The coop is doing this by using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), SCADA, OMS, AMI and just recently a new technology called Distribution Fault Anticipation (DFA) which was developed by Texas A&M University in collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Mid-South Synergy Electric Coop in Navasota Texas is one coop that is trying to utilize technology and data to improve operational efficiency, reliability and grid resilience.