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To engineer dependability in provisioning components that enable Smart Grid operation, a Service Taxonomy can be created in order that associated dependability requirements can be determined.

As the types of energy resources in the Smart Grid become more customizable to meet dynamic service requirements, the number of possible ways that the grid can be provisioned increases. Automated provisioning of distributed energy resources in the Smart Grid can be error-prone. To ensure that automation is implemented consistently and provide confidence that the power system meets quality of service levels, failure scenarios can be modeled.

Planning of network configurations can involve many routers that send and receive network traffic. Structural networks that are disconnected can result from provisioning inconsistencies. To avoid configuration errors, a conflict-checking service can be created that examines the logs from provisioning routers and builds a directed graph. This graph can be examined for connectivity between ports that inject and extract traffic from a core network.

Network management is an interesting area dealing with the provisioning of network devices to provide connectivity to quality specifications.