Advancing Secure and Resilient Energy Systems
Energy technologies are rapidly evolving. Organizations need applied tools and credible expertise to evaluate deployment risks as well as test designs, implementation methods, and integration procedures. CSDET connects energy stakeholders with practical resources and real-world validation capabilities that support secure, reliable energy system performance.
How We Support Energy Organizations
CSDET provides practical pathways to help organizations assess digital risk, improve system design, validate performance, and strengthen operational readiness.
Technical Assistance
Work directly with national laboratory experts to address digital assurance, supply chain risk, large load growth, grid reliability & resilience, and regulatory challenges. Engagements range from focused advisory support to deeper collaborative projects tailored to your organizational needs.
Tools & Applications
Access tools and frameworks that help evaluate AI & cloud adoption readiness, digital risk, extreme weather impacts, and embed cybersecurity into system design from the start. Resources support informed decision-making before technologies are deployed.
Testing at Scale
Validate systems and response strategies in realistic operational environments using INL’s grid infrastructure and testbeds. Collaborative exercises and at-scale testing help identify engineering & operational gaps as well as vulnerabilities to strengthen preparedness.
Workshops & Education
Build internal capability through virtual and in-person training aligned with emerging critical infrastructure threats and new technology introduction. Programs support practical skill development and long-term operational resilience.
Featured Tools & Frameworks
CSDET serves as a central hub for applied tools and methodologies that support secure digital energy systems. Explore featured resources designed to help assess risk, guide system design, and strengthen operational confidence.
Cognito
Cognito helps electric utilities assess AI readiness and plan adoption through a structured framework focused on use cases and risk.
CIRRUS
CIRRUS helps grid and utility professionals evaluate cloud readiness using a structured framework rooted in resilient design and engineering principles.
Rapid Risk Assessments
Rapid Risk Assessments explore supply chain risk and digital assurance in battery energy storage systems to inform secure integration planning.
Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence
Thinking about leveraging artificial intelligence to improve operations, planning, and decision-making, but worried about the potential organizational, data, governance, and risk considerations?
INL recently launched the Cognito tool to help utilities make informed, risk-aware decision-making on AI adoption. Cognito is a structured, self-guided AI readiness framework designed to help electric utilities understand whether – and how – artificial intelligence can be responsibly applied within their organizations.
Events, Insights & Resources
Learn more about our upcoming events, research publications, and reference materials that highlight CSDET tools, partnerships, and work across critical infrastructure sectors.
NISC MIC
BSidesICS/OT 2026
AI in Action: Balancing Risk and Reward at DTECH
Publications
Explore technical reports, research papers, and collaborative studies documenting CSDET’s applied methodologies, tool development, and project outcomes across the digital energy landscape.
Fact Sheets
Download concise overviews of CSDET tools, initiatives, and capabilities. These quick-reference materials provide short summaries of program offerings.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) and Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), CSDET serves as a central hub for accessing national lab capabilities that help evaluate digital assurance, improve critical infrastructure reliability & resilience, and implement new technologies with confidence. Our work is also supported through partnerships with federal agencies, states, local governments, international governments, and the private sector.
