tilities have been looking to improve performance metrics as a means to meet regulations since the late 1990s. One of the most reliable ways to do so is to quickly determine the location of faults, isolate them, and automatically restore the healthy feeders promptly. G&W Electric has been installing Fault Detection, Isolation and Restoration (FDIR) systems for many years. G&W’s Lazer automation systems can isolate faults with the closest upstream device to allow the fewest number of circuits to see the outage.