Energy Magazine October 2017 | Page 17

AVOIDING DISASTER

“ PREDICTIVE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TOOLS CAN NOW LEVERAGE MACHINE LEARNING , HISTORICAL AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS TO IMPROVE DAMAGE FORECAST MODELLING ” action , or in most cases , inefficient action , will bring strict penalties . The initial costs of implementing comprehensive and robust disaster operations management might be perceived as a drawback by some , but the investment means avoiding lengthy downtime , power restoration delays and subsequent hefty fines from regulators .

In the next three years , the global incident and emergency management
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