GTM Squared delivers premium content in the form of in-depth article series, research highlights, and multimedia extras. Go beyond our everyday coverage and gain insider access to our experts. Can tariffs, instead of utility contracts, bring out enough distributed energy resources to defer grid investment needs? California is looking over a host of proposed experiments aimed at answering that question. Can tariffs, instead of utility contracts, bring out enough distributed energy resources to defer grid investment needs? California is now looking over a host of proposed experiments aimed at answering that question.