Mastering Information Every thing in this universe is energy and information The data is always aggregated into information in order to make decisions, e.g., decision to replace a substation transformer will be based on an aggregation of loading data. Asset and operational data reside in the GIS and SCADA as information. Information is a resource that can be utilized to use all other resources in the best possible manner. The power systems are expanding and the activities becoming complex and diversified. New tools for handling data are word processors/personal computers, optical scanners, microfilm storage, computer networks and Internet are aimed to lighten the information overload. This is a cycle: more diversity and change equals more information equals more technologies to handle information and may lead to still