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This live session brought together generation, compliance, and operations teams for a candid discussion on how GADS reporting is evolving and where most teams are still getting stuck.
Amit Patel and Adam Shaw walked through real submission patterns from 2024 and 2025, common failure points in renewable reporting, and why manual processes are no longer holding up as fleets scale.
And in 2026, increased demand and renewable capacity will put more pressure on GADS compliance teams.
It will come from volume, complexity, and fragile workflows.
Teams that still rely on spreadsheets, post-event cleanup, and disconnected outage data are already feeling the strain.
Watch the full recording, review the discussion, or read below for key takeaways on what needs to change before the next reporting cycle.
First, meet our expert:
Amit Patel, Managing Partner @ Integ Consulting
Amit leads utility AI and compliance solutions across North America. With over 25 years in power generation analytics, he helps plants operationalize AI securely—transforming reporting, forecasting, and compliance.
Moderated by @Adam Shaw, CMO — Integ Consulting, Founder — Grid Innovation Hub
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What broke in 2024 and 2025 GADS submissions
Solar and wind reporting exposed issues many teams did not anticipate.
Manual outage detection, inverter level data gaps, and delayed cause code assignment led to missed events and inconsistent submissions, especially as asset counts grew.
Key lessons surfaced quickly.
Automating outage detection is no longer optional
Manual processes fail at scale
Post event cause coding becomes unreliable over time
Data volume directly impacts accuracy
Why renewables struggle more than thermal fleets
Thermal fleets benefit from decades of mature GADS processes and experienced teams. Renewable fleets are still building that muscle.
Many teams are doing GADS only a few times per year
Knowledge often sits with one person
Backups are rarely trained
Cause codes are harder to determine after the fact
The result is rework, stress near deadlines, and growing compliance risk.
The real role of ISOs and NERC data
GADS data is not just about compliance.
ISOs and balancing authorities use it to understand resource availability, reliability risk, and capacity planning. As renewable penetration grows, this data becomes foundational to grid planning and market outcomes.
Inaccurate or incomplete reporting does not just create audit exposure.
It distorts reliability signals the grid depends on.
See Integ’s GADS & NERC automation platform, get $200
If you work at a power generator, utility, or IPP, book a short demo with Integ to see how teams are improving GADS accuracy and reducing manual effort.
Qualified power generation professionals receive a $200 gift card.
Metrics that are starting to matter more
While many renewable operators are still focused on getting submissions done, reliability metrics are quietly becoming more important.
EAF for overall availability
EFORd for forced outage risk
Capacity factor for revenue alignment
Mean time to failure for maintenance planning
These metrics will increasingly shape how resources are evaluated and compensated.
Where automation actually helps
Teams seeing the most improvement focused on a few fundamentals.
Automated outage detection using control system data
Layering real time outages with breaker status
Creating reserve shutdowns after the full picture is known
Using SCADA and OEM error codes to support cause coding
This reduces missed events and shortens review cycles without adding complexity.
AI: where it fits and where it does not
AI can accelerate analysis, dashboards, and exploration. It should not run production compliance workflows unchecked.
The recommended approach remains two phased.
Review mode for exploration and insight
Operationalized mode for deterministic, tested software
AI helps teams move faster. Governance keeps results reliable.
Bottom line: GADS reporting in 2026 will reward teams that invest in scalable processes now.
Automation, training, and clearer data flows matter more than new tools.
Teams that fix fundamentals today will spend less time firefighting tomorrow.
See Integ’s GADS & NERC automation platform, get $200
If you work at a power generator, utility, or IPP, book a short demo with Integ to see how teams are improving GADS accuracy and reducing manual effort.
Qualified power generation professionals receive a $200 gift card.
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