Physical Security
NERC CIP-014 Substation Physical Security Construction
Langston Construction Company is the general contractor transmission owners hire to physically build the NERC CIP-014 hardening at a substation. We build the walls, fence, gates, barriers, camera towers, and lighting that harden the substation against physical attack,.
Substation physical security we build
When a substation is critical to the grid, NERC CIP-014 requires substation physical security hardening against physical attack. Langston builds it: the walls, fence, gates, and detection. We handle the civil and security scope; the electrical contractor handles the electrical.
Perimeter walls
We build the ballistic, blast, and precast perimeter walls that harden the substation.
Anti-climb & anti-ram fence
We install the anti-climb, anti-ram perimeter fence the threat assessment calls for.
Crash-rated gates & barriers
We hang the crash-rated gates and set the vehicle barriers that control site access.
Camera tower foundations & mounts
We build the camera towers, sensor mounts, and conduit the detection system runs on.
Assessment lighting poles
We set the poles and foundations for the perimeter lighting, and run the conduit it lands on.
Site & foundations
We do the grading, roads, and foundations that the hardened substation sits on.
Where we stop: the utility’s threat assessment and all electrical scope belong to the owner and the electrical contractor. We build the physical hardening the assessment calls for and hold the single contract.
How CIP-014 hardening comes together
NERC CIP-014 does not hand you a parts list. It requires the substation to be hardened to the utility’s own threat assessment. We build to the engineer’s drawings and the security plan, and hand over the documentation that proves it.
Recent CIP-014 work
Substation Physical Security 2023
A full CIP-014 physical-security build: walls, fence, gates, and detection at a substation.
Substation Physical Security 2021 (EHV Yard)
Perimeter hardening around a 525 kV substation yard, built to NERC CIP-014.
Substation Physical Security 2023 (4,100 LF Perimeter)
An anti-climb CIP-014 perimeter fence for Idaho Power.
Common questions
What is NERC CIP-014?
A federal rule that requires certain substations critical to the grid to be hardened against physical attack. Langston builds that hardening.
Does Langston do the threat assessment?
No. The utility and its security engineer do the assessment. We build the physical hardening it calls for.
What does CIP-014 hardening include?
Perimeter walls, anti-climb and anti-ram fence, crash-rated gates, camera towers, detection mounting, and assessment lighting. We build all of it.
Does Langston do the electrical work?
No. We build the civil, structural, and security scope. The electrical contractor handles the electrical.
Where does Langston build?
From our South Carolina headquarters, for utilities, data centers, and federal and industrial sites.
Have a CIP-014 project?
Talk to the Langston team about the physical security scope your substation needs.