State energy offices, state public utility commissions, municipal utilities, and rural electric cooperatives can apply now for technical assistance from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 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. See Berkeley Lab’s recent research and find more information on technical assistance opportunities here. State agency representatives can register here for a webinar with LBNL, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, and National Association of State Energy Officials on October 14, 2025, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM ET, to learn details about this new technical assistance opportunity, including the application process, and to ask questions. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity supports technical assistance on advanced grid technologies. Please contact Kirsten Verclas (kverclas@naseo.org) with any questions.