{"id":1529,"date":"2021-10-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/substation-hardening-dont-be-a-pawn-to-security\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:36:31","slug":"substation-hardening-dont-be-a-pawn-to-security","status":"publish","type":"news-and-insights","link":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/substation-hardening-dont-be-a-pawn-to-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Substation Hardening: Don\u2019t Be a Pawn to Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-8 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <p>Protecting our critical energy infrastructure from physical security threats is certainly not a game, but the process can take some important lessons from the game of chess. Like chess, hardening a substation against attack requires strategic thinking, evaluating positions and taking actions that lead to long term advantages and success.<\/p>\n<p>I recently published an article on this topic in the\u00a0<em>Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.trccompanies.com\/legacy\/images\/Substation-Security-Physical-Hardening.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cSubstation Security: Physical Hardening,\u201d<\/a>draws some correlations to the game of chess and emphasizes the need for broad spectrum technology solutions, an integrated team and constant strategy evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>There is no question that technology is a significant part of strengthening security around vulnerable utility assets. A combination of video analytics, dual-authenticated access control, surprise lighting, and perimeter detection should be implemented.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/engineering\/electrical-power\/substations\/\">P<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;physical substation security&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4739,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15987699},&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">hysical substation s<\/span>ecurity<\/a>\u00a0can also be improved through the use of audio signature analysis, a physically hardened perimeter, and employee\/community awareness.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-lg-4 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links__top \">\n                                                        <h4>Related Services<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <ul class=\"js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/specialized-consulting\/physical-cyber-security\/\" target=\"_self\">Cybersecurity<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/markets\/power-and-utilities\/electric-utilities\/\" target=\"_self\">Electric Utilities<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/electrical-power\/\" target=\"_self\">Electrical and Power<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/regulatory-compliance\/federal-energy-regulatory-commission-ferc\/\" target=\"_self\">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/regulatory-compliance\/nerc\/\" target=\"_self\">NERC<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/emergency-management-and-response\/physical-security-and-emergency-management\/\" target=\"_self\">Physical Security and Emergency Management<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/markets\/power-and-utilities\/\" target=\"_self\">Power and Utilities<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/operations-support\/substation-automation\/\" target=\"_self\">Substation Automation<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links__bottom\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/\" target=\"_self\">View All Services<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/innerpage-accordion -->\n<section class=\"fx-accordion js-accordion section-margins\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        <div class=\"fx-accordion-flex\">\n                        <div class=\"fx-accordion-top-content js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                <div class=\"fx-accordion-top-content__inner\">\n                    <h2>Technology alone can usually be breached.<\/h2>\n<p>Physical barriers can also be easily compromised. However, integrated solutions that take advantage of the strengths of technology, physical hardening, and effective process change can present a viable deterrent. Setting aside one dimensional thinking and deploying a multi-dimensional chess-like approach can give the utility a much needed advantage.<strong> The following are a few examples from my article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>It is important that whatever strategy or method that is chosen to implement substation security, a utility must undertake a comprehensive approach. This includes a continuous review of principles, scenarios, strategies, and solutions so it can remain flexible in combating the ever changing threats facing its critical infrastructure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, please download my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.trccompanies.com\/legacy\/images\/Substation-Security-Physical-Hardening.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UTC Journal article, \u201cSubstation Security: Physical Hardening<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What are your substation security challenges? Please share your questions and best practices in the comments section below.<\/em><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"fx-accordion-right\">\n                <div class=\"fx-accordion__panels js-animated-content animated-content\">    \n                                        <article class=\"fx-accordion__panel js-accordion-item icon--collapse\" data-accordion-id=\"0\">\n                        <button class=\"fx-accordion__panel__toggle js-accordion-headline\" type=\"button\" data-accordion-id=\"0\">Defense in depth.\u00a0<\/button>    \n                        <div class=\"fx-accordion__panel__content\">\n                            <p>Just as a chess piece that is positioned offensively may be protected by a knight and then by the queen, substations also require many layers of security, creating a deterrent that helps keep would-be intruders at bay for fear of capture or discovery.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                        <article class=\"fx-accordion__panel js-accordion-item\" data-accordion-id=\"1\">\n                        <button class=\"fx-accordion__panel__toggle js-accordion-headline\" type=\"button\" data-accordion-id=\"1\">Sacrifice.\u00a0<\/button>    \n                        <div class=\"fx-accordion__panel__content\">\n                            <p>Often in the game of chess it is wise to sacrifice a piece if the move will achieve an advantageous position later. Positioning and sacrificing inexpensive and less important assets that can draw out and ultimately help capture the substation attacker is a move to be considered.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                        <article class=\"fx-accordion__panel js-accordion-item\" data-accordion-id=\"2\">\n                        <button class=\"fx-accordion__panel__toggle js-accordion-headline\" type=\"button\" data-accordion-id=\"2\">Decoy.\u00a0<\/button>    \n                        <div class=\"fx-accordion__panel__content\">\n                            <p>A chess master will make his opponent second guess the outcome of a play or attack. The same can be done in the substation environment by strategically placing decoys that look just like the fully protected site giving attackers pause and possibly causing them to move on to a less \u201cprotected\u201d facility.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                        <article class=\"fx-accordion__panel js-accordion-item\" data-accordion-id=\"3\">\n                        <button class=\"fx-accordion__panel__toggle js-accordion-headline\" type=\"button\" data-accordion-id=\"3\">Probing of defenses.\u00a0<\/button>    \n                        <div class=\"fx-accordion__panel__content\">\n                            <p>An example of physical probing may be moving certain objects or striking certain objects that would generate a response thereby indicating a secure perimeter. The utility must develop the ability to quickly respond to these probes and continuously evaluate the overall utility\u2019s security exposure.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                        <article class=\"fx-accordion__panel js-accordion-item\" data-accordion-id=\"4\">\n                        <button class=\"fx-accordion__panel__toggle js-accordion-headline\" type=\"button\" data-accordion-id=\"4\">Practice and patience.\u00a0<\/button>    \n                        <div class=\"fx-accordion__panel__content\">\n                            <p>Chess is a game that requires deep thinking. 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Discover how the power grid can accommodate growing transportation electrification trends.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/preparing-the-grid-for-transportation-electrification-2\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard-700x467.webp\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard-700x467.