NERC Audit Readiness Checklist for Energy & Utilities
Energy providers, utilities, and cooperatives face growing pressure to comply with NERC Reliability Standards. From CIP to operational planning and control, proving compliance is no longer optional — it’s mission-critical.





NERC Audit Readiness Checklist for Energy & Utilities
For your own record keeping, we’ll also send a copy of the policy to your email.
Why Use a NERC Audit Readiness Checklist?
This checklist provides a structured, prebuilt framework to help you:
- Track audit tasks across teams, regions, and sites
- Maintain evidence of compliance activities and control ownership
- Standardize documentation and reporting for audit readiness
- Avoid last-minute scrambling and reduce audit stress
How to Use the NERC Audit Readiness Checklist?
This ready-to-use checklist is designed to align with core NERC standards. You can use it as-is or tailor it to your organization’s specific regulatory obligations. Easily assign ownership, track task completion, and centralize supporting evidence in one place.
What Will You Get?
This checklist includes customizable sections aligned with NERC standards, covering CIP, operations, risk, and training, along with guidance to map tasks to controls and evidence, helping teams stay ready for audits, spot-checks, and self-certifications.