
2025 Annual Convening Report
The second Annual CHARGED Convening, held in August 2025 in Chicago, IL, brought together stakeholders from across the industry to build relationships, leverage previous CHARGED efforts, and develop innovative solutions that can be implemented across a diversity of states and utilities. This report details the pre-read materials shared with participants and summary results from Convening …
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 …
Transatlantic Learnings on Regulatory Innovation: Commissioner Insights on Flexibility in Great Britain
Great Britain (GB) is a hub for innovative solutions on the electricity distribution system, providing a case study for managing a flexible and cutting-edge grid that drives affordability. In this webinar, commissioners who went on the May 2025 Study Tour shared lessons learned from GB leaders on innovations, challenges, and solutions related to grid flexibility, …
Great Britain Study Trip Report-Out Memo
The CHARGED Initiative led a Study Tour to Great Britain in May 2025, where seven U.S. regulators visited with leaders in GB’s flexibility markets who have pioneered innovative methods and incentives to unlock demand flexibility. This memo shares the key lessons learned on the trip, including opportunities for immediate implementation in the U.S. and steps …
