Storm Estimated Restoration Time Cloud Service Overview

When a storm approaches a utility's service territory, utilities need to estimate the number of customers who may lose power during the storm and create a forecast of how long it will take to restore power. Typically, utilities create a storm model with an estimated restoration timeline (ERT) to meet this need.

The Storm ERT cloud service is a web-based application that allows utilities to create accurate storm models and ERTs based on historical storm and outage data. Staff at utilities can use the tool to collaboratively create a storm model, add multiple ERT curves to the storm model, and approve a single ERT as the official estimate for the upcoming storm. The tool can also be used to generate work plan projection timelines to get estimates of how long it will take crews to restore outages. Utilities can then share information from the approved ERT with regulators, customers, and other organizations to help them prepare for a storm. The Storm ERT cloud service also uses machine learning to refine the initial ERT and improve its accuracy as more information becomes available over time, leading to more reliable ERTs for utility customers.

The Storm ERT cloud service allows utilities to accurately estimate how long it will take to restore power outages after a storm. With this information, utilities can help customers better prepare for a storm and share restoration estimates with regulators in a more reliable manner.

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