Scenario Library
One grid. Dozens of problems.
A curriculum of short Decision Labs on Summit Grid, each built around one operating judgment call — the problems that don't happen often enough to train on when they finally do.
50+ scenarios planned across eight operational domains, three difficulty levels, and six competency areas. One is playable today; the rest are in development or on the roadmap.
- 50+
- Scenarios planned
- 8
- Operational domains
- 3
- Difficulty levels
- 6
- Competency areas
A look at the labs
A few of the situations you'll practice.
Concept scenes from Summit Grid. Each lab puts you on the desk for one of these moments.
PlannedDL-002Restoration & Switching · OperationalThe Backfeed Question
A customer generator backfeeds the line through an optional interlock. Assume energized until proven dead.
Planned
PlannedDL-007Restoration & Switching · AdvancedParallel for a Moment
Closing a normally-open tie parallels two feeders. You saw a tie; the grid saw a parallel.
Planned
In developmentDL-014SCADA & Telecommunications · OperationalClosed on the Screen
SCADA says the switch is open; the field says closed. Status is not the same as state.
In development
PlannedDL-028Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Advanced47 Alarms
An alarm storm hits — hundreds active. Find the one that actually matters.
Planned
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The full curriculum.
64 scenarios
- DL-001Available
The Easy Tie
Restoration & Switching · Operational
A feeder locks out. The closest tie is available — but available is not the same as suitable.
- System awareness
- Electrical awareness
- Information awareness
Try lab - DL-002Planned
The Backfeed Question
Restoration & Switching · Operational
A customer generator backfeeds the line through an optional interlock. Assume energized until proven dead.
- System awareness
- Electrical awareness
Planned - DL-003Planned
One More Section
Restoration & Switching · Foundational
Pick up customers section by section without over-reaching the source.
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-004In development
Restore Now or Verify First
Restoration & Switching · Operational
Customers are out and a quick close is tempting — before the field confirms.
- Operational judgment
- Information awareness
- Execution discipline
In development - DL-005Planned
The Alternate Path
Restoration & Switching · Operational
Two ties can restore the load. The path, not the tie, decides it.
- Electrical awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-006In development
Normal Is Not Restored
Restoration & Switching · Operational
Customers are back on, but the system is still in an abnormal configuration.
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
In development - DL-007Planned
Parallel for a Moment
Restoration & Switching · Advanced
Closing a normally-open tie parallels two feeders. You saw a tie; the grid saw a parallel.
- Electrical awareness
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-008Planned
The Last Customer Block
Restoration & Switching · Foundational
The final isolated block can only come back after a repair. Sequence the rest.
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-009Planned
Return to Normal
Restoration & Switching · Operational
The repair is done. Restore the normal configuration without a second interruption.
- System awareness
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-010Planned
The Unexpected Bottleneck
Restoration & Switching · Advanced
The obvious restoration overloads a segment no one was watching.
- Electrical awareness
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-011Planned
Frozen in Time
SCADA & Telecommunications · Operational
An analog hasn't moved in an hour. Is the system steady, or is the point stale?
- Information awareness
- System awareness
Planned - DL-012Planned
Control Failed
SCADA & Telecommunications · Operational
A remote open didn't take. Decide the next move with the device state uncertain.
- Information awareness
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-013Planned
The Quiet RTU
SCADA & Telecommunications · Foundational
An RTU drops off. What can you still trust downstream of it?
- Information awareness
- System awareness
Planned - DL-014In development
Closed on the Screen
SCADA & Telecommunications · Operational
SCADA says the switch is open; the field says closed. Status is not the same as state.
- Information awareness
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
In development - DL-015Planned
Partial Visibility
SCADA & Telecommunications · Operational
Half the feeder's points are reporting. Act, or wait for the rest?
- Information awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-016Planned
The Missing Analog
SCADA & Telecommunications · Foundational
The loading value you need isn't there. Infer it, or get it another way.
