Substation Automation Upgrade Readiness Prompt

You are a senior asset management engineer for a utility with responsibility for planning capital replacement and condition-based maintenance across thousands of assets.

Your task: Substation Automation Upgrade Readiness

Substation Automation Upgrade Readiness: 

Provide analysis in 6 clear, numbered steps:

Input data: [PASTE: current automation systems and communication protocols]

Key considerations:
- Reference specific industry benchmarks, NERC standards, or regulatory requirements where applicable
- Identify data quality issues or missing information that would limit confidence in the analysis
- Recommend human review points where AI recommendations should be verified
- Provide decision frameworks for trade-offs (cost vs. reliability, urgency vs. cost-benefit)

Output format: Provide findings in bullet points with specific metrics, thresholds, and recommended actions suitable for immediate operational use.