State Energy Offices, state public utility commissions, municipal utilities, and rural electric cooperatives can apply for technical assistance from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to consider, develop, and implement a regulatory sandbox or other approach to speed deployment of advanced technologies for distribution and transmission systems, such as smart reclosers, advanced conductors, Volt/VAR optimization, flexible transformers, and many others. Please join NASEO, LBNL, and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) for a webinar offering details about this new technical assistance opportunity. This webinar on Friday, January 23, 2026, from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET, will feature a review of the technical assistance application process and time for Q&A. Please register here and contact Kirsten Verclas (kverclas@naseo.org) with any questions.
Please find LBNL's recent research and find more information on technical assistance opportunities here. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity supports technical assistance on advanced grid technologies.