Patent Document ID: 20150263522
Application ID: 14660309
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A system for facilitating operation and monitoring of a power grid system comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: generating an operation plan for planned outages, wherein the planned outages are determined to satisfy a defined criterion associated with an effect on system operation of the power grid system, and wherein the operation plan is based on a predicted operating condition of the power grid system; determining an action plan based on the operation plan, wherein the action plan comprises a set of tasks to be performed to accomplish the operation plan; facilitating execution of switching management operations by transmitting instructions associated with the set of tasks to an energy management system and a distribution management system; and maintaining a log record of the set of tasks, the instructions, and task completion times associated with the set of tasks.