AI use policy development

AI use policy development

75% of utilities lack formal AI governance, yet staff are already using AI tools—often without clear guidance on what's acceptable and what puts critical infrastructure or customer data at risk.

This shadow AI usage creates security vulnerabilities, compliance risks, and inconsistent practices across your organization.

What we do

Our AI use policy development service provides you with a utility-specific policy framework that addresses your unique requirements: critical infrastructure protection, public records laws, customer data stewardship, and public accountability.

We start with a utility sector template based on peer utilities, then work collaboratively with your IT, legal, and leadership teams to customize it for your specific security posture, technology environment, and organizational culture. The result is a practical, implementable policy that your staff can actually understand and follow, with clear guidance on approved tools, prohibited uses, data classification, and security requirements. Just as importantly, we help you develop the rollout strategy and communications to ensure adoption, not just compliance.

This service is ideal for utilities:

  • Currently using AI tools without formal governance
  • Concerned about shadow AI risks (staff using consumer tools with sensitive data)
  • Needing board/council-ready policy documentation
  • Required to demonstrate data security protocols for critical infrastructure
  • Facing questions about AI use from leadership, unions, or the public

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Our process

Starting with a proven utility-sector template, we collaboratively customize the framework to align with your specific security posture, public records laws, and critical infrastructure protections. We conclude the process by delivering a board-ready policy, a clear data classification matrix, and a comprehensive rollout strategy to immediately mitigate risk from "shadow AI" and establish secure, approved practices.

Practice leaders

Nick Zoller
Nick Zoller

Director of Strategic Communications

Chris McPhee
Chris McPhee

Chief Technology Officer

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