ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL INC
Programs
Electric Infrastructure Security Council Initiatives
THE ELECTRIC INRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL, INC. (EIS COUNCIL)PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATTONS ("NGOS") WORKING TO CONSIDER AND ADDRESS THE RISK(S) POSED TO CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE FROM NATURAL SOURCES, SUCH AS SEVERE REGIONAL EARTHQUAKES, PANDEMICS, SOLAR FLARES (WHICH CAN CAUSE MASSIVE GEOMAGNETIC STORMS), AS WELL AS MAN-MADE SOURCES, SUCH AS LARGE SCALE CYBER ATTACK OR A PHYSICAL ATTACK (E.G ON CRITICAL GRID NODES OR A HIGH ALTITUDE ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE "HEMP"), AND TO STIMULATE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MULTI-SECTOR COORDINAITION AND COOPERATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. EIS COUNCIL DEVELOPS AI-ENHANCED MULTI-SECTOR SIMULATION AND COORDINATION TECHNOLOGY FOR SITUATIONAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AWARENESS AND DECISION SUPPORT AS WELL AS SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND COORDINATION DURING DISASTERS AND COMPLEX CATASTROPHES. KEY ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022:1. EMERGENCY ALL-SECTOR, RESPONSE TO TRANSNATIONAL HAZARDS EXERCISE (EARTH-EX) THE WORLD'S LARGEST CROSS-SECTOR RESILIENCE EXERCISE FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE: EARTH-EX IS A FREE EXERCISE OPPORTUNITY TO SELF-EVALUATE LEVELS OF PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF REAL-WORLD BLACK SKY POTENTIAL DISASTERS. THIS YEAR'S EXERCISE PRESENTS TWO ENGAGING SCENARIOS THAT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD FACES UNCONTROLLED FIRES AND EXTREME FLOODING EVENTS. EX-21 PROVIDED UNIQUE AND VALUABLE TRAINING MATERIALS AND WEBINARS THAT HAD OVER 12,000 REGISTERED PLAYERS REPRESENTING OVER 40 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE.2. GLOBAL RESILIENCE COMMISSION WEBINARS: DUE TO THE COVID SHUT-DOWN WHICH DISRUPTED OUR ANNUAL EIS SUMMIT SERIES, EIS RESPONDED WITH CREATING THE GLOBAL RESILIENCE COMMISSION (GRCOM). THIS BI-MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES HOSTED U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY MAKERS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, WITH EACH WEBINAR DRAWING AROUND 300 PARTICIPANTS.3. GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION MODEL (GINOM) CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT: IN JULY 2021, A DEVELOPMENT PHASE SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION WAS COMPLETED THAT ADDED NEW CAPABILITIES: HIGH ENTITY-DENSITY CAPABILITY; NOTIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEPENDENCY MODEL; ENABLED PANDEMIC MODEL IMPORTATION. IN ADDITION, A FUNDAMENTAL BREAKTHROUGH DISTRIBUTED FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION WAS INITIATED. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, DFI CAPABILITY HAS BEEN EXPANDED, ALLOWING A MUCH MORE SECURE INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT, BY OBVIATING THE NEED TO SHARE SENSITIVE INFORMATION, OPTING INSTEAD FOR HIGHER-LEVEL, NON-PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. 4. BLACK START EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION SYSTEM (BSX): THE BSX SYSTEM, WHICH FUNCTIONS IN TOTAL BLACKOUT AS IT IS INDEPENDENT OF ELECTRIC GRID POWER, AND USES MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO SELF-FORM NETWORKS, COMPLETED TWO IMPORTANT MILESTONES. THE FIRST WAS EXPANSION FROM PILOT1, A PROOF OF CONCEPT WITHIN ONE SINGLE ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, TO PILOT2, CONNECTING THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, A NEIGHBORING COMPANY, AND THE REGIONAL TRANSMISSION OPERATOR (RTO). AN ADDITIONAL SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION WAS COMPLETED ON PLUM ISLAND, NY, AS PART OF THE DOD RADICS PROGRAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3MProgram 1 [2024]
BSX: BSX (BLACK SKY COMMUNICATIONS AND COORDINATION SYSTEM) IS AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE DESIGNED TO FUNCTION IN A TOTAL BLACKOUT, ENABLING VOICE AND HIGH-SPEED DATA COMMUNICATIONS SPANNING ALL SECTORS AND PROVIDING BEST-IN-CLASS PROTECTION AGAINST CYBER, EMP AND OTHER THREATS. THE EIS COUNCIL CURRENTLY HOLDS THE FCC CERTIFICATION FOR THE BNET RADIO, A COMPONENT OF THE BSX ARCHITECTURE, TO OPERATE ON A LIMITED SET OF FREQUENCIES IN THE USA. NINE FCC APPROVED EMP PROTECTED BNET RADIOS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT DOMINION ENERGY AND ARE CURRENTLY FULLY OPERATIONAL AND ROUTINELY TESTED AS PART OF THEIR BLACK-START PLAN. THE EIS COUNCIL IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO EXPAND THE FCC APPROVED OPERATIONAL FREQUENCIES FOR THE BNET RADIO, ALL HARDWARE TESTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) AND THE EIS COUNCIL IS WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BNET TO GATHER FINAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION. ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THE BSX ARCHITECTURE IS THE ESWEB (ENERGY SECTOR WEB), THE CREATION OF A HIGH-SPEED EMP PROTECTED FIBER OPTIC NETWORK OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE ELECTRIC UTILITIES THAT PROVIDES HIGH-SPEED VOICE AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN UTILITIES, AND EVENTUALLY OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, DURING A TOTAL BLACKOUT. THE EIS COUNCIL HAS MOVED FROM THE INITIAL PILOT TEST WITH ITS FIRST THREE PARTNERS: DOMINION VIRGINIA ENERGY, EXELON AND PJM AND IS WORKING TO CREATE A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION. INITIAL TESTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE ESWEB AND THE EIS COUNCIL'S VISION AT: HTTPS://EISCOUNCIL.ORG/ESW/. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BNET AT: HTTPS://EISCOUNCIL.ORG/TECHNOLOGY/#BSXGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MProgram 2 [2024]
GINOM | EXPANDED DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING: GINOM REPRESENTS A NEW, UNIQUE CAPABILITY, ESSENTIAL TO NAVIGATE EXTREME DISASTERS. THE SYSTEM IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A MULTICORPORATE SIMULATION OPERATING SYSTEM (MOS) FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND DECISION SUPPORT DURING CATASTROPHES. ALLOWS AI-GUIDED COLLABORATION AMONG COMPANIES AND PARTNERS TO PREPARE FOR OR RECOVER FROM EXTREME DISASTERS. ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE PHASE 2 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO IMOE AND APPROVED.FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITION OF PHASE 2 COMPETITIVE AWARD, THE THIRD PHASE OF THE GINOM IMOE PROJECT BEGAN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN JUNE 2024, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE REALISM OF THE GINOM SIMULATION ENGINE AND CREATING AN ENTERPRISE-GRADE SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SETTING UP, RUNNING, AND ANALYZING SIMULATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved to Chario Inc. (d.b.a. Impala)