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard-750x500.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3364aa84-nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/regulatory-updates\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Regulatory Updates<\/a>                                                <h3>NERC Files Report on Effectiveness on CIP-014 Physical Security Standard<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">mai 25, 2023<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">On behalf of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), its President and CEO Jim Robb, recently presented to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a summary of NERC\u2019s report on the effectiveness of NERC\u2019s CIP-014 Physical Security Standard. There were almost 1,700 physical security incidents reported to the Electricity-Information Security Analysis Center (E-ISAC) in 2022, an increase of 10.5% from 2021. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/nerc-files-report-on-effectiveness-on-cip-014-physical-security-standard\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-700x467.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/41dcd979-gettyimages-1190354242-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/regulatory-updates\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Regulatory Updates<\/a>                                                <h3>FERC Issues Order on Cold Weather Reliability Standards<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">avril 27, 2023<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">FERC has approved two NERC proposed cold weather-related reliability standards.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/ferc-issues-order-on-cold-weather-reliability-standards\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-700x466.webp\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-700x466.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-901x600.webp 901w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604-750x500.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/e2fdef7d-photovoltaic-panels-of-solar-power-station-at-sunset-662095604.webp 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>Modeling Power System Hosting Capacity<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">mars 31, 2023<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">As renewable energy development booms, and distributed energy resources (DERs) proliferate across the grid, the demand for a more efficient and timely interconnection process is at an all-time high. To meet regulatory deadlines and satisfy the needs of both developers and customers, utilities must tackle an increasingly complex array of system impact studies, analyses and reports, under ever shrinking timelines. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/modeling-power-system-hosting-capacity\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-700x467.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/72e2e911-substation-in-the-evening-1163113257.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/regulatory-updates\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Regulatory Updates<\/a>                                                <h3>FERC Orders Internal Network Security Monitoring Rule to be Finalized<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">mars 14, 2023<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">FERC directed NERC to develop Reliability Standards to implement INSM within trusted CIP environments.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/ferc-orders-internal-network-security-monitoring-rule-to-be-finalized\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1-667x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"GettyImages-1046372246-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1-801x600.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1046372246-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/videos\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Videos<\/a>                                                <h3>Webinar Replay: Substation Automation \u2013 Best Practices for IEC 61850 Implementation<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">mars 29, 2022<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Modernizing utility equipment, standards and processes pays dividends for improved safety, security and reliability. But transitioning to a new high-tech system model can be challenging.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/webinar-replay-substation-automation-best-practices-for-iec-61850-implementation\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess-665x500.webp\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"0ec0f37f-chess\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess-665x500.webp 665w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess-1024x770.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess-1536x1155.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess-798x600.webp 798w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ec0f37f-chess.webp 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>Substation Hardening: Don\u2019t Be a Pawn to Security<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">octobre 28, 2021<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Protecting our critical energy infrastructure from physical security threats is certainly not a game, but the process can take some important lessons from the game of chess.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/substation-hardening-dont-be-a-pawn-to-security\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"GettyImages-1332517053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1332517053-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                                                                <h3>Comment fonctionne une grille de distribution&nbsp;?<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">octobre 2, 2021<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">Les syst\u00e8mes de distribution \u00e9lectrique s\u2019appuient sur une technologie sophistiqu\u00e9e pour fournir de l\u2019\u00e9nergie en cas de besoin. L\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 est produite \u00e0 la demande, ce qui signifie qu\u2019il y a souvent des p\u00e9riodes de pointe o\u00f9 les fournisseurs voient un plus grand besoin d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et le syst\u00e8me doit s\u2019av\u00e9rer r\u00e9actif. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/comment-fonctionne-une-grille-de-distribution\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-700x467.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bc61f524-smart-home-automation-control-system-1097894826.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/insights\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Insights<\/a>                                                <h3>Managing the Future of Electric Utilities<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">ao\u00fbt 1, 2021<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">The future of electric utilities depends on IT\/OT convergence to ensure reliability and resiliency.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/future-of-electric-utilities\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-700x467.jpg\" class=\"attachment-homepage-image-card size-homepage-image-card\" alt=\"powerline-snow-winter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/powerline-snow-winter.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__info\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__top\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/news-and-insights-category\/regulatory-updates\/\" class=\"image-card__category\">Regulatory Updates<\/a>                                                <h3>Cold Weather Reliability Preparedness and Hardening<\/h3>\n                                                <h4 class=\"hidden-md-down\">mars 22, 2021<\/h4>\n                                                <p class=\"image-card__description\">The latest weather impacts to power reliability have accelerated the need for mandatory regulatory compliance changes. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/cold-weather-reliability-preparedness-and-hardening\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                         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directional comparison blocking (DCB) schemes. This technical information will help utilities improve the reliability of the Bulk Power System.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/nerc-issues-lessons-learned-on-misoperations-due-to-mixing-relay-technologies\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" 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technicians.  <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-card__info__bottom\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/trc-testing-commissioning-training-center\/\" class=\"image-card__link\">En savoir plus<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"image-cards-slider-item fx-slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"image-card\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-card__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" 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