Resources
Supporting research and reference materials for secure digital energy systems.
Fact Sheets
Short briefs that summarize CSDET tools, analytical frameworks, and applied research efforts. These Fact Sheets are designed to provide quick insight into technical approaches, risk evaluation methods, and emerging energy security considerations.
Long-term damage prediction due to extreme weather
All Hazards Analysis (AHA) Framework
Critical Infrastructure dependency analysis
Short-term storm damage estimate prediction & recovery tool
Flyers
Overviews that highlight CSDET initiatives, tools, and priority topics across digital energy systems. These materials introduce CSDET’s project efforts and areas of focus.
Publications
Research and analysis designed to inform energy professionals and decision-makers. This collection includes reports on data center/large load integration, grid readiness for advanced nuclear generation, digital assurance, and risk mapping — all aimed at advancing secure, reliable, and resilient energy systems.
The United States (U.S.) electrical grid has always faced the introduction of ever larger individual loads, as well as the...
- Data Centers and Large Loads
The accelerating deployment of digital energy infrastructure, ranging from inverter-based resources (IBRs), battery energy storage systems (BESS), to advanced grid...
- Energy Storage and Systems, Resilience Planning, Supply Chain
This Equipment Assessment Guide, developed by Idaho National Laboratory (INL), provides a comprehensive framework designed to enhance the security of...
- Cyber-Informed Engineering, Operational Technology, Supply Chain
This report provides a summary of the challenges faced by United States electricity grid operators in accommodating and anticipating the...
- Data Centers and Large Loads
Digital transformation and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in the electric grid are fundamentally changing the industry’s approach to common...
- AI and Cloud Integration
The rapid expansion of data centers, driven by the exponential growth in data-processing and storage needs, presents significant challenges and...
- Data Centers and Large Loads, Nuclear Energy
In this talk, INL will discuss how to develop a cyber supply chain risk management program, to include assessment of...
- Supply Chain
Damage Prediction & Resilience Planning: Evaluating Risks to Critical Infrastructure & Improving Resiliency Through Microgrids
...- Resilience Planning
UNIFI Grid Forming Inverter Consortium Spring 2025 Seminar Series.
...- Resilience Planning
INL DistribuTECH Workshop Series
...- Technical Assistance
Rural-serving electric utilities (RSEUs)—including electric cooperatives, municipal systems, and small investor-owned utilities—are essential players in the evolving energy landscape.
...- Energy Storage and Systems
This white paper outlines how Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) support grid services and introduces a Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) framework...
- Cyber-Informed Engineering, Energy Storage and Systems