Information, Communication and Cyber Security (ICCS) Laboratory

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND CYBER SECURITY (ICCS) LABORATORY

Evaluating emerging technologies, standards, and protocols, with a focus on interoperability, data integration, telecommunications, cybersecurity and related research

The lab constructed systems that replicate utility environments for testing and training, addressing critical cyber security challenges across integrated security operations centers, substations, DER, and grid-edge devices. With specialized labs dedicated to cybersecurity, DER interoperability, enterprise systems, telecommunications, and advanced metering systems, we accelerate utility innovation and industry standards adoption.

Key Capabilities

Enabling our research

Our ICCS lab is the foundation on which many of our primary research projects and reports are based. Our commitment to conduct objective, vendor-neutral research demands that we have direct access to tools and equipment and are not forced to repeat information gathered from other sources. To the extent possible, we are the original source of the data and insights we share.

Utility access and utilization

We are happy to share our laboratory capabilities with utility members, supporting their needs in cases when the needed internal capabilities don’t exist at the utility. We also share the designs and procedures that we have built so that utilities that are designing their own facilities have the benefits of our learning and developments.

Stakeholder engagement

The ICCS laboratories are used as testbeds to support industry working groups and “plugfests”. These events bring together vendors and integrators to help identify performance, communication, and interoperability issues that might otherwise impede or delay utility projects.

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