Power Distributors and Dispatchers

What Does a Power Distributors and Dispatchers Do?

Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes.
• 2Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.
• 3Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers.
• 4Direct personnel engaged in controlling or operating distribution equipment or machinery, such as instructing control room operators to start boilers or generators.
• 5Distribute or regulate the flow of power between entities, such as generating stations, substations, distribution lines, or users, keeping track of the status of circuits or connections.
• 6Manipulate controls to adjust or activate power distribution equipment or machines.
• 7Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems.
• 8Monitor and record switchboard or control board readings to ensure that electrical or steam distribution equipment is operating properly.

Required Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Speaking
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Power Distributors and Dispatchers Salary