The needs and environment of control centre operators during power system restoration. A benchmark questionnaire survey.

A presentation of the results of a questionnaire survey on power system restoration, covering operator needs and the changing industry environment. Responses were received from 36 organisations all over the world and the analyses are presented in two parts: Part I - Business, which deals with organisational and strategic aspects of restoration and the influence of market liberalisation on restoration. Part II - Domain, which anlyses domain specific issues related to restoration: operator problems in restoration, ideal needs and their current availability and the gaps