Energy & Infrastructure
Safeguarding Energy & Infrastructure Systems from AI & Autonomous Systems Risks
Fidelitas Defense delivers Systems Assurance, Technology Diligence, Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI), Cyber, and Regulatory Risk Management for AI-Enabled Autonomous Bulk Power Infrastructure. Our Solutions align with global standards and U.S. regulatory guidance, including NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards, FERC Supply Chain Risk Management Rules, U.S. Department of Energy Executive Order 13920 guidance, and U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provisions addressing foreign adversary influence in energy technology procurement — helping organizations manage risks across complex Technology Dependencies, Foreign Ownership exposure, and AI-Driven Autonomous Systems underpinning grid stability.
Fidelitas Defense is focused on serving Bulk Power System Operators, Independent System Operators (ISOs), Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), Transmission Owners and Operators, Generation Companies (GenCos), Nuclear Operators, Advanced Reactor and SMR Developers, Pipeline Operators, LNG Terminal Operators, Refinery Operators, Offshore Platform Operators, Renewable Energy Developers, Solar Farm Operators, Offshore and Onshore Wind Operators, Battery Storage Operators, Grid-Scale Storage Providers, Large Load Controllers, and Emerging Grid-Edge Participants — including Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Aggregators, EV Charging Network Operators, Grid Service Providers, and Microgrid Operators — as well as Defense Energy Systems including Military Installation Energy Programs, Tactical Power Systems, and DoD Microgrid and Energy Resilience Programs — helping them understand and mitigate Geopolitical, Foreign Ownership, Cyber, and Regulatory Risk across their Physical AI, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems and Critical Energy Infrastructure environments.
Energy Infrastructure Is Becoming Autonomous
Modern energy infrastructure systems are no longer traditional operational technology environments — they are often AI-enabled, algorithmically governed, and latency-sensitive Critical Energy Infrastructure. Bulk Power System Operators, Transmission Owners, Generation Companies, Pipeline Operators, and Defense Energy Programs designated as critical infrastructure under NERC CIP Standards, FERC reliability requirements, Executive Order 13920, and U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provisions must manage risks that extend well beyond conventional cybersecurity controls.
These risks include Autonomous Grid Balancing and Real-Time Energy Management Systems, AI-Driven Load Forecasting and Dispatch Platforms, complex Vendor and Subcontractor Dependencies — including Offshore Development exposure, Foreign-Manufactured Hardware, and components sourced from NDAA-prohibited and Chinese Military Company (CMC)-designated entities — Software and Firmware Supply Chains incorporating Open-Source Components, and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Risk across critical energy systems — including foreign adversary nation code embedded in inverters, battery management systems, SCADA platforms, solar and wind control systems, LNG terminal systems, and grid-edge devices operating across energy and critical infrastructure environments — where NDAA supply chain provisions increasingly address foreign adversary influence in critical mineral sourcing, solar panel manufacturing, battery production, and power electronics procurement.
Fidelitas Defense provides clarity and defensible assurance across these emerging risk domains, delivering deep Technology Diligence, Systems Assurance, and Geopolitical, Foreign Ownership, Cyber, and Regulatory Risk Management across AI-Enabled Autonomous Energy and Critical Infrastructure.
Regulatory and Supervisory Imperative
U.S. Executive Order 13920 and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provisions require energy and critical infrastructure operators — including Bulk Power System Operators, Transmission Owners, Generation Companies, Nuclear Operators, Pipeline Operators, Large Load Controllers, and Defense Energy Programs — to actively manage Third- and Fourth-Party Risk, Geographic and Jurisdictional exposure, Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) Risk, and Operational Resilience across mission-critical energy and grid systems.
Executive Order 13920 prohibits the acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation of bulk-power system equipment designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by foreign adversaries — targeting transformers, reactors, capacitors, SCADA components, and other critical grid equipment. The NDAA expands this regulatory imperative across the broader energy and critical infrastructure sector through prohibitions on procurement of equipment and services from NDAA-prohibited and Chinese Military Company (CMC)-designated entities, and supply chain provisions addressing foreign adversary influence in critical mineral sourcing, solar panel manufacturing, battery production, and power electronics procurement.
Effective compliance now demands deep visibility into AI-Enabled Autonomous Energy and Critical Infrastructure, Autonomous Grid Balancing and Energy Management Systems, and the full Technology Supply Chain — including Foreign-Manufactured Hardware, foreign adversary nation Firmware, components sourced from NDAA-prohibited and CMC-designated entities, and grid-edge device dependencies across energy and critical infrastructure environments — which is precisely where Fidelitas Defense delivers differentiated Systems Assurance, Technology Diligence, and Geopolitical, Foreign Ownership, Cyber, and Regulatory Risk Management.