The Utilities Commission discussed an “Energy Resiliency Asset Inventory – Format and Starting List” under the Energy 4.0 topic. Cara Pratt noted that ComEd already provides a similar report but that certain elements are kept private for security reasons, and she will need to determine which components can be shared, implying that the City is defining the scope and format of its own resiliency asset inventory. This points to an emerging need to catalogue and analyze critical energy and utility assets, likely requiring data management, GIS, cybersecurity-aware reporting, and resiliency planning expertise. Firms experienced in resiliency inventories, infrastructure risk assessments, and secure data platforms could assist the City in designing and implementing this inventory, including methodology, tools, and ongoing update processes once the City decides how to proceed.

Security and data sensitivity are key concerns, as some ComEd asset information cannot be publicly r...