I interned at Areva T&D in 2006 (now Alstom Grid). While I was not working on that specific project, I remember they had a very powerful EMS (Energy Management

I interned at Areva T&D in 2006 (now Alstom Grid). While I was not working on that specific project, I remember they had a very powerful EMS (Energy Management System), which let them simulate incidents (e.g. "what happens if these power lines are destroyed"). Doing a quick search, this seems to be called a "dispatcher training simulator": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatcher_training_simulator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatcher_training_simulator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_management_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_management_system http://www.alstom.com/Global/Grid/Resources/Documents/Automation/NMS/e-terraplatform%203.0%20trans_gene.pdf http://www.alstom.com/Global/Grid/Resources/Documents/Automa... http://www.alstom.com/Global/Grid/Resources/Documents/Automation/NMS/NMS%20HiRES%20Brochure/e-terrasimulator%20Brochure%20GB.pdf http://www.alstom.com/Global/Grid/Resources/Documents/Automa...