The Non-Wires Solution Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers
Non-wires solutions (NWS) such as energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation and microgrids can defer or avoid traditional grid upgrades. This playbook from the Rocky Mountain Institute provides a step-by-step guide for regulators, utilities and developers to plan and implement NWS projects. It describes how to identify suitable projects, evaluate cost-effectiveness, navigate regulatory processes and engage stakeholders. Case studies illustrate successful NWS deployments. By highlighting the role of microgrids and other DERs in deferring transmission and distribution investments, the playbook supports policies that encourage innovative grid solutions and improve reliability and resilience
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AB - Non-wires solutions (NWS) such as energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation and microgrids can defer or avoid traditional grid upgrades. This playbook from the Rocky Mountain Institute provides a step-by-step guide for regulators, utilities and developers to plan and implement NWS projects. It describes how to identify suitable projects, evaluate cost-effectiveness, navigate regulatory processes and engage stakeholders. Case studies illustrate successful NWS deployments. By highlighting the role of microgrids and other DERs in deferring transmission and distribution investments, the playbook supports policies that encourage innovative grid solutions and improve reliability and resilience
AU - Dyson, Mark
A2 - Shwisberg, Lauren
A3 - Prince, Jason
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Policy and regulation
KW - Policy
KW - Regulation
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
KW - Resilience
KW - Extreme weather
KW - Transportation electrification
LA - English
DA - 2018/01/01
PY - 2018
PB - Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
T1 - The Non-Wires Solution Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/130
ER -
Dyson, Mark, et al. The Non-Wires Solution Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers . Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), 1 January, 2018, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/130.
Dyson, M., Shwisberg, L., & Prince, J. (2018). The Non-Wires Solution Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers . [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/130
Dyson, Mark, Lauren Shwisberg, and Jason Prince. The Non-Wires Solution Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers . Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), January, 1, 2018. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/130
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title = {The Non-Wires Solution Implementation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Regulators, Utilities, and Developers },
author = {Dyson, Mark and Shwisberg, Lauren and Prince, Jason },
abstractNote = {Non-wires solutions (NWS) such as energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation and microgrids can defer or avoid traditional grid upgrades. This playbook from the Rocky Mountain Institute provides a step-by-step guide for regulators, utilities and developers to plan and implement NWS projects. It describes how to identify suitable projects, evaluate cost-effectiveness, navigate regulatory processes and engage stakeholders. Case studies illustrate successful NWS deployments. By highlighting the role of microgrids and other DERs in deferring transmission and distribution investments, the playbook supports policies that encourage innovative grid solutions and improve reliability and resilience},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/130},
year = {2018},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/130},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-18}
}
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Data from Jan 1, 2018
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
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