90-Day DevOps Transformation for Energy and Utilities | Stonetusker Systems
Energy and Utilities DevOps

From Grid to Green.
Critical Infrastructure That Never Fails.

SCADA cybersecurity, smart grid automation for 10 million IoT devices, AMI deployment to 5 million meters, and OT and IT convergence built for utilities that power cities and cannot afford a single hour of downtime. 99.99% grid uptime with IEC 62443 compliance in 90 days.

99.99% Grid Uptime Achieved
Zero SCADA Security Breaches
10M+ IoT Devices Managed
5M+ Smart Meters Deployed
IEC 62443 Compliance Certified
15% Transmission Loss Reduction
Under 60 Seconds Outage and Anomaly Detection Time
Under 2 Minutes Self-Healing Grid Restoration Time
30 Days Ahead Predictive Transformer Failure Warning
95% Accuracy 24-Hour Demand Forecasting
NERC CIP Automated Compliance Evidence
The Transformation

What Stonetusker Delivers

Critical infrastructure DevOps for energy and utilities worldwide. Grid operations cannot tolerate unplanned downtime and SCADA systems cannot survive cyber incidents. We build infrastructure that keeps the lights on, scales to millions of endpoints, and passes every regulatory audit. Every engagement starts with a comprehensive OT security assessment.

01
SCADA and ICS Cybersecurity
IEC 62443 defense-in-depth for SCADA systems, zero-trust OT architecture with Purdue Model implementation, NERC CIP compliance automation, and OT-specific intrusion detection with anomaly analytics.
02
Smart Grid IoT Platform
Real-time monitoring of 10 million plus connected devices, secure firmware over-the-air updates, IoT lifecycle management automation, and edge computing for sub-10ms latency-critical control loops.
03
AMI Smart Meter Deployment
Zero-touch provisioning for 5 million plus smart meters, automated commissioning workflows, time-series database at petabyte scale, and 15-minute interval metering with billing integration.
04
DER and Microgrid Orchestration
Integration of 10,000 plus renewable sources, virtual power plant aggregation, microgrid islanding with automated grid synchronisation, and demand response with 500MW plus load control.
05
Grid Resilience and Self-Healing
AI-powered grid optimisation reducing transmission losses by 15 percent, fault detection and service restoration in under 2 minutes, and predictive maintenance forecasting failures 30 days ahead.
06
Regulatory Compliance Automation
Automated reporting for FERC and state PUCs, continuous NERC CIP monitoring, disaster recovery with under 60-second failover, and complete team enablement with OT security training.
Days 1 to 30 01

SCADA and ICS Cybersecurity. Defend Critical Infrastructure.

Secure operational technology from day one with IEC 62443 defense-in-depth, zero-trust network architecture, and NERC CIP compliance automation. SCADA systems that control the grid cannot be compromised and we build the security posture that ensures they never are.

  • Complete OT security audit covering SCADA and ICS architecture, network segmentation, and attack surface analysis to identify every security gap in the critical infrastructure environment. 20 plus security gaps identified. Roadmap to IEC 62443 compliance.
  • IEC 62443 industrial cybersecurity implementation with defense-in-depth architecture for SCADA systems securing PLCs, RTUs, and HMIs against advanced persistent threats and nation-state actors. Critical infrastructure standards met. SCADA secured against APTs.
  • NERC CIP compliance automation for bulk electric systems with continuous monitoring and automated audit trail generation passing regulator audits on the first attempt consistently. Compliance evidence generated automatically. NERC audits passed first attempt.
  • OT and IT convergence with secure Purdue Model implementation and air-gapped network zones providing safe connectivity between enterprise IT and operational SCADA without enabling lateral movement. Safe IT to OT connectivity. Lateral movement attacks prevented by design.
  • Zero-trust architecture for industrial control systems with microsegmentation and multi-factor authentication verifying every access request and containing any breach within isolated network segments. Every access request verified. Breaches contained within isolated segments.
  • SCADA intrusion detection with OT-specific anomaly detection and behavioural analytics detecting unauthorised protocol commands and preventing Stuxnet-style attacks on programmable logic controllers. Unauthorised commands detected automatically. PLC attacks prevented before execution.
  • Secure remote access for SCADA with VPN, jump servers, and session recording for compliance providing field technicians with safe access and complete audit trails for every SCADA interaction. Field technicians access safely. Complete audit trail for every interaction.
  • Industrial protocol security for Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850 with encryption and authentication securing legacy protocols without replacing decades-old equipment and preventing man-in-the-middle attacks. Legacy protocols secured. Equipment replacement not required.
  • Vulnerability management for OT assets with safe patching workflows and change control enabling critical SCADA vulnerability remediation without disrupting 24 and 7 grid operations through staged rollouts. Critical vulnerabilities patched. 24 and 7 operations never disrupted.
  • Incident response automation for OT environments with industrial-specific playbooks responding to SCADA breaches in under 30 minutes with automated containment procedures tested through regular tabletop exercises. SCADA breaches contained under 30 minutes. Playbooks tested regularly.
Days 31 to 60 02