- Information awareness
- Electrical awareness
Planned - DL-017Planned
Communications Lost
SCADA & Telecommunications · Advanced
A regional comms outage removes both visibility and control at once.
- Information awareness
- System awareness
- Workload & prioritization
Planned - DL-018Planned
Status Without Control
SCADA & Telecommunications · Operational
You can see the device but can't operate it remotely. Plan around it.
- Information awareness
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-019Planned
“It's Open”
Field Communication & Coordination · Foundational
A one-word report. Open where, and confirmed how?
- Information awareness
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-020Planned
Wrong Device, Right Number
Field Communication & Coordination · Operational
The device number matches — on a different feeder.
- Execution discipline
- System awareness
Planned - DL-021Planned
Patrol Complete
Field Communication & Coordination · Foundational
“Patrol complete, nothing found” — on a line that still won't hold.
- Information awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-022Planned
Radio Cutout
Field Communication & Coordination · Operational
A switching instruction is half-heard. Confirm before anyone acts.
- Execution discipline
- Information awareness
Planned - DL-023Planned
Conflicting Reports
Field Communication & Coordination · Operational
Two crews describe the same device two different ways.
- Information awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-024Planned
The Crew Handoff
Field Communication & Coordination · Operational
A new crew takes over mid-event. What did the last crew actually leave open?
- Execution discipline
- System awareness
Planned - DL-025Planned
Which Switch?
Field Communication & Coordination · Foundational
Two switches share a pole and nearly share a name.
- Execution discipline
- Information awareness
Planned - DL-026Planned
Confirm Before Acting
Field Communication & Coordination · Operational
The plan is sound; the device state it rests on is unconfirmed.
- Execution discipline
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-027Planned
First Alarm Isn't the Cause
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Operational
The first alarm to land is rarely the first thing that happened.
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-028Planned
47 Alarms
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Advanced
An alarm storm hits — hundreds active. Find the one that actually matters.
- Workload & prioritization
- System awareness
Planned - DL-029Planned
One Alarm in the Noise
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Operational
A single critical alarm is buried among nuisance alarms.
- Workload & prioritization
- System awareness
Planned - DL-030Planned
Clear Doesn't Mean Normal
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Foundational
The alarms cleared. The system is still not in a normal state.
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-031Planned
Two Feeders, One Minute
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Advanced
Two feeder events arrive almost together. Which gets attention first?
- Workload & prioritization
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-032Planned
The Repeating Alarm
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Operational
The same alarm keeps re-arming. Signal, or distraction?
- System awareness
- Workload & prioritization
Planned - DL-033Planned
Event Before Alarm
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Operational
A customer call precedes the telemetry. Trust it yet?
- Information awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-034Planned
What Changed First?
Alarm Management & Situational Awareness · Advanced
Reconstruct the sequence to find the root, not the symptom.
- System awareness
- Information awareness
Planned - DL-035Planned
Ninety-Four Percent
Loading & System Configuration · Operational
A transfer lands a feeder at 94% of rating. Acceptable, or too close?
- Electrical awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-036Planned
The Hidden Bottleneck
Loading & System Configuration · Operational
The breaker has room; a mid-line segment does not.
- Electrical awareness
- System awareness
Planned - DL-037Planned
After the Transfer
Loading & System Configuration · Operational
Load rises after a transfer that was fine at the time.
- Electrical awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-038Planned
Load Keeps Rising
Loading & System Configuration · Operational
The evening climb pushes an abnormal configuration toward its limit.
- Electrical awareness
- Workload & prioritization
Planned - DL-039Planned
Alternate Source Limit
Loading & System Configuration · Operational
The alternate source can reach the load but not carry all of it.
- Electrical awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-040Planned
The Regulator Problem
Loading & System Configuration · Advanced
A transfer changes what a voltage regulator is being asked to do.
