Electric Utility Compliance

Compliance Built for
Electric Utilities

GridGuard unifies FERC, NERC, CPUC, WECC, CAISO, and GO 95/128 obligations into a single AI-powered platform. From RSAW documentation and CIP controls to mitigation plan tracking and executive dashboards — built for the compliance demands of electric-only IOUs.

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The Electric Compliance Challenge

Six Regulators. Hundreds of Standards. One Team.

Electric utilities in the Western US face a uniquely complex regulatory environment — FERC wholesale tariff obligations, NERC reliability and CIP cybersecurity standards, CPUC state safety requirements, WECC regional audits, CAISO market compliance, and GO 95/128 construction standards. Each regulator has its own audit cycle, documentation format, and enforcement posture.

GridGuard replaces disconnected spreadsheets, shared drives, and manual tracking with a single platform that maps every obligation, monitors every deadline, and generates audit-ready documentation — so your compliance team can focus on managing risk, not managing files.

340+ NERC Standards Tracked

87% Avg. Compliance Score Improvement

60% Reduction in Audit Prep Time

6 Regulatory Bodies Covered

8 Integrated Compliance Modules

Everything an Electric Utility Needs

Purpose-built modules for every FERC, NERC, CPUC, WECC, CAISO, and GO 95/128 obligation — unified in one platform with shared evidence, cross-module AI analysis, and a single audit trail.

NERC

RSAW Documentation Manager

Centralized repository for Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets. AI-assisted narrative generation, version control, and audit-ready export in NERC-compliant formats.

NERC FAC / PRC / CIP
  • AI-generated compliance narratives
  • Version-controlled RSAW library
  • Audit-ready NERC export formats
  • Cross-standard evidence linking
WECC

Mitigation Plan Tracker

End-to-end lifecycle management for WECC mitigation plan filings — submission status, regulatory responses, and corrective action milestones.

WECC Regional Entity
  • WECC filing submission tracking
  • Regulatory response monitoring
  • Corrective action milestone alerts
  • Audit-ready mitigation documentation
AI

AI Gap Analysis Engine

Automatically identifies gaps between your current controls and NERC, FERC, CPUC, WECC, and CAISO requirements. Generates prioritized remediation roadmaps.

All Regulatory Bodies
  • Cross-regulatory gap identification
  • Risk-scored remediation roadmaps
  • Control-to-standard mapping
  • Continuous obligation monitoring
CIP

NERC CIP Controls Validation

Structured test plan management for CIP cybersecurity controls. Tracks control testing schedules, findings, and remediation status across all BES Cyber Systems.

NERC CIP-002 through CIP-014
  • BES Cyber System asset inventory
  • Control test schedule management
  • Finding and remediation tracking
  • CIP evidence package generation
GO 95

GO 95/128 Inspection Tracker

Asset-level inspection cadences for poles, conductors, manholes, and vaults. Flags overdue circuits and generates CPUC-compliant inspection reports.

CPUC GO 95 / GO 128
  • Asset-level inspection scheduling
  • Overdue circuit flagging by district
  • CPUC GO 95/128 report generation
  • Corrective maintenance work order linking
Analytics

Executive Compliance Dashboard

Live compliance health score, obligation status heatmaps, upcoming deadline calendars, and audit readiness indicators — built for leadership reporting.

All Modules
  • Real-time compliance health scoring
  • Obligation heatmap by regulator
  • Deadline calendar with escalation alerts
  • Board-ready audit readiness reports
AI

Regulatory Change Monitor

Real-time alerts when FERC orders, NERC standards, CPUC rulings, or WECC bulletins are issued. AI summarizes impact on your specific compliance obligations.

FERC / NERC / CPUC / WECC
  • Real-time regulatory change alerts
  • AI-generated impact summaries
  • Obligation-specific change mapping
  • Historical regulatory change archive
Core

Data Request Response Center

Manages regulatory data requests (DRU) with workflow routing, confidentiality classification, approval chains, and response deadline tracking.

FERC / NERC Enforcement
  • DRU workflow routing and assignment
  • Confidentiality classification controls
  • Multi-level approval chain management
  • Response deadline countdown tracking
Regulatory Coverage

Built for the Western Grid's Regulatory Landscape

GridGuard is purpose-built for the complex, overlapping regulatory environment faced by California and Western US electric utilities — covering every major federal and state compliance body.

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Wholesale tariffs, transmission licensing, enforcement actions, and market oversight.

NERC

North American Electric Reliability Corporation

O&P standards, CIP cybersecurity, reliability standards, and audit programs.

CPUC

California Public Utilities Commission

State safety obligations, GO 95/128, OEIS requirements, and rate cases.

WECC

Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Regional entity audits, mitigation plan filings, and reliability assessments.

CAISO

California Independent System Operator

OATT compliance, transmission control agreements, and AMR filings.

GO 95/128

CPUC General Orders 95 and 128

Construction standards for overhead and underground electrical supply lines.

Designed for operators like

SCE
Southern California Edison
APS
Arizona Public Service
NV Energy
Nevada Energy (Berkshire Hathaway)
PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp (Berkshire Hathaway)
Idaho Power
IDACORP / Idaho Power
Portland GE
Portland General Electric
Measured Outcomes

Electric Compliance Outcomes

Measured results across NERC, FERC, CPUC, WECC, and CAISO compliance programs using GridGuard.

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Reduction in Audit Prep Time

AI-assisted RSAW generation replaces weeks of manual narrative drafting

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NERC Standards Tracked

Full coverage of O&P, CIP, FAC, MOD, PRC, IRO, and COM reliability families

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Compliance Score Improvement

Average improvement measured across electric utility programs after one year

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Fewer Missed NERC Deadlines

Automated 30-day advance alerts and obligation calendar eliminate manual tracking

Metrics based on program-level outcomes observed across GridGuard deployments at large investor-owned utilities and transmission operators.

Electric Utility Plan

Ready to Modernize Your
Electric Compliance Program?

Join electric utilities across the Western US using GridGuard to manage FERC, NERC, CPUC, WECC, CAISO, and GO 95/128 obligations in one AI-powered platform.

Also available: Gas Distribution and Combination Utility plans