Overview
CIP-014 planning should be treated as a consequence-driven physical security discipline, not a checklist exercise.
Planning questions
- Which assets create the highest public, operational, or financial consequence if disrupted?
- Which retrofit options can reduce risk without forcing full replacement?
- Which stakeholders need to approve the scope before procurement?
- How should the project preserve continuity during construction?
Related analysis
Grid Security
NERC CIP-014 Turns Physical Security Into an Executive Risk Question
CIP-014 is not a product checklist. It forces owners to identify critical stations and substations, assess threats, and implement physical-security plans appropriate to system impact.
Public Facilities
Public Buildings Need Retrofit Pathways, Not Only Capital Projects
Municipalities and agencies often need practical hardening pathways that fit capital constraints, procurement timing, and occupied-building limitations.
Planning Tools
The Owner’s Checklist for Threat-Informed Retrofit Planning
A disciplined retrofit planning checklist helps owners move from broad concern to a scope that can be engineered, priced, and procured.