Systems and methods for integrating demand response with service restoration in an electric distribution system (10). The electric distribution system may include a plurality of regions, zones, and/or areas (20) including at least an outage area (62) that includes a fault (60) and is not receiving electric current from the electric distribution system and a restoration area (80) that is receiving electric current from the electric distribution system (10) and that may be selectively configured to provide electric current to a selected portion of the outage area (62). The electric distribution system (10) also includes a plurality of demand responsive loads (52) configured to be selectively isolated from the electric distribution system (10) responsive to a load shed signal. The demand responsive loads (52) may be selectively utilized during service restoration, such as to provide additional excess capacity within the restoration area 880)and/or decrease a magnitude of the electric load applied by the selected portion of the outage area (62).