So says a study released Monday by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

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Just this week the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) passed a resolution endorsing the continuing modernization of the electric system with smart grid technologies.

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"I appreciate the department's recognition that the corridor designation issue is sensitive for state regulators, " says Sam Ervin IV, chairman of the electricity committee for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

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At a Wednesday forum in Washington on electricity delivery, organized by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, a crowd of several hundred in a hotel ballroom mulled the big changes ahead when it comes to energy efficiency, production, transmission and regulation.

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The National Association of State Regulatory Utility Commissioners has not taken a formal position on the matter because it does not have consensus among its members.

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