High-level introduction to how regulation of the energy sector is structured in the US (e.g., state versus federal, vertically integrated versus restructured states, integrated resource planning, utility cost recovery, etc.). This would be intended for individuals coming in with very limited knowledge of the topic. Instructors: Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories and Ted Ko, Energy Policy Design Institute. This tutorial will be presented at the IEEE PES Energy & Policy Forum, 23-26 March 2026 in Washington, D.C.

(2 hours, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.). This session will include state practices (legislative, regulatory and engineering specific to Distribution NWAs). Instructors: Lisa Schwartz and Guillermo Pereira, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Cody Davis, Electric Power Engineers; and Soumya Tiwari, EPE Consulting. This tutorial will be presented at the IEEE PES Energy & Policy Forum, 23-26 March 2026 in Washington, D.C.

(2 hours, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.). Instructors: Juliet Homer, and Jeremy Twitchell, and Eran Schweitzer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This tutorial will provide attendees with a practical understanding of electrical transmission planning requirements, modeling, and decision-making processes. We’ll also provide an overview of grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) and how they can be applied. This course will distill the technical complexities of transmission planning into foundational principles, helping attendees better understand how transmission planning processes work. This presentation will cover the background and drivers for modern transmission planning, the entities involved in the planning process and their respective roles, where to access transmission planning information, how to get involved in the process, and what happens when the plan is complete.  Participants will also walk away with a basic understanding of GETs—what they are, how they work, and how they can (and can’t be) integrated into transmission planning. This tutorial will be presented at the IEEE PES Energy & Policy Forum, 23-26 March 2026 in Washington, D.C.

(2 hours, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) This session would provide a deeper dive into how state regulators can approach developing an energy storage policy framework and/or reflecting on the framework that is in place. Instructors: Will McNamara and Ted Ko Market Structures Market Segments: FTM-T, FTM-D, BTM Energy Storage Use Cases Policy Topics Policy advancement levels (“crawl, walk, run”) aka Policy Readiness Level (PRL) State of Your Market: What Use Cases are enabled + How advanced are the current policies (what’s the state’s PRL on this topic) This tutorial will be presented at the IEEE PES Energy & Policy Forum, 23-26 March 2026 in Washington, D.C.