Smart Grid and IoT at Scale.

Deploy smart grid operations managing 10 million IoT devices and 5 million smart meters with zero-touch provisioning, secure firmware updates over cellular networks, and real-time analytics processing terabytes of metering data daily for grid optimisation and customer billing.

  • Smart grid platform with real-time monitoring of 10 million plus connected devices including meters, sensors, and controllers delivering end-to-end grid visibility and detecting outages in under 60 seconds. 10M plus devices monitored. Outages detected under 60 seconds.
  • AMI deployment automation for smart meter rollouts at scale deploying 5 million plus smart meters with zero-touch provisioning and automated commissioning workflows eliminating manual configuration entirely. 5M plus smart meters deployed. Zero-touch provisioning automated.
  • Secure firmware over-the-air updates for smart meters with encryption and rollback capability pushing critical patches to millions of meters overnight with zero-brick guarantee via A/B partition updates. Critical patches to millions overnight. Zero-brick guarantee maintained.
  • IoT device lifecycle management with automated onboarding, health monitoring, and predictive decommissioning managing 10 million plus field devices and replacing them before failures cause grid disruption. 10M plus devices managed end to end. Failures prevented through prediction.
  • Real-time energy data analytics with 15-minute interval metering and consumption forecasting processing terabytes of meter data daily and predicting demand 24 hours ahead with 95 percent accuracy. Terabytes processed daily. 24-hour demand predicted at 95% accuracy.
  • DER integration with solar, wind, and battery storage orchestration balancing the grid with 10,000 plus renewable sources and automating virtual power plant aggregation across distributed generation. 10K plus renewable sources integrated. Virtual power plants automated.
  • Microgrid management with islanding capability and automated grid synchronisation enabling seamless transition to island mode during outages and safe resynchronisation when the main grid is restored. Seamless islanding during outages. Safe resynchronisation automated.
  • Outage management system with automated crew dispatch and restoration prioritisation detecting outages via smart meters instantly and optimising restoration for critical facilities like hospitals first. Instant outage detection. Critical facilities prioritised automatically.
  • Demand response automation with dynamic load control and customer incentive programmes shedding 500MW plus during peak demand with automated curtailment and customer participation tracking. 500MW plus shedding during peaks. Customer participation tracked automatically.
  • Edge computing for grid operations with local processing at substations enabling sub-10ms control loops for latency-critical operations and continuing grid control during backhaul network failures. Sub-10ms control loops maintained. Operations continue during network failures.
  • Time-series database optimisation for meter data management at petabyte scale storing 10 years of 15-minute interval data with sub-second query performance for billing and consumption analytics. 10 years stored at petabyte scale. Sub-second queries for billing.
Days 61 to 90 03

Grid Modernisation and Resilience.

AI-optimised grid operations reducing transmission losses by 15 percent, self-healing automation restoring power in under 2 minutes, predictive maintenance forecasting transformer failures 30 days ahead, and the team enablement that sustains critical infrastructure excellence indefinitely.

