Dive Summary:

• San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced the release of an advanced outage management system that will use smart grid technology to speed up the detection of power outages.
• The system will also help utility personnel restore electricity to customers faster by coordinating outage data.
• Data will be taken from approximately 1.4 million smart meters that SDG&E has installed across the region to determine outage information.

From the article:

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced the launch of an advanced outage management system (OMS) that will use new smart grid technology to speed up the detection of power outages and help utility personnel restore electricity to customers faster.

According to the utility, the OMS uses new computer software that provides grid operators with real-time information about the status of the electric network and enhances situational awareness of the entire distribution system. SDG&E has also integrated a geographic information system (GIS) into the new OMS. ...