What does comprehensive situational awareness include?

Comprehensive situational awareness is crucial for reliability coordinators, as it enables them to maintain the stability and integrity of the electric grid. Real-time knowledge of system conditions and status is essential because it allows operators to assess and respond to evolving situations quickly. This encompasses monitoring generation, transmission, and load conditions, and understanding the current operational status of the grid.

While understanding customer trends and preferences, conducting historical analyses of energy prices, and monitoring social media can provide valuable insights into the market and customer behavior, they do not offer the immediacy and direct relevance to grid operations that real-time knowledge does. Comprehensive situational awareness focuses primarily on the current state of the electric system itself, enabling prompt decision-making that aids in ensuring reliability and prevents outages.