  • AI-powered grid optimisation with machine learning for load balancing and congestion management reducing transmission losses by 15 percent with optimal power flow calculated in real time continuously. 15% transmission loss reduction. Power flow optimised in real time.
  • Predictive maintenance for grid assets using IoT sensor data and ML failure prediction models forecasting transformer failures 30 days ahead and scheduling preventive maintenance before any outages occur. Transformer failures predicted 30 days ahead. Outages prevented through scheduling.
  • Self-healing grid automation with fault detection, isolation, and service restoration restoring power in under 2 minutes automatically and minimising customer outage duration across the entire service territory. Power restored under 2 minutes. Customer outage duration minimised.
  • Energy theft detection with ML analysing consumption patterns and meter tampering signatures identifying 95 percent of energy theft cases and recovering millions in lost revenue annually. 95% of theft cases identified. Millions in revenue recovered annually.
  • Dynamic pricing and time-of-use rate implementation with real-time rate updates to customers shifting 20 percent of load to off-peak hours and reducing generation capacity requirements through pricing signals. 20% of load shifted to off-peak. Capacity requirements reduced.
  • Electric vehicle charging infrastructure integration with smart load management supporting 100,000 plus EV chargers and optimising charging schedules to minimise grid impact automatically during peak hours. 100K plus EV chargers supported. Charging optimised to minimise impact.
  • Grid resilience planning with weather forecasting integration and proactive storm response predicting storm impact 48 hours ahead and pre-positioning crews and resources automatically for rapid restoration. Storm impact predicted 48 hours ahead. Crews pre-positioned automatically.
  • Customer engagement platforms with mobile apps for consumption tracking and outage reporting providing real-time usage visibility and crowdsourced outage detection that improves restoration response times. Real-time usage visible to customers. Crowdsourced outage detection deployed.
  • Renewable energy forecasting with ML models for solar and wind generation prediction forecasting renewable output 24 hours ahead and optimising dispatch and battery storage charging schedules accordingly. 24-hour renewable output predicted. Dispatch and storage optimised.
  • Grid digital twin for simulation and planning with what-if scenario analysis testing infrastructure changes in a virtual environment and validating all grid upgrades before any field deployment. Infrastructure changes tested virtually. Grid upgrades validated before deployment.
  • Custom DORA metrics for utilities tracking deployment frequency for SCADA updates, grid uptime percentage, and incident mean time to resolution ensuring engineering velocity and grid reliability are measured together. Monthly SCADA updates safely deployed. 99.99% grid uptime maintained.
  • Regulatory reporting automation for FERC and state public utility commissions with real-time compliance dashboards generating automated reports and maintaining continuous compliance monitoring across all requirements. Automated regulatory reports generated. Continuous compliance monitoring maintained.
  • Disaster recovery for critical energy systems with multi-site failover and backup SCADA control centres failing over to backup operations in under 60 seconds and maintaining grid control during regional disasters. Failover to backup under 60 seconds. Grid control maintained during disasters.
  • Carbon tracking and ESG reporting with automated emissions calculation from grid operations providing real-time carbon intensity metrics and demonstrating sustainability commitments with auditable data. Real-time carbon intensity visible. Sustainability commitments verified.
  • Team enablement through OT security training, smart grid architecture workshops, IEC 62443 compliance certification, and SCADA hardening best practices building expertise that deploys grid updates 3x faster safely. Engineers master OT security. Grid updates deployed 3x faster.
  • Full handover with SCADA security runbooks, smart grid operations documentation, AMI deployment guides, and a 12-month optimisation roadmap enabling self-sufficient utility operations at smart city scale. Self-sufficient operations achieved. Smart city scale deployment ready.
Proven Results

Delivered Worldwide

99.99% Grid Uptime Achieved
Zero SCADA Security Breaches
10M+ IoT Devices Managed
5M+ Smart Meters Deployed
IEC 62443 Compliance Certified
15% Transmission Loss Reduction

Ready to Build
Energy Infrastructure That Never Fails?

Start with a free OT security assessment. We will review your current SCADA security posture, smart grid architecture, and regulatory compliance standing in the first conversation, at no cost and with no commitment required.

No long-term contracts Pilot-first engagement Results in 90 days NDA from day one