Kansas major outage reports
Kansas is named in 31 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Kansas ranks 40th of 51 by count and 28th per resident. Kansas runs above the U.S. average, at 10.6 per million people. Kansas peaked in 2021 with 12; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 65% of Kansas's reports. The largest customer count in a Kansas-only report is 174,000, dated 15 Dec 2021. Treat 31 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Kansas outage.
Kansas reports by year
Kansas filed 11 in 2014 to 2018 and 20 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 82%, with 39% of the Kansas total landing in 2021.
Kansas reports a year
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- 2'23
What Kansas reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 20 | 65% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 4 | 13% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 4 | 13% |
| Fuel supply problems | 3 | 10% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 15 | 48% |
| Vandalism | 3 | 10% |
| System Operations | 3 | 10% |
| Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 2 | 6% |
| Fuel Supply Deficiency | 2 | 6% |
| Weather or natural disaster | 2 | 6% |
18 of the 31 Kansas reports also name another state, while 13 name Kansas alone.
Largest Kansas reports by customers affected
4 of 13 reports naming only Kansas list customers, and 3 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Kansas-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2021 | Kansas | Severe Weather | 174,000 | 8.0 h | — |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Kansas | Severe Weather | 110,000 | — | — |
| 3 Apr 2015 | Harvey, Reno, and Sedgwick Counties, Kansas | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 70,000 | 5.8 h | — |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Kansas: Wyandotte County | Transmission Interruption | 9,800 | 0.7 h | 90 |
Longest Kansas reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2021 | Kansas | Severe Weather | — | 3.0 days | — |
| 17 Feb 2021 | Kansas | Fuel Supply Deficiency | — | 2.0 days | — |
| 16 Oct 2014 | Garden City, Kansas | Suspected Physical Attack - Vandalism | — | 29.8 h | — |
| 2 Dec 2015 | Kansas: Thomas County | Vandalism | — | 23.4 h | — |
| 15 Dec 2021 | Kansas | Severe Weather | 174,000 | 8.0 h | — |
Latest Kansas reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2021 | Kansas | Severe Weather | 174,000 | 8.0 h | — |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Kansas: Wyandotte County | System Operations | — | 2.1 h | — |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Kansas: Wyandotte County | Transmission Interruption | 9,800 | 0.7 h | 90 |
| 17 Feb 2021 | Kansas | Fuel Supply Deficiency | — | 2.0 days | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Kansas | Severe Weather | — | 3.0 days | — |
| 11 Feb 2021 | Kansas | Fuel Supply Deficiency | — | — | — |
| 15 Oct 2019 | Kansas: Shawnee County | System Operations | — | 0.8 h | — |
| 5 Dec 2015 | Kansas | Vandalism | — | 1.5 h | — |
| 2 Dec 2015 | Kansas: Thomas County | Vandalism | — | 23.4 h | — |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Kansas | Severe Weather | 110,000 | — | — |
| 3 Apr 2015 | Harvey, Reno, and Sedgwick Counties, Kansas | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 70,000 | 5.8 h | — |
| 19 Mar 2015 | Southwest Kansas | Vandalism | — | 3.1 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 31 Kansas reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Kansas reports are in the DOE files?
Kansas appears in 31 reports, 40th among states and DC, and 18 of them also name a second state.
Which Kansas report lists the most customers?
In Kansas-only reports the top customer count is 174,000, a Severe Weather report that began 15 Dec 2021 (Kansas).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Kansas?
The top DOE type in Kansas is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 65% of Kansas's reports.
Are outage reports in Kansas going up?
Kansas filed 11 in 2014 to 2018 and 20 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 82%. The Kansas count may also reflect new filing habits.