Managed IT & Cybersecurity for Utilities & Water Companies
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Industries  ·  Utilities & Energy

The service your community
depends on, always on.

Utilities keep the lights on, the water flowing, and the community running, so the technology behind them can never be an afterthought. For 20 years IPC has helped Michigan utilities run secure, reliable, and compliant operations, fully managed or right alongside your team, so you can focus on the service people count on.

Start with a Navigate Clarity Conversation
The First Step
Utility Clarity Conversation

A 30-minute conversation with an IPC expert, no obligation. We review your environment, reliability, and compliance posture and give you an honest read on what to fix first.

Learn about the Clear Path Assessment
Paid Engagement · Go Deeper
Clear Path Assessment

A structured professional engagement that follows the Clarity Conversation. We validate the findings, map every gap and risk, and build a prioritized roadmap you can act on.

30 minutes  ·  No obligation
Critical-Infrastructure Ready 20+ Years in Utilities & Gov Co‑Managed or Fully Managed Michigan-based
Electric utility infrastructure
Powering Michigan communities
Reliable utilities, backed by reliable IT.
The reality for utilities

What every utility's technology must deliver

Reliability, security, and compliance, all at once, for a service your community cannot live without.

Reliability
Operations that can't go down

An outage affects an entire community, not just an office. We keep the IT behind billing, dispatch, monitoring, and daily operations resilient and recoverable, with tested failover for the day something breaks.

Security
Critical infrastructure is a target

Utilities face ransomware and nation-state threats aimed at essential services. We bring 24/7 monitoring, network segmentation, and layered defense sized for a utility, not an enterprise budget.

Compliance
Regulators expect proof

From critical-infrastructure security practices to CJIS for shared public-safety systems and PCI for billing, utilities answer to real oversight. We operate inside these standards and document everything.

What we hear from utility teams

The gaps we close for utilities

Most utilities come to us carrying some version of these three. We take them off your plate.

Aging operational technology
The challenge

Control systems, networks, and servers running years past their lifecycle, often understood by a single longtime employee.

How IPC solves it

We modernize and document them, so you are never one departure from a crisis.

A lean team wearing every hat
The challenge

A small crew covering operational technology, office IT, security, and compliance all at once.

How IPC solves it

We extend your team with depth they can't staff alone, without replacing anyone.

Reliability you can't gamble on
The challenge

Downtime or a breach in essential services carries public and regulatory consequences.

How IPC solves it

We build for resilience and recovery, and document it for the auditors and the board.

Clear Path  ·  Assess. Navigate. Sustain.

A clear path for your utility's technology

The same structured methodology IPC applies across every engagement, brought to your utility. You always know where you stand and what comes next.

01
Assess

We review your IT and operational technology environment, security posture, and compliance gaps, and give you an honest picture of where you stand.

02
Navigate

You get a prioritized roadmap and a managed-services plan scoped to your operations, your reliability targets, and the oversight you answer to. We guide every step.

03
Sustain

We run and monitor your environment around the clock, keep you secure, compliant, and recoverable, and review your goals and roadmap with you all year.

Delivery Models

Fully Managed or Co‑Managed. Your call.

Whether IPC runs IT entirely or works alongside your existing team, the program, the process, and the standard of care are the same.

Fully Managed

IPC becomes your IT department. Best for organizations with no dedicated internal IT staff, or those who want to fully offload the operational burden. Your team focuses on the work that matters; IPC handles the rest.

Best when
No internal IT staff
Want a fully accountable partner
Need 24/7 coverage without 24/7 staffing costs
Co‑Managed

IPC works alongside your existing internal IT team. Best for organizations with an IT person or small team who need depth, 24/7 coverage, or specialized expertise. IPC extends the team without replacing it.

Best when
Existing IT staff
Need specialized depth
Want to extend coverage without adding headcount
Built for critical infrastructure

We hold the standards your regulators check for

Most MSPs do not operate in regulated, critical-infrastructure environments. We have spent 20 years inside them, serving Michigan utilities and public agencies.

What sets us apart
Critical Infrastructure CJIS PCI-DSS NIST State of Michigan
Critical-infrastructure mindset

We treat utility IT with the resilience, segmentation, and monitoring essential services demand, not a generic break-fix approach.

Billing & payment compliance

PCI-aware handling of resident payment data, with systems built to keep you compliant without slowing operations.

20+ years with public utilities

We serve Michigan utilities and municipalities and understand the regulatory and operational realities you live with.

Documented and audit-ready

Everything documented and explained plainly, so you are ready the moment a regulator or board asks.

Case study  ·  Lowell Light & Power

A security-first partnership since 2017.

The situation

In 2017, an unreliable network provider raised real security concerns and left the City with a phone bill exceeding $15,000 a year. Later, the City wanted to adopt AI safely but didn't know where to start.

What IPC did

A security-first VoIP transition, keeping the environment secured even through supply-chain firewall delays, then a governed Navigate AI program built around a real field-crew routing workflow.

The result

Phone costs cut roughly in half, security risks mitigated, and a governed AI platform now in place, a partnership the General Manager calls foundational to the utility's future.

Download the full Lowell Light & Power case study
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Lowell Light & Power
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Built for utilities

Which Navigate solutions fit your utility?

The Navigate solutions utilities rely on most. Select any service to see the full details.

Support
Navigate IT

Proactive managed IT, fully or co-managed.

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Protect
Navigate Security

24/7 SOC monitoring and layered defense.

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Protect
Navigate Continuity

Backup, immutable copy, tested recovery.

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Govern
Navigate Compliance

Managed GRC across CJIS, CMMC, HIPAA, NIST.

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Modernize
Navigate AI

Governed AI adoption, 70+ models, SOC 2.

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Modernize
Infrastructure & Cloud Projects

Cloud migration and infrastructure refresh.

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20+
Years in utilities & gov
24/7
Monitoring & response
CJIS
Certified
98%
Client retention
Your Partner

Why utilities choose IPC

We Know Utilities

Two decades serving Michigan utilities and public agencies. We understand reliability demands, regulatory pressure, and the operational realities you live with.

Critical-Infrastructure Ready

We treat essential-service IT with the resilience, segmentation, and monitoring it demands, from experience, not from a template.

Co‑Managed or Fully Managed

Run IT entirely or extend your existing crew with depth and 24/7 coverage they can't staff alone. Same standard of care either way.

Predictable and Budget-Friendly

A flat, scoped monthly investment that fits utility budgets and rate realities. No surprise invoices, no emergency spend.

Privately Owned and Founder-Led

Not PE-backed, not chasing an exit. Every decision is driven by what is right for your utility. That is why our retention rate is 98%.

Real Engineers, Real Answers

You reach experienced engineers who already know your environment, not a script-reading queue. Every escalation reaches someone who can actually fix it.

Got Questions?

Utility IT, answered honestly

Yes. We have spent 20 years in regulated, critical-infrastructure environments, handling CJIS, PCI, and state requirements. We operate inside these standards correctly and document everything for regulators and boards.

Ready for IT as dependable as your service?

Start with a Navigate Clarity Conversation. 30 minutes, no cost, no obligation. An honest read on where your utility stands and what to fix first.

Start with a Navigate Clarity Conversation
The First Step
Utility Clarity Conversation

A 30-minute conversation with an IPC expert, no obligation. We review your environment, reliability, and compliance posture and give you an honest read on what to fix first.

877-568-0230  ·  ipconsultinginc.com  ·  Offices in Michigan and Virginia