Fuel supply problems and supply shortfalls in DOE outage reports
3% of the 2,419 reports on file are fuel supply and supply shortfall filings. The group peaked in 2014 at 26, and California files the most (30). 8 of the 79 list customers, 4 of them 50,000 or more.
Fuel supply problems and supply shortfalls: reports by year
The 79 reports break down as 48 in 2014 to 2018 and 31 in 2019 to 2023, a drop of 35%.
fuel supply and supply shortfall reports a year
- 26'14
- 0'15
- 10'16
- 7'17
- 5'18
- 7'19
- 7'20
- 11'21
- 5'22
- 1'23
Where fuel supply and supply shortfall reports are filed
| State | Reports | Of its total | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 30 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Texas | 14 | 4% | 0.5 |
| New York | 9 | 10% | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 13% | 1.0 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 17% | n/a |
| Kansas | 3 | 10% | 1.0 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Illinois | 2 | 4% | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Washington | 1 | 1% | 0.1 |
Largest customer counts in this group
Among reports that name a single state, the top 8 for fuel supply and supply shortfall.
| Customers | State | Year | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,400,000 | California | 2014 | — |
| 1,400,000 | California | 2014 | 10.3 h |
| 140,000 | Minnesota | 2014 | — |
| 120,000 | Texas | 2014 | 1.6 h |
| 28,000 | Louisiana | 2014 | 0.9 h |
| 26,856 | California | 2014 | 7.0 h |
| 2,800 | Texas | 2014 | — |
| 426 | California | 2014 | — |
What DOE calls these events
11 different DOE labels sit in the fuel supply and supply shortfall group.
| Type | Reports | Of group |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel Supply Deficiency | 49 | 62% |
| Fuel Supply Emergency - Coal | 11 | 14% |
| Public Appeal to Reduce Electricity Usage | 4 | 5% |
| Public Appeal to Reduce Electricity Usage - Wild Fires | 3 | 4% |
| Public Appeal | 3 | 4% |
| Voltage Reduction | 2 | 3% |
| Load shedding of 100 Megawatts | 2 | 3% |
| Public Appeal to Reduce Electricity Usage; Load Shed of 100 MW | 2 | 3% |
| Fuel Supply Emergency - Hydro | 1 | 1% |
| System Wide Voltage Reduction | 1 | 1% |
| Fuel supply emergency | 1 | 1% |
This group against all reports
| Year | Group | All | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26 | 206 | 13% |
| 2015 | 0 | 140 | 0% |
| 2016 | 10 | 140 | 7% |
| 2017 | 7 | 149 | 5% |
| 2018 | 5 | 218 | 2% |
| 2019 | 7 | 271 | 3% |
| 2020 | 7 | 373 | 2% |
| 2021 | 11 | 364 | 3% |
| 2022 | 5 | 246 | 2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 312 | 0% |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 79 fuel supply and supply shortfall reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024. The fuel supply and supply shortfall grouping is ours: method.
Questions
How many fuel supply and supply shortfall reports are in the OE-417 files?
79 of 2,419 from 2014 to 2023, 3%.
Which state files the most fuel supply and supply shortfall reports?
California with 30, then Texas (14) and New York (9).
Is the number of fuel supply and supply shortfall reports rising?
79 reports in all: 48 in 2014 to 2018 and 31 in 2019 to 2023, a drop of 35%; filing habits shifted over the years.