Facilitated Small Group Discussion Results

The 3 most mentioned opportunities/benefits across the 12 groups were:◦ Enhanced reliability◦ Increased opportunity for distributed generation

and other new technology to enable greater customer control of their electricity

◦ Develop a better regulatory framework to foster grid modernization planning and investment

The 3 most mentioned concerns/barriers across the 12 groups were:◦ Potential costs of grid modernization

technologies, policies, & programs◦ Cost-effectiveness of grid modernization

technologies, policies, & programs◦ Incentives and cost recovery for utilities related to

grid modernization investments