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PowerGADS - Automate your NERC GADS Reporting

PowerGADS is the highest rated GADS Reporting Software in the US and North America, trusted by ISO/RTO’s as well as utilities and generators. This comprehensive solution simplifies NERC GADS Reporting and Management and can also fully automate creation of event and performance data from PI/SCADA system.

Users can access 50+ reports and dashboards or create their own using ad-hoc reporting. Advanced analytics with AI/ML provide insights into preventing maintenance, scheduling outages, and improving asset reliability and performance in various areas.

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What is NERC GADS?

GADS (Generating Availability Data System) is data reporting system designed by NERC. It facilitates a broad analysis of power plant performance data and reliability across the industry. Accurate GADS reporting is essential to monitor the reliability of the grid and ensure the availability of power generation facilities.

Why PowerGADS ?

PowerGADS, Integ Consulting’s state-of-the-art solution, takes the hassle out of NERC GADS reporting. It automates the collection and reporting of power plant performance data, ensuring precision, reliability, and compliance with NERC standards.

With PowerGADS, businesses can focus more on their core operations, with the confidence that their GADS reporting is accurate and timely. PowerGADS can also perform and publish KPI metrics.

How does PowerGADS help in NERC Regulatory Compliance?

PowerGADS efficiently packages and submits data to NERC as well as each ISO/RTO, following standard “card” formats, for both internal and external use. Our GADS Solution automates the process of creating and validating event and performance records. So, users only need to check the final data.

This seamless data automation and submission process streamlines compliance and reporting, eliminating the complexities typically associated with such tasks.

NOTE: Nearly every ISO/RTO in the country utilizes PowerGADS, making it the most trusted solution in the industry.

What is NERC?

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit international regulatory authority. Their central duty is to ensure the reliability and security of the bulk power system in North America. NERC is pivotal in maintaining a reliable and secure power grid through the establishment and enforcement of standards.

Benefits of using PowerGADS for NERC Event Reporting

Trusted and Accurate



Our system is so accurate it is trusted by ISO/RTO providers to collect and calculate participate GADS data that is then submitted to NERC.

Simplified Management and Automated Event Creation


PowerGADS minimizes manual work and automates key tasks so you can focus on analyzing Reliability and Performance

Reporting - Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning

Over 50+ Reports and Dashboards are available including the ability to create ad-hoc reports and build Advance Analytics and Machine Learning solutions.

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Benefits of PowerGADS for NERC Event Reporting

PowerGADS offers a comprehensive set of reports off-the-shelf, and clients can also add custom formatted reports.

Easily create Ad-hoc/Custom reports

The Ad Hoc Reporting Tool allows users to quickly create custom reports on the fly using over 100 NERC DRI Parameters. Additional items such as event contribution percent allows users to easily view what percent an individual event contributed to an EFORD or any other metric. Users can save queries for future reports and further ease.

Create your own Analytics/Dashboards

PowerGADS with Analytics comes with over 50 dashboards out of the box. Users can also create additional Charts and Dashboards as well as Advanced Analytics using Machine Learning on-demand. Additionally, Analytics can obtain data from other systems and join it with GADS data for meaningful results. Reports/Dashboards data can also be automated to be calculated if required on a scheduled basis.

Ensure Full Compliance with Minimal Data Entry, Minimized Errors

Without automation, clients only need to enter event start and end time, Cause Code, and Amplification Code. Cause Codes are available from a tree list that contains codes applicable to that unit. All data required for event and performance as well as fuel (conventional gads) records can be fully automated.

For Wind, Solar, and battery units – PowerGADS can fully automate your PI or SCADA system, creating tickets and performance data for the whole process.

Maximize your GADS Data with Added Functionality

Extended GADS functionality allows companies to

  • Integrate PI/SCADA data for additional Analytics
  • Integrate Internal or ISO Real-Time Outage systems with GADS to automate event creation or for comparison
  • Perform Predictive Maintenance
  • Automated Reserve Shutdown Creation
  • Eford Forecasting
Excellent Support Services

PowerGADS is rated the top-support vendor out of all 3 major vendors. We provided unparalleled support services, seamless upgrades and immediate responses to any client questions or concerns via phone, email, or Webex/teams/zoom calls. We also assist clients with any market or rule questions and provide free webinars and training for clients to guide them through any major NERC changes.

User Friendly

We built PowerGADS to provide an intuitive user experience, minimize training requirements, and greatly ease user adoption.

Easily create Ad-hoc/Custom reports

The Ad Hoc Reporting Tool allows users to quickly create custom reports on the fly using over 100 NERC DRI Parameters. Additional items such as event contribution percent allows users to easily view what percent an individual event contributed to an EFORD or any other metric. Users can save queries for future reports and further ease.

Create your own Analytics/Dashboards

PowerGADS with Analytics comes with over 50 dashboards out of the box. Users can also create additional Charts and Dashboards as well as Advanced Analytics using Machine Learning on-demand. Additionally, Analytics can obtain data from other systems and join it with GADS data for meaningful results. Reports/Dashboards data can also be automated to be calculated if required on a scheduled basis.

Ensure Full Compliance with Minimal Data Entry, Minimized Errors

Without automation, clients only need to enter event start and end time, Cause Code, and Amplification Code. Cause Codes are available from a tree list that contains codes applicable to that unit. All data required for event and performance as well as fuel (conventional gads) records can be fully automated.

For Wind, Solar, and battery units – PowerGADS can fully automate your PI or SCADA system, creating tickets and performance data for the whole process.

Maximize your GADS Data with Added Functionality

Extended GADS functionality allows companies to

  • Integrate PI/SCADA data for additional Analytics
  • Integrate Internal or ISO Real-Time Outage systems with GADS to automate event creation or for comparison
  • Perform Predictive Maintenance
  • Automated Reserve Shutdown Creation
  • Eford Forecasting
Excellent Support Services

PowerGADS is rated the top-support vendor out of all 3 major vendors. We provided unparalleled support services, seamless upgrades and immediate responses to any client questions or concerns via phone, email, or Webex/teams/zoom calls. We also assist clients with any market or rule questions and provide free webinars and training for clients to guide them through any major NERC changes.

User Friendly

We built PowerGADS to provide an intuitive user experience, minimize training requirements, and greatly ease user adoption.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION ABOUT NERC GADS

NERC GADS data is submitted through the GADS Open Source software or third party apps like PowerGADS. It includes operational statistics, event data, and derived statistics, following NERC’s defined formats and protocols.

NERC GADS provides comprehensive operational data that helps identify patterns, trends, and anomalies. This information aids in enhancing the reliability and efficiency of the power grid.

NERC GADS data allows companies to analyze performance and availability of equipment, identify patterns, and predict future performance. This helps in optimizing maintenance schedules, thereby improving operational efficiency
Non-compliance with NERC GADS can result in penalties, including fines. It also risks operational inefficiencies due to a lack of valuable performance data analysis.

NERC provides detailed guidelines outlining the methods for data collection, the formats for data submission, the types of events to report, and how to conduct data audits. It ensures the data’s accuracy and consistency.