# Power Distributors and Dispatchers > Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam. - Code: 51-8012.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 51-8012) - Family: [Production](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-51), one of its 114 occupations - Tasks: 14 tasks (12 core and 2 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/51-8012.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/51-8012.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes. Core task · Task 12302 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 2. Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas. Core task · Task 12299 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 3. Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers. Core task · Task 12301 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 4. Direct personnel engaged in controlling or operating distribution equipment or machinery, such as instructing control room operators to start boilers or generators. Core task · Task 12303 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 5. Distribute 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. Core task · Task 12304 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 6. Manipulate controls to adjust or activate power distribution equipment or machines. Core task · Task 12307 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 7. Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems. Core task · Task 12300 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 8. Monitor and record switchboard or control board readings to ensure that electrical or steam distribution equipment is operating properly. Core task · Task 12305 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 9. Implement energy schedules, including real-time transmission reservations or schedules. Core task · Task 12312 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 10. Calculate load estimates or equipment requirements to determine required control settings. Core task · Task 12308 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 11. Track conditions that could affect power needs, such as changes in the weather, and adjust equipment to meet any anticipated changes. Core task · Task 12306 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 12. Record and compile operational data, such as chart or meter readings, power demands, or usage and operating times, using transmission system maps. Core task · Task 12309 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 13. Inspect equipment to ensure that specifications are met or to detect any defects. Supplemental task · Task 12310 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2024 14. Tend auxiliary equipment used in the power distribution process. 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