As depicted herein, the Schematic User Interface Creator Engine 2602 can be integrated within a power analytics server 116 that can be communicatively connected via a network connection 114 with a data acquisition hub 112, a client terminal 128 and a virtual system model database 526. The virtual system model database 526 can be configured to store the virtual system model of the electrical system. The virtual system model can be constantly updated with real-time data from the data acquisition hub 112 to effectively account for the natural aging effects of the hardware that comprise the total electrical power system, thus, mirroring the real operating conditions of the system. The Schematic User Interface Creator Engine 2602 can be configured to automatically create a schematic user interface that is representative of the electrical system and link that interface to the sensors monitoring the components (i.e., electrical equipment) that comprise the electrical system to enable real-time monitoring of the derived output/values from those components. The user interface can include a visual representation of each piece of electrical equipment (associated/tagged with a unique identifier) that comprises the electrical system. In one embodiment, the schematic user interface is based on a one-line diagram construct. In another embodiment, the schematic user interface is based on a technical system schematic diagram construct. However, it should be appreciated that the user interface can be based on any engineering diagram construct as long as the resulting interface can be displayed on a client terminal 128 to allow viewing by an operator/administrator.