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Sep 2014
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Why New York Is Trying to Create the Mos...

Wood Mackenzie
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New York is taking a hard look at how to reform the distribution grid and encourage more distributed energy resources. But it’s not doing it through mandates. Instead, New York regulators are developing flexible market structures to encourage utilities to adopt a variety of new distributed technologies, while also empowering customers, creating new business ... Show More
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