Minnesota major outage reports
Minnesota is named in 44 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Minnesota ranks 31st of 51 by count and 34th per resident. Minnesota runs close to the U.S. average, at 7.7 per million people. Minnesota peaked in 2020 with 8; equipment failures and system operations lead with 41% of Minnesota's reports. The largest customer count in a Minnesota-only report is 250,000, dated 18 Jul 2015. Treat 44 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Minnesota outage.
Minnesota reports by year
Minnesota filed 11 in 2014 to 2018 and 33 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 200%, with 18% of the Minnesota total landing in 2020.
Minnesota reports a year
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What Minnesota reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment failures and system operations | 18 | 41% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 12 | 27% |
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 12 | 27% |
| All other groups | 2 | 5% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| System Operations | 12 | 27% |
| Severe Weather | 10 | 23% |
| Vandalism | 7 | 16% |
| Transmission Interruption | 6 | 14% |
| Suspicious Activity | 3 | 7% |
13 of the 44 Minnesota reports also name another state, while 31 name Minnesota alone.
Largest Minnesota reports by customers affected
10 of 31 reports naming only Minnesota list customers, and 6 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Minnesota-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2015 | Henepin and Ramsey County, Minnesota | Severe Weather | 250,000 | 29.0 h | 250 |
| 22 Sep 2014 | Northeast Minnesota | Fuel Supply Emergency - Coal | 140,000 | — | 1,000 |
| 11 May 2022 | Minnesota | Severe Weather | 105,000 | 4.7 h | — |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Minnesota | Severe Weather | 82,000 | 43.0 h | — |
| 11 Jun 2017 | Minnesota | Severe Weather | 70,000 | 4.4 h | — |
| 15 Jun 2014 | Central Minnesota | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 55,951 | 1.0 h | — |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | System Operations | 15,604 | 1.5 h | — |
| 16 Mar 2015 | Winona , Minnesota | Sabotage | 5,941 | 2.6 h | 20 |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | System Operations | 3,500 | 0.3 h | 15 |
| 24 Oct 2020 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | Transmission Interruption | 4 | 2.6 h | 1 |
Longest Minnesota reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2020 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | System Operations | — | 2.0 days | — |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Minnesota | Severe Weather | 82,000 | 43.0 h | — |
| 9 Sep 2020 | Minnesota: Sherburne County | Suspicious Activity | — | 34.0 h | — |
| 21 Mar 2021 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | Suspicious Activity | — | 29.6 h | — |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Henepin and Ramsey County, Minnesota | Severe Weather | 250,000 | 29.0 h | 250 |
Latest Minnesota reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2023 | Minnesota: Goodhue County | Unknown | — | — | — |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Minnesota | Suspicious Activity | — | — | — |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | System Operations | 15,604 | 1.5 h | — |
| 11 May 2022 | Minnesota | Severe Weather | 105,000 | 4.7 h | — |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Minnesota: Chisago County | Vandalism | — | — | 17 |
| 20 Mar 2022 | Minnesota: St. Louis County | System Operations | — | 4.5 h | — |
| 13 Mar 2022 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | Vandalism | — | 0.4 h | — |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Minnesota | Severe Weather | 82,000 | 43.0 h | — |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | System Operations | 3,500 | 0.3 h | 15 |
| 28 May 2021 | Minnesota: