Grid Reliability Consulting, LLC

UtilitiesIllinois, United States0-1 Employees

Grid Reliability Consulting, LLC is a utilities-focused advisory firm led by founder and president David W. Hilt, whose long career in the electric utility sector began in 1977. The firm emphasizes experience-based guidance across the core areas of transmission planning, system resource planning, substation design and construction, protective relaying, event analysis, and strategic management. A network of associates extends the firm's capabilities with expertise in critical infrastructure protection, including physical protection and certifications relevant to NERC CIP-014, as well as resource planning, NERC compliance programs, and strategic decision making and training.

Based in Marion, Illinois, the firm serves electric utilities and related stakeholders, including regulators, by applying its practical experience to planning, protection, and compliance challenges. Positioned as a small consultancy with a history of involvement across investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipal utilities, Grid Reliability Consulting brings a niche perspective to its engagements. The leadership is anchored by David W. Hilt, while a cadre of associates contributes specialized knowledge in transmission analysis, critical infrastructure protection, resource planning, and NERC-related programs.

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