Iowa major outage reports
Iowa is named in 20 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Iowa ranks 45th of 51 by count and 38th per resident. Iowa runs below the U.S. average, at 6.3 per million people. Iowa peaked in 2020 with 4; equipment failures and system operations lead with 40% of Iowa's reports. The largest customer count in a Iowa-only report is 250,000, dated 10 Aug 2020. Treat 20 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Iowa outage.
Iowa reports by year
Iowa filed 5 in 2014 to 2018 and 15 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 200%, with 20% of the Iowa total landing in 2020.
Iowa reports a year
- 3'14
- 0'15
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- 1'23
What Iowa reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment failures and system operations | 8 | 40% |
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 7 | 35% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 5 | 25% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| System Operations | 7 | 35% |
| Severe Weather | 7 | 35% |
| Vandalism | 2 | 10% |
9 of the 20 Iowa reports also name another state, while 11 name Iowa alone.
Customer counts in Iowa reports
Of 11 reports naming only Iowa, 2 list customers, too few to rank. The other 9 name several states at once.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2020 | Iowa | Severe Weather | 250,000 | — | 1,400 |
| 22 Sep 2016 | Iowa: Black Hawk County | System Operations | 19,124 | 0.8 h | 69 |
Longest Iowa reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2014 | Iowa | Physical Attack | — | 14.8 days | — |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Boone County, Iowa | Suspected Physical Attack | — | 2.0 days | — |
| 27 Feb 2019 | Iowa | Transmission Interruption | — | 6.2 h | — |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Iowa: Webster County, Greene County, Dallas County, Hamilton County, Boone County,... | Severe Weather | — | 5.0 h | 550 |
| 14 Mar 2014 | Boone County, Iowa | Physical Attack - Vandalism | — | 4.2 h | — |
Latest Iowa reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2022 | Iowa: Clinton County | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 10 Sep 2021 | Iowa: Polk County | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Iowa: Webster County, Greene County, Dallas County, Hamilton County, Boone County,... | Severe Weather | — | 5.0 h | 550 |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Iowa | Severe Weather | 250,000 | — | 1,400 |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Iowa | Severe Weather | — | — | — |
| 27 Feb 2019 | Iowa | Transmission Interruption | — | 6.2 h | — |
| 9 Nov 2018 | Iowa: Muscatine County | System Operations | — | 1.4 h | — |
| 22 Sep 2016 | Iowa: Black Hawk County | System Operations | 19,124 | 0.8 h | 69 |
| 26 Mar 2014 | Iowa | Physical Attack | — | 14.8 days | — |
| 14 Mar 2014 | Boone County, Iowa | Physical Attack - Vandalism | — | 4.2 h | — |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Boone County, Iowa | Suspected Physical Attack | — | 2.0 days | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 20 Iowa reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Iowa reports are in the DOE files?
Iowa appears in 20 reports, 45th among states and DC, and 9 of them also name a second state.
Which Iowa report lists the most customers?
In Iowa-only reports the top customer count is 250,000, a Severe Weather report that began 10 Aug 2020 (Iowa).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Iowa?
The top DOE type in Iowa is System Operations; equipment failures and system operations cover 40% of Iowa's reports.
Are outage reports in Iowa going up?
Iowa filed 5 in 2014 to 2018 and 15 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 200%. The Iowa count may also reflect new filing habits.