Utilities balance adopting fast-moving technology with sluggish regulatory processes

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Rapidly changing technology is a double-edged sword for utilitiesrnstruggling to embrace opportunities like offering new products torncustomers consuming less energy, while dealing with the often slowrnpace of regulatory change, utility executives said Wednesday.rnNew York’s regulated distribution utility Con Edison is “veryrnrepresentative of the industry nationally in that we are seeingrnsignificant change,” Matthew Ketschke, senior vice president ofrncustomer energy solutions, said at the Oracle Industry Connect Energyrnand Utilities conference in New York City.