Self-healing technologies can significantly advance restoration efforts and mitigate unnecessary outages. They can detect and restore power when faults are temporary, which is common in extreme weather due to high winds, debris, and tree branches. They can isolate issues on the line and reroute power from alternate sources so only a small portion of customers experience an outage. Moreover, advanced microgrids can ensure some areas never lose power—even when the rest of the grid does. These technologies act fast and without human intervention, so your crews don’t have to.

Faster restoration equates to financial savings. By mitigating outages and automating decision-making on the grid, your crews can focus on critical repairs that need analysis and hands-on work. This saves you from paying unnecessary overtime or hazard rates and the potential cost of bringing in mutual-aid crews to supplement your workforce.

Not only does faster restoration save you repair costs, but it revives the local economy as well. By bringing businesses back online sooner, you help the community get back on its feet after a major weather disaster.

By prioritizing resiliency, you are prioritizing safety for your crews and your community. Self-healing technologies mitigate situations that could put crews in harm’s way. Automated technologies also lessen exposure for mutual-aid crews that have less-frequent interaction with devices they may not use on their own lines.

Getting the power back on faster also brings peace of mind back to community members looking to restore normalcy. Some technologies, such as advanced microgrids, can even provide a place of refuge for local community members who, especially after several days, may need heat in extreme cold or air conditioning to escape scorching temperatures.