Method for configuring an energy automation device, in which the following steps are carried out: - generating a system circuit diagram of a substation of an electrical power grid by means of a configuration computer, wherein the system circuit diagram is designed to be displayed by a display device of the configuration computer and comprises component depictions that are graphical representations of primary devices of the substation, and wherein the system circuit diagram comprises connections between the component depictions that are graphical representations of electrical links between the primary devices; - detecting a selection of a portion of the system circuit diagram that is made by a user of the configuration computer; - converting the selected portion of the system circuit diagram into a display configuration file that is suitable for a display device of the energy automation device, by - identifying the connections existing between the component depictions contained in the selected portion by means of the configuration computer and creating connection information that specifies the connections between these component depictions; - associating simplified component depictions with the component depictions contained in the selected portion by means of the configuration computer, which are suitable for being displayed on the display device of the energy automation device; and - storing the corresponding simplified component depictions and the connection information as a display configuration file in a storage device of the configuration computer; and - transferring the display configuration file to the energy automation device for display by the display device of the energy automation device. - generating a system circuit diagram of a substation of an electrical power grid by means of a configuration computer, wherein the system circuit diagram is designed to be displayed by a display device of the configuration computer and comprises component depictions that are graphical representations of primary devices of the substation, and wherein the system circuit diagram comprises connections between the component depictions that are graphical representations of electrical links between the primary devices; - detecting a selection of a portion of the system circuit diagram that is made by a user of the configuration computer; - converting the selected portion of the system circuit diagram into a display configuration file that is suitable for a display device of the energy automation device, by - identifying the connections existing between the component depictions contained in the selected portion by means of the configuration computer and creating connection information that specifies the connections between these component depictions; - associating simplified component depictions with the component depictions contained in the selected portion by means of the configuration computer, which are suitable for being displayed on the display device of the energy automation device; and - storing the corresponding simplified component depictions and the connection information as a display configuration file in a storage device of the configuration computer; and - transferring the display configuration file to the energy automation device for display by the display device of the energy automation device. - identifying the connections existing between the component depictions contained in the selected portion by means of the configuration computer and creating connection information that specifies the connections between these component depictions; - associating simplified component depictions with the component depictions contained in the selected portion by means of the configuration computer, which are suitable for being displayed on the display device of the energy automation device; and - storing the corresponding simplified component depictions and the connection information as a display configuration file in a storage device of the configuration computer; and - transferring the display configuration file to the energy automation device for display by the display device of the energy automation device.