Case Study: Vermont Electric Power Company achieves nearly 50% NERC audit-scope reduction and streamlined compliance with AssurX

Leveraging AssurX Technology to Maintain Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) is Vermont’s transmission-only utility, operating hundreds of miles of lines, substations and fiber networks. After FERC mandated enforcement of NERC reliability standards, VELCO faced about 800 applicable requirements and needed to both prove and sustain compliance with a small workforce, so it sought a technology solution to manage documentation, tasks and evidence efficiently.

VELCO selected AssurX for its flexibility, automated approvals, evidence repository and executive dashboards. Using AssurX for gap analyses, internal controls, incident tracking and KPIs cut audit preparation time from 24.5 to under 11 hours per requirement, reduced the scope of a subsequent NERC audit by nearly 50%, and delivered smoother data collection and ongoing expansion of compliance applications across the company.

Vermont Electric Power Company

Kim Moulton

Chief Compliance Officer