As utilities embrace DERs, pilot projects emerge as key element of compromise
As in Bakke's book, see here a couple of key points:
1) Utilities are generally reticent to change ("first to be second")
2) Issues of incoporating new technologies slowly
3) Regional variation (NE and Cali most advanced, the rest laggards)
4) Political and policy challenges
5) Importance of regional and state level grassroots action and pressure