- Electrical awareness
- System awareness
Planned - DL-041Planned
The Evening Peak
Loading & System Configuration · Foundational
A move that works at 2 a.m. may not work at 6 p.m.
- Electrical awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-042In development
Restored Isn't Normal
Loading & System Configuration · Operational
Hours after a transfer, the temporary configuration is carrying more than planned.
- Electrical awareness
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
In development - DL-043Planned
Locked Out Again
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Operational
A feeder locks out a second time after a successful close.
- System awareness
- Electrical awareness
Planned - DL-044Planned
The Relay Target
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Operational
A relay target narrows — or misleads — the search for the fault.
- System awareness
- Information awareness
Planned - DL-045Planned
Ground or Sensitive Ground
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Advanced
The protection indication points to a particular kind of fault.
- Electrical awareness
- System awareness
Planned - DL-046Planned
The Recloser That Didn't
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Operational
A recloser should have cycled. It didn't. What does that tell you?
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-047Planned
Second Trip
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Operational
The second trip changes the restoration plan.
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-048Planned
Protection Changed the Plan
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Advanced
A protection detail makes the obvious restoration the wrong one.
- Electrical awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-049Planned
Fuse or Feeder?
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Foundational
Is this a fused-lateral event or a feeder event? It drives everything.
- System awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-050Planned
Unexpected Operation
Protection & Abnormal Conditions · Operational
A device operated that no one expected to operate.
- System awareness
- Information awareness
Planned - DL-051In development
Two Calls at Once
Concurrent Events & Workload · Operational
A second lockout lands while you're mid-restoration on the first.
- Workload & prioritization
- Operational judgment
In development - DL-052Planned
Planned Work Meets an Outage
Concurrent Events & Workload · Operational
A clearance is in progress when an unrelated outage hits.
- Workload & prioritization
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-053Planned
Three Crews Waiting
Concurrent Events & Workload · Operational
Three crews want actions at once. Order them well.
- Workload & prioritization
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-054Planned
Shift Change
Concurrent Events & Workload · Foundational
Hand off an active event without losing state.
- Workload & prioritization
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-055Planned
The Second Event
Concurrent Events & Workload · Advanced
A second event mid-inspection splits your attention.
- Workload & prioritization
- System awareness
Planned - DL-056Planned
One Desk, Too Much Information
Concurrent Events & Workload · Advanced
Everything is arriving at once. Triage before you act.
- Workload & prioritization
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-057In development
The Case for Waiting
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Operational
Every option restores customers. One piece of information hasn't come back yet.
- Operational judgment
- Information awareness
In development - DL-058Planned
Known, Indicated, Reported
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Foundational
Sort what you know from what you've only been told.
- Information awareness
- System awareness
Planned - DL-059Planned
What Do We Actually Know?
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Operational
Separate established fact from inference before you act.
- Information awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-060Planned
The Missing Confirmation
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Operational
The plan rests on a confirmation that never came.
- Information awareness
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-061Planned
Confidence Isn't Certainty
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Operational
A confident report is still a report, not a confirmation.
- Information awareness
- Operational judgment
Planned - DL-062Planned
When Not to Operate
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Advanced
The strongest move on the board is to hold.
- Operational judgment
- System awareness
Planned - DL-063Planned
Assumed Open
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Operational
A device treated as open was never confirmed open.
- Information awareness
- Execution discipline
Planned - DL-064Planned
Escalate or Continue
Information Quality & Operational Judgment · Operational
Handle it at the desk, or escalate now?
- Operational judgment
- Workload & prioritization
Planned
The information model
Every piece of information says where it came from.
Decision Labs label information by its source. The labels aren't a ranking of trust — they make it easier to notice what a decision is resting on.
- KNOWN
- Established by record or direct confirmation
- INDICATED
- What the control system shows
- REPORTED
- Someone told you
- INFERRED
- Worked out from other information
- ASSUMED
- Taken as true without checking
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