Indiana major outage reports
Indiana is named in 31 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Indiana ranks 39th of 51 by count and 45th per resident. Indiana runs below the U.S. average, at 4.6 per million people. Indiana peaked in 2021 with 7; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 35% of Indiana's reports. The largest customer count in a Indiana-only report is 140,000, dated 29 Jun 2023. Treat 31 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Indiana outage.
Indiana reports by year
Indiana filed 9 in 2014 to 2018 and 22 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 144%, with 23% of the Indiana total landing in 2021.
Indiana reports a year
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What Indiana reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 11 | 35% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 11 | 35% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 8 | 26% |
| All other groups | 1 | 3% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| System Operations | 9 | 29% |
| Severe Weather | 5 | 16% |
| Vandalism | 4 | 13% |
| Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 2 | 6% |
| Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 2 | 6% |
| Transmission Interruption | 2 | 6% |
7 of the 31 Indiana reports also name another state, while 24 name Indiana alone.
Largest Indiana reports by customers affected
6 of 24 reports naming only Indiana list customers, and 6 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Indiana-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2023 | Indiana | Weather or natural disaster | 140,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jun 2014 | North Central Indiana | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 127,000 | 17.7 h | — |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Indiana | Severe Weather | 95,300 | 2.7 days | — |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Indiana | Severe Weather | 93,000 | 9.6 h | — |
| 9 May 2014 | Indiana | Severe Weather - Heavy Winds | 56,000 | 43.0 h | — |
| 15 Nov 2018 | Indiana | Severe Weather | 55,000 | 3.1 h | — |
Longest Indiana reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2020 | Indiana | Severe Weather | 95,300 | 2.7 days | — |
| 9 May 2014 | Indiana | Severe Weather - Heavy Winds | 56,000 | 43.0 h | — |
| 19 Sep 2018 | Indiana: Benton County | System Operations | — | 25.0 h | — |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Indiana | Suspicious Activity | — | 24.3 h | — |
| 30 Jun 2014 | North Central Indiana | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 127,000 | 17.7 h | — |
Latest Indiana reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2023 | Indiana | Weather or natural disaster | 140,000 | — | — |
| 8 Mar 2023 | Indiana: Hendricks County | Vandalism | — | 1.0 h | — |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Indiana: Hamilton County | System Operations | — | 0.7 h | — |
| 1 Mar 2022 | Indiana: Marion County, Shelby County, Hendricks County | System Operations | — | 0.1 h | — |
| 7 Dec 2021 | Indiana: Putnam County | Transmission Interruption | — | 1.1 h | — |
| 9 Nov 2021 | Indiana: Floyd County | Vandalism | — | 7.2 h | — |
| 18 Sep 2021 | Indiana: Hamilton County | Suspicious Activity | — | 1.5 h | — |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Indiana | Suspicious Activity | — | 24.3 h | — |
| 6 Jun 2021 | Indiana: Clay County | Transmission Interruption | — | 1.1 h | — |
| 10 May 2021 | Indiana: Vanderburgh County, Warrick County, Posey County, Daviess County, Gibson C... | System Operations | — | 0.6 h | — |
| 5 Mar 2021 | Indiana: Hamilton County | System Operations | — | 0.5 h | — |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Indiana | Severe Weather | 95,300 | 2.7 days | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 31 Indiana reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Indiana reports are in the DOE files?
Indiana appears in 31 reports, 39th among states and DC, and 7 of them also name a second state.
Which Indiana report lists the most customers?
In Indiana-only reports the top customer count is 140,000, a Weather or natural disaster report that began 29 Jun 2023 (Indiana).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Indiana?
The top DOE type in Indiana is System Operations; severe weather and natural disasters cover 35% of Indiana's reports.
Are outage reports in Indiana going up?
Indiana filed 9 in 2014 to 2018 and 22 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 144%. The Indiana count may also reflect new filing habits.