A method for assessing, by an energy management system, potentially compromising situations of a power system, comprising: receiving, by the energy management system, information regarding operation of the power system, wherein the power system is configured to provide power to a plurality of sectors within a geographical area; generating, by the energy management system, a graphical interface, that organizes and presents a portion of the information that is relative to a specified situation affecting the power system, wherein the graphical interface comprises: a main display area comprising a geographical overview display of the geographical area and the plurality of sectors; and a control panel that comprises a plurality of tabs respectively corresponding to different categories of the information, and wherein the method is characterised in that it further comprises: receiving, by the energy management system, a selection, made by an operator, of a sub-geographical area from the geographical area by rubber-banding or lassoing; receiving, by the energy management system, a command to drag and drop the subgeographical area into a new tab of the plurality of tabs of the control panel; and in response to the receiving the command: identifying, by the energy management system, elements of the power system associated with the sub-geographical area, and automatically populating, by the energy management system, the new tab with a list comprising vital sign information defined for each of the elements, the vital sign information being operator selectable. receiving, by the energy management system, information regarding operation of the power system, wherein the power system is configured to provide power to a plurality of sectors within a geographical area; generating, by the energy management system, a graphical interface, that organizes and presents a portion of the information that is relative to a specified situation affecting the power system, wherein the graphical interface comprises: a main display area comprising a geographical overview display of the geographical area and the plurality of sectors; and a control panel that comprises a plurality of tabs respectively corresponding to different categories of the information, and wherein the method is characterised in that it further comprises: receiving, by the energy management system, a selection, made by an operator, of a sub-geographical area from the geographical area by rubber-banding or lassoing; receiving, by the energy management system, a command to drag and drop the subgeographical area into a new tab of the plurality of tabs of the control panel; and in response to the receiving the command: identifying, by the energy management system, elements of the power system associated with the sub-geographical area, and automatically populating, by the energy management system, the new tab with a list comprising vital sign information defined for each of the elements, the vital sign information being operator selectable. a main display area comprising a geographical overview display of the geographical area and the plurality of sectors; and a control panel that comprises a plurality of tabs respectively corresponding to different categories of the information, and wherein the method is characterised in that it further comprises: receiving, by the energy management system, a selection, made by an operator, of a sub-geographical area from the geographical area by rubber-banding or lassoing; receiving, by the energy management system, a command to drag and drop the subgeographical area into a new tab of the plurality of tabs of the control panel; and in response to the receiving the command: identifying, by the energy management system, elements of the power system associated with the sub-geographical area, and automatically populating, by the energy management system, the new tab with a list comprising vital sign information defined for each of the elements, the vital sign information being operator selectable. receiving, by the energy management system, a selection, made by an operator, of a sub-geographical area from the geographical area by rubber-banding or lassoing; receiving, by the energy management system, a command to drag and drop the subgeographical area into a new tab of the plurality of tabs of the control panel; and in response to the receiving the command: identifying, by the energy management system, elements of the power system associated with the sub-geographical area, and automatically populating, by the energy management system, the new tab with a list comprising vital sign information defined for each of the elements, the vital sign information being operator selectable. identifying, by the energy management system, elements of the power system associated with the sub-geographical area, and automatically populating, by the energy management system, the new tab with a list comprising vital sign information defined for each of the elements, the vital sign information being operator selectable.