The Environmental Protection Agency has overseen the development of a compliance system that has been delivered to over 40 state regulatory commissions. State public utility commissions have received databases for all utilities within their jurisdiction, including multi-state holding companies and power pools. STARRSS software program gives analysts the ability to evaluate the costs and risks of specific compliance plans, and develop compliance plans through one of three STARRSS optimization methodologies. The central objective of the STARRSS system is not to identify the best compliance strategy for decision-makers, but to provide a decision-support screening tool that will help organizations identify good strategies (low cost, combined with acceptable levels of risk) that deserve detailed analysis.