A method for outage management of a utility network with a power source applying power via feeders and switches (603, 604)to a plurality of substations (601, 602), each substation being feeding one or more metered devices in one or more participant sites connected to the respective substation, wherein a first substation is connected to the power source which supplies power to a first participant site of the first substation and wherein a second substation is disconnected from the power source by determining a fault location in the utility network and dependent on an effect of the determined fault disconnecting the second substation, characterized by the steps of: determining, based on a stored configuration of the utility network including a description of substations (601, 602) and switches, a viable route to reconnect the disconnected second substation with a switch (603, 604) to the power source by a processor, a route being considered viable when connecting the disconnected second substation will not run into a substation power constraint, wherein the processor determines an amount of power required to be delivered to the disconnected second substation when the switch (603, 604) is closed; determining a power capacity constraint of the connected first substation, when reconnecting the disconnected second substation; analyzing if issuing a Demand Response signal to one and more live participant sites by the processor would address the constraint, wherein the processor determines an amount of power being fed to the first participant site of the first substation prior to closing the switch the processor determines a reduced amount of power for the first participant site of the first substation to meet the power capacity constraint of the first substation when the switch (603, 604) is closed; providing a Demand Response signal to a metered power consumer in the first participant site of the first substation by the processor to contribute to reducing power consumption to meet the reduced amount of power; and providing an instruction to close the switch (603, 604) and changing a status of the disconnected second substation to being connected by the processor. determining, based on a stored configuration of the utility network including a description of substations (601, 602) and switches, a viable route to reconnect the disconnected second substation with a switch (603, 604) to the power source by a processor, a route being considered viable when connecting the disconnected second substation will not run into a substation power constraint, wherein the processor determines an amount of power required to be delivered to the disconnected second substation when the switch (603, 604) is closed; determining a power capacity constraint of the connected first substation, when reconnecting the disconnected second substation; analyzing if issuing a Demand Response signal to one and more live participant sites by the processor would address the constraint, wherein the processor determines an amount of power being fed to the first participant site of the first substation prior to closing the switch the processor determines a reduced amount of power for the first participant site of the first substation to meet the power capacity constraint of the first substation when the switch (603, 604) is closed; providing a Demand Response signal to a metered power consumer in the first participant site of the first substation by the processor to contribute to reducing power consumption to meet the reduced amount of power; and providing an instruction to close the switch (603, 604) and changing a status of the disconnected second substation to being connected by the processor.