GridOps White Papers
Notes on the reasoning behind the work.
Short pieces on restoration, information, and judgment in distribution operations. General observations, not procedures.
Restoration · 3 min read
An Available Tie Doesn't Mean an Available Restoration Path
The tie is only the last device in the path. Everything between it and the source has a say.
Information · 3 min read
SCADA Says Closed. Do You Know It's Closed?
An indication is a report from a device. It's usually right. Usually is the part worth training.
Training design · 2 min read
Why Perfect Training Scenarios Aren't Enough
If every device behaves and every report is accurate, the scenario is teaching recall, not judgment.
Restoration · 2 min read
Restored Doesn't Mean Normal
Customers back on is a milestone. It isn't the end of the event.
Information · 3 min read
What Does an Operator Actually Know?
Known, indicated, reported, inferred, assumed. Five words that change how a decision reads.
Judgment · 2 min read
When Doing Nothing Is the Right Operating Decision
Waiting is an action. Sometimes it's the best one on the board.