In step 2302, the power analytics server is configured to simulate the operation of a virtual system model (logical model) of the power facility to generate virtual facility predicted sensory data 2304 for the various sensor clusters distributed throughout the facility. Examples of the types of predicted sensory data 2304 that can be generated by the power analytics server include, but are not limited to power system: voltage, frequency, power factor, harmonics waveform, power quality, loading, capacity, etc. It should be understood that the power analytics server can be configured to generate any type of predicted sensory data 2304 as long as the data parameter type can be simulated using a virtual system model of the facility.