Eli5: How do power companies know where to fix to restore power?

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When there are large storms or natural disasters that knock power out across whole towns or areas, how do the power companies figure out where to fix to restore power?

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Power is distributed in grids. If you have grids A,B,C and D, people from grid B keep calling in saying they don’t have power. You know whatever is feeding A,C and D is still working, so you need to go to what is feeding B and inspect those areas.

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