Cascade

Keep your grid strong with smarter utility asset management

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Connect asset data across your grid so you can predict, prevent, and perform with confidence

Cascade is a utility asset management software that helps utilities take control of asset performance, risk, and reliability every step of the way. From real-time health insights to automated risk assessments, our data-driven tools empower your team to prevent outages, reduce maintenance costs, and extend asset life. 

By centralizing asset lifecycle data, Cascade simplifies operations and provides a clear, accurate view for all stakeholders. No more chasing information across disconnected systems. Built-in compliance support and seamless integration with your enterprise platforms ensure you're always audit-ready and operating efficiently.

Whether you're managing transformers, breakers, batteries, or T&D line assets, facilities and beyond, Cascade turns complexity into clarity so you can deliver safe, reliable power, day after day.

Improve reliability and reduce unplanned outages

Make smarter, data-driven asset decisions

Streamline compliance and simplify operations

  • Data-driven reliability
    Cascade consistently automates monitoring your maintenance and testing program to help you focus on the activities that drive reliability and prevent costly unplanned outages due to asset failures

    Boost reliability. Control costs. Deliver uninterrupted service

    Keep your assets running smoothly with data-driven insights that help prevent unplanned outages and manage maintenance costs so you can ensure consistent, reliable power for your customers.

  • Automate health and risk insights to stay ahead of issues
    Automatically calculate and assess your asset risk, based on standardized and user-configurable formulas for asset Criticality, Health and Risk (CHR)

    Automate health and risk insights to stay ahead of issues

    Our built-in calculation engine automates asset health and risk assessments, helping you detect problems early and boost grid reliability before small issues become big ones.

  • Confident decisions start with better data
    User-configurable validation rules and calculations ensure recording of accurate data to drive regulatory compliance and confident maintenance and asset management decisions

    Confident decisions start with better data

    Improve utility maintenance planning and asset performance with high-quality, reliable data. Our tools help you prevent unplanned outages, optimize asset life, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.

  • Simplify operations with a single source of truth
    Cascade is specifically designed for utilities operating electric grids while also supporting user-configuration of additional assets, providing a single source of truth for maintenance, compliance and asset management across departments

    Simplify operations with a single source of truth

    Eliminate the hassle of managing multiple data sources. Our centralized system brings all asset lifecycle data together reducing complexity, saving time, and ensuring clear, consistent access for your entire team.

  • Stay compliant with less effort
    Managing regulatory compliance with Cascade ensures utilities are audit-ready with greater confidence and lower cost. Flexible configuration allows users to adapt to changing regulatory standards, greatly reduces the effort to manage compliance evidence, helping avoid costly penalties and mitigation plans

    Stay compliant with less effort

    Meet regulatory standards with ease using streamlined tools for managing compliance activities and documenting evidence. Reduce risk, avoid penalties, and focus on delivering reliable, high-quality service to your customers.

  • Seamless integration for smarter operations
    Cascade integrates with leading EAM/ERP, work management, and GIS systems, to reduce information silos, while providing best-in-class asset, maintenance, work and inspection functionality and workflows for users in the office and the field

    Seamless integration for smarter operations

    Connect asset lifecycle data with your enterprise systems for a real-time, accurate view of your assets. Eliminate manual processes, improve efficiency, and empower stakeholders with the information they need. Our solutions offer turnkey integration with leading diagnostic, monitoring, EAM, ERP, FSM, and GIS systems plus support for custom connections.

Data-driven reliability
Cascade consistently automates monitoring your maintenance and testing program to help you focus on the activities that drive reliability and prevent costly unplanned outages due to asset failures
Automate health and risk insights to stay ahead of issues
Automatically calculate and assess your asset risk, based on standardized and user-configurable formulas for asset Criticality, Health and Risk (CHR)
Confident decisions start with better data
User-configurable validation rules and calculations ensure recording of accurate data to drive regulatory compliance and confident maintenance and asset management decisions
Simplify operations with a single source of truth
Cascade is specifically designed for utilities operating electric grids while also supporting user-configuration of additional assets, providing a single source of truth for maintenance, compliance and asset management across departments
Stay compliant with less effort
Managing regulatory compliance with Cascade ensures utilities are audit-ready with greater confidence and lower cost. Flexible configuration allows users to adapt to changing regulatory standards, greatly reduces the effort to manage compliance evidence, helping avoid costly penalties and mitigation plans
Seamless integration for smarter operations
Cascade integrates with leading EAM/ERP, work management, and GIS systems, to reduce information silos, while providing best-in-class asset, maintenance, work and inspection functionality and workflows for users in the office and the field

Not a large utility? Cascade is built for you too

Cascade isn’t just for large utilities. Our platform is designed to meet the unique needs of member-owned and public utilities. From fast setup to secure, scalable asset management, Cascade helps you stay efficient, compliant, and in control.  

Learn how Cascade supports small to medium grids

Join over 10,000 office and field users at 85+ utilities who depend on Cascade

All our field staff and asset management staff have a good understanding of the condition of our assets.

  • Vince Polsoni
  • (Former) Manager, Station Sustainment
  • Alectra Utilities

FAQs on Cascade software for technical asset management and predictive maintenance:

  • Yes. Cascade is an advanced asset performance management software and utility asset management software solution designed specifically for electric utilities. 

    It helps utilities manage asset health, risk, and performance across transmission and distribution systems. With builtin asset health and risk assessments, Cascade enables smarter maintenance decisions, improves grid reliability, and helps utilities prevent unplanned outages.

  • CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) focuses on managing work orders, maintenance schedules, and asset records. 

    Asset performance management software, like Cascade, goes further by incorporating asset analytics, health scoring, and risk modeling to prioritize maintenance based on condition and criticality, not just schedules. 

    Cascade complements traditional CMMS platforms by helping utilities optimize maintenance planning, reduce costs, and improve asset performance through data-driven insights.

  • Cascade improves grid reliability by providing a complete, data-driven view of asset condition and risk. 

    By combining asset analytics, real-time monitoring data, and maintenance history, Cascade enables utilities to: 

    • Identify high-risk assets early 
    • Prioritize maintenance based on impact 
    • Proactively address potential failures

    This approach helps utilities make smarter decisions that support safe, reliable power delivery.  

  • Cascade helps utilities prevent unplanned outages through continuous monitoring and analysis of asset health and performance. 

    Using asset health and risk assessments, Cascade identifies degradation trends and triggers alerts based on risk thresholds. This allows teams to: 

    • Detect issues before failure 
    • Plan targeted maintenance 
    • Reduce unexpected disruptions 

    The result is a more proactive maintenance strategy that reduces downtime and improves system reliability.  

  • Cascade provides automated asset health and risk assessments using configurable calculation models based on asset condition, criticality, and operational data. 

    These insights help utilities: 

    • Evaluate asset health across the fleet 
    • Prioritize maintenance activities 
    • Understand risk exposure 

    This data-driven approach supports better decision-making and more effective asset management strategies. 

  • Yes. Cascade serves as a single source of truth for centralized asset data across your utility. 

    It acts as the system of record for asset lifecycle data, including: 

    • Nameplate and design data 
    • Diagnostic results 
    • Maintenance history 
    • Operational stress 

    By consolidating data in one place, Cascade improves visibility, consistency, and decision-making across the organization.

  • Yes. Cascade supports robust data integration and enterprise systems integration with a wide range of platforms, including: 

    • ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) 
    • EAM systems (Maximo) 
    • GIS systems 
    • SCADA and historian systems 

    This integration ensures that asset data flows seamlessly across your organization, supporting a connected electric utility asset management software environment.  

  • Yes. Using the Cascade Connect module, you can integrate real-time operational data from SCADA historians into Cascade. 

    This enables deeper asset analytics and more accurate health and risk scoring by incorporating real-time asset conditions into your analysis and decision-making processes.

  • Cascade provides advanced reporting and asset analytics capabilities to support operational and regulatory needs. 

    Users can: 

    • Generate custom reports from centralized asset data 
    • Support compliance reporting and documentation 
    • Maintain audit-ready records with full traceability 

    With Cascade Intelligence, utilities can further analyze and visualize data to gain deeper insights into asset performance.

  • Cascade helps utilities maintain audit readiness by providing structured data, traceability, and reporting capabilities. 

    It supports: 

    • Audit history and change tracking 
    • Compliance documentation 
    • Compliance reporting aligned with regulatory requirements 

    This ensures utilities can demonstrate compliance with confidence and respond efficiently to audits.  

  • Yes. Cascade supports data-driven maintenance planning by aligning maintenance activities with asset condition and risk. 

    This helps utilities: 

    • Reduce unnecessary maintenance 
    • Prioritize high-impact work 
    • Reduce maintenance costs while improving performance 

    By shifting from time-based to condition-based strategies, utilities can optimize resource allocation and improve outcomes.

  • Yes. Cascade provides flexible configuration for approval workflows, maintenance triggers, and alerts. 

    Utilities can tailor workflows and maintenance strategies to match their operational requirements, supporting consistent and efficient asset management processes.  

  • Yes. Cascade supports field inspections and mobile asset management through Cascade Mobile. 

    Field teams can: 

    • Capture asset data in real time 
    • Perform inspections 
    • Complete work orders 
    • Operate with offline asset data capture capabilities 

    This ensures accurate data collection and seamless integration back into the central system.

  • Cascade customers are supported through a comprehensive set of resources, including: 

    • Software License Agreement (SLA) with technical support 
    • Customer portal and documentation 
    • Training programs and expert services 

    This ensures utilities can successfully implement, maintain, and maximize the value of their utility asset management software solution.

Product information and additional resources:

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Learn more about Cascade modules:

Powerbase

Collect and automatically trigger on relay test results from the field.

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Thermography

Archive and analyse your digital thermography from Cascade.

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Cascade Transformer Oil Analyst (TOA)

TOA integration allows easy access to critical tranformer oil analysis data in Cascade.

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Enterprise Integration Solutions

Efficient way of integrating Cascade and Cascade Facility Ratings software with your existing enterprise systems.

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Cascade Connect

Real-time data filtering and monitoring for Cascade.

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Cascade Doble Test

Integrate DTA data into your utility asset management operations.

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