Grid Reliability Consulting, LLC Information

Grid Reliability Consulting is an experience based consulting firm based on the extensive experience of it founder and President, David W. Hilt. Mr Hilt has worked in the electric utility industry since 1977 and has worked in Investor Owned Utilities, Electric Cooperatives, Municipal Utilities, Regulators, and as a consultant to all of these organizations. His roles have been numerous and of increasing responsibilities. Mr. Hilt's experience includes Electric System Transmission Planning, System Resource Planning, Substation Design and Construction, Protective Relaying, Event Analysis and Investigation, Strategic Planning, and Management. Grid Reliability Consulting not only brings Mr. Hilt's experience, but the experience of a number of his associates who provide significant additional expertise. These individuals have expertise in the specific areas of Transmission System Planning and Analysis, Critical Infrastructure Protection including Physical Protection, Certified Protection Professionals (CPP required for NERC CIP-014), Resource Planning, NERC Compliance Program expertise, and Strategic Decision Making, Training, and Due