Network Model Governance for Electric Utilities

Utilities don't lack data. They lack a trusted network model management.

NodeWatt is the network model governance layer — one governed model that connects GIS, ADMS, planning, DERMS, OMS, and AI so every decision starts from the same trusted grid.

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Govern • Validate • Version • Trace • Trust

01 · Our mission

Every utility decision should start from the same trusted grid model.

GIS, ADMS, planning, DERMS, OMS and AI each keep their own copy of the network. NodeWatt gives them one governed network model to work from, so projects move faster and decisions can be trusted.

02 · The problem

It's not a data problem. It's a governance problem.

Today's utility network is represented across GIS, ADMS, OMS, planning, DERMS, SCADA, data platforms, and vendor applications — each maintaining its own copy.

The result

  • Multiple versions of the network model
  • Expensive, custom integrations
  • Manual model conversions and validation
  • Data ownership and lineage challenges
  • Planning and operations on different representations
  • Increasing difficulty preparing reliable data for AI
↗ Slower projects
⌁ Higher integration costs
△ Greater model risk
◎ Less confidence in decisions
The question isn't “Do we have the data?”
It's “Can we trust the network model we're making decisions from?”
03 · Core solutions

Three products. One governed foundation.

Everything NodeWatt offers builds on the same network model, so each product makes the others stronger.

Govern the model

CIMGraph™

One governed representation of the grid. Import, map, validate, version and publish the network model with full lineage.

  • Network identity and topology
  • Versioning and change control
  • CIM / CGMES native
Ask the model

RelAI™

Natural-language questions answered by governed, deterministic analysis, not guesses. AI works from trusted network context.

  • Plain-English grid questions
  • Explainable, traceable answers
  • Engineering authority stays with the model
Connect the stack

Integration Platform

Reusable, contract-driven connections from the governed model to GIS, ADMS, DERMS, OMS and study engines.

  • Replaces one-off integrations
  • Feeds study engines directly
  • Works beside your existing tools
04 · How it works

From scattered data to a trusted decision in four steps.

NodeWatt runs beside your existing tools. No rip and replace.

01

Bring in your models

Start from the exports you already have: GIS, CIM/CGMES files, planning and operations models.

02

Validate and govern

Resolve duplicates, check topology and parameters, and version every change with lineage.

03

Publish one trusted model

Approved models flow to GIS, ADMS, planning, DERMS and OMS through reusable integrations.

04

Decide with confidence

Engineers and AI query the same governed model, so every answer is traceable.

05 · How we're different

Others move data or build apps. We govern the model.

NodeWatt doesn't replace your systems. It's the layer that makes all of them agree on the same grid.

Utility applications

GIS, ADMS, OMS, DERMS

Each keeps its own copy of the grid. Great at its job, but not the source of truth for the others.

Integration & data platforms

ESB, DATA LAKES, CUSTOM PIPELINES

Move data between systems, but don't govern what the network model means or which version is approved.

Consultancies

PROJECT-BASED MODEL WORK

Bring expertise, but the result is a one-off project rather than a reusable, living platform.

Generic AI tools

LLMS AND COPILOTS

Can't plan a network they can't see. Answers lack lineage, versioning and engineering authority.

NodeWatt

The governed network model layer

  • One governed model that every application reads from
  • Versioning, validation and lineage built in
  • Reusable model-driven integration, not custom projects
  • AI grounded in deterministic, traceable analysis
  • Built grid-inward by utility and CIM experts
06 · Why NodeWatt

Built by utility experts.
Not just another SaaS platform.

Most technology companies approach the utility from the software outward. NodeWatt approaches it from the grid inward.

Traditional approachNodeWatt
Software-firstElectric utility expertise-first
Application-centricNetwork-model-centric
Move data between systemsGovern the model across systems
Build another copy of the gridCreate a trusted model foundation
Custom integration projectsReusable model-driven integration
Technology implementationUtility engineering + technology

Deep utility domain knowledge

We understand how network models are actually created, maintained, exchanged and consumed.

CIM expertise

We don't simply support CIM — we understand the network semantics behind the standard.

Model governance

We address versioning, validation, lineage, ownership and consistency — not just data movement.

Technology platform

CIMGraph turns that expertise into a scalable platform utilities can use across their ecosystem.

SaaS companies bring software.

Consultancies bring expertise.

Legacy utility vendors bring applications.

NodeWatt brings the intersection of all three — focused on the network model.

The NodeWatt advantage

Electric utility expertise + network-model intelligence + modern SaaS architecture.

Not just software that utilities use — technology built around how utilities actually manage the grid.

Ready to govern your grid model?

See how NodeWatt turns fragmented utility data into one trusted, governed network model for operations, planning, analytics, and AI.

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