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RightCrowd SmartAccess Utilities, Power, and Energy

Governing physical access across regulated, distributed energy operations.

Organizations across the Utilities, Power, and Energy sectors manage some of the most regulated and operationally complex environments in the world. From energy production and fuel processing facilities to generation plants, substations, control centers, and remote sites, physical access must be carefully authorized, consistently enforced, and fully auditable.

RightCrowd SmartAccess helps utilities, power generation, and energy organizations govern physical access at scale—without replacing existing access control systems.

Built for Utility, Power, and Energy Operating Reality

Utilities, power generation, and energy production organizations across the full energy value chain face distinct access challenges:

  • Strict regulatory and audit requirements
  • Distributed facilities and unmanned locations
  • Large employee and contractor populations
  • Manual, fragmented access authorization processes
  • Limited visibility into who has access, where, and why

RightCrowd SmartAccess addresses these challenges with a purpose-built Physical Identity & Access Management (PIAM) platform designed for regulated, safety-critical environments.

Built for Utility, Power, & Energy Operating Reality

Utilities, power generation, and energy production organizations across the full energy value chain face distinct access challenges:

  • Strict regulatory and audit requirements
  • Distributed facilities and unmanned locations
  • Large employee and contractor populations
  • Manual, fragmented access authorization processes
  • Limited visibility into who has access, where, and why

RightCrowd SmartAccess addresses these challenges with a purpose-built Physical Identity & Access Management (PIAM) platform designed for regulated, safety-critical environments.

Proven at Utility, Power, and Energy Scale

RightCrowd SmartAccess is trusted by large utilities and energy operators worldwide.

70K +

Identities Centrally Governed

Supporting physical access authorization and audit readiness

90K +

Global Workforce Managed

Enforcing site-specific access rules across distributed operations

30K +

Workers Processed in Minutes

Supporting high-volume shift changes without disruption

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How RightCrowd SmartAccess Supports Utilities, Power, and Energy Operators

Operationalize Regulatory Requirements

Centralize access authorization, automate approvals, and maintain defensible audit records without last-minute evidence collection.

Govern Workforce &Visitor Access

Manage employees, contractors, vendors, and visitors across multiple sites and systems using a single governance layer.

Replace Manual Processes with Automation

Eliminate spreadsheets and email approvals with policy-based access decisions and automated provisioning and revocation.

Scale Without Disruption

Support tens of thousands of identities, high contractor turnover, outages, shutdowns, and remote facilities.

Real-Time Enforcement

Enforcing Safety and Compliance at the Point of Access

In utility and energy environments, safety requirements are not advisory; they are enforced in real time.

By embedding safety eligibility into access governance, utilities and energy operators can prevent unauthorized or unsafe entry—without slowing operations or relying on manual checks.

RightCrowd SmartAccess enforces mandated safety and labor requirements:

Valid competencies and certifications

Fatigue and time-on-site rules

Contractor authorization and permit conditions

Time-bound and location-specific access

Evacuation visibility and mustering support

Utilities, Power, and Energy Case Studies

ELECTRIC UTILITY

Regulatory Access Governance

A large North American electric utility uses RightCrowd SmartAccess to centralize physical access authorization, reduce audit preparation time, and support NERC CIP compliance across substations, control centers, and offices.

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY

Access at Extreme Scale

A global energy producer relies on RightCrowd SmartAccess to process tens of thousands of workers during daily shift changes and shutdown events while enforcing safety and labor controls in real time.

Connect your entire tech stack.

With RightCrowd SmartAccess, you never have to choose. Integrate all your systems including multiple PACS, HR, ID, and directory systems, badging, learning management, background or criminal history checks - you name it! If you own it, we'll help you integrate with it. 
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Frequently Asked Questions

Utilities and energy operators manage access to regulated, safety-critical environments where unauthorized or outdated access can lead to compliance findings, operational disruption, or safety incidents. Physical access governance ensures access is formally authorized, consistently enforced, and defensible during audits or investigations.

RightCrowd SmartAccess helps utilities operationalize NERC CIP physical access requirements by centralizing access authorization, automating approvals and revocation, and maintaining time-stamped audit records that demonstrate who approved access, when it was granted, and whether it was still valid at the time of entry.

Yes. Utilities often operate multiple physical access control systems across substations, plants, offices, and control centers. RightCrowd SmartAccess sits above existing PACS, providing a centralized governance layer without requiring system replacement.

The platform supports contractor onboarding, time-bound access, automated revocation, and policy-based approvals—helping utilities manage large, transient workforces while maintaining compliance and safety controls.

Instead of assembling evidence reactively, utilities can retrieve authorization records, access activity, and approval histories on demand. This reduces audit preparation time and improves confidence during regulatory reviews.

No. RightCrowd SmartAccess is designed to complement existing security infrastructure by adding governance, automation, and visibility—without disrupting day-to-day operations.

Yes. Utilities use RightCrowd SmartAccess to govern access across remote substations, generation sites, and unmanned facilities by enforcing centralized policies and maintaining visibility across all locations.

Deployments are commonly led by Corporate Security and Compliance teams, with close involvement from IT, operations, and regulatory stakeholders responsible for access authorization and audit readiness.

Ensure airtight on-site physical security with RightCrowd.

Stay compliant and safe with an automated, enterprise-grade physical access management solution.
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