Control Zone File
The Control Zone file represents the complete hierarchy of geographic areas in a service territory.
Control zones are the geographic areas or divisions in your utility service territory. Control zones are used to identify the areas in your service territory that have been impacted by a storm.
For example, control zone level 1 could be the name of your entire service territory, such as UtilCo. Control zone level 2 could be the major divisions within your service territory, such as UtilCo West, UtilCo East, or UtilCo Central. Control zone level 3 could then be a further subdivision. The more control zones you specify, the more granular your storm data can be to show where a storm is moving and having an effect.
Note:
Even though data for only one zone is required, it is recommended that you provide data for two or three zones at minimum so that users of the Storm ERT application can have a more specific idea of where a storm is moving. Additionally, by including more zones in this file, you will provide users with more options to choose from when they create storm models and select the zones in their service territory that will be affected by the forecasted path of a storm. See Create a Storm Model for more information.| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| ZONE1 |
Level 1 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE2 |
Level 2 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE3 |
Level 3 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE4 |
Level 4 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE5 |
Level 5 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE6 |
Level 6 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE7 |
Level 7 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE8 |
Level 8 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE9 |
Level 9 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |
| ZONE10 |
Level 10 control zone name. Type: VARCHAR2(64) Can be Empty?: No |