Approve or Revert a Storm Model

Utilities are often required by regulators to communicate information about a storm Estimated Restoration Timeline (ERT) and share it within 12-24 hours after a storm exits the area. Depending on your utility's policies and procedures, you may need to approve ERT information shortly before or after the storm has exited the area.

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Approve a Storm Model

  1. Log in to Oracle Utilities Analytics Insights.
  2. Click Explore > Storm > ERT. The Storm ERT dashboard displays.
  3. Search for and select the storm model you want to approve.

  4. Click Approve Model.

  5. In the Approve Storm ERT dialog that displays, complete the required fields.

    • Start of Storm Date/Time: Confirm the date and time when the storm entered your service area.

    • Storm Cut-off Date/Time: Confirm the date and time after which new outages were excluded from the storm model. This is usually the date and time when the storm left your service area, but not always. See Storm Cut-Off Date and Time for more information.

    • ERT To Approve: Select the ERT you want to approve. You can only approve one ERT. Make sure you know which is the right one to approve, as this action is not reversible.

  6. Click Approve ERT. The storm model state changes to Approved.

Now that you have approved the storm ERT, you can share this information with your organization and the public so that they can prepare for the storm. Specifically, you will likely need information from the 90% and 95% milestones that are displayed in the ERT.

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Revert a Storm Model

After you have approved a storm model, you may want to revert it back to a draft so that you can make further updates.

Warning: When an approved storm model is reverted to a draft, it cannot be used in another storm model’s calculations. The model must be approved before it can be used in other storm model calculations again.

  1. Log in to Oracle Utilities Analytics Insights.
  2. Click Explore > Storm > ERT. The Storm ERT dashboard displays.
  3. Search for and select the approved storm model you want to revert to a draft.
  4. Click Revert Model to Draft. The storm model state changes to Draft.

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