POWER GRID SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ZONAL AUTONOMOUS CONTROL

A method of operating a power grid comprising a plurality of transmission zones is provided herein. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving zonal operational data and receiving zonal forecast data from a plurality of zonal controllers associated with the plurality of transmission zones. The method also includes determining a zonal adaptive policy for a transmission zone of the plurality of transmission zones based on the zonal operational data and the zonal forecast data. The zonal adaptive policy defines a rule for a zonal controller associated with the transmission zone in a normal mode of operation. The method further includes communicating the zonal adaptive policy to at least one of the plurality of zonal controllers and communicating an intervention command to the zonal controller associated with the transmission zone. The intervention command intervenes with the normal mode of operation and adjusts an operational parameter of the transmission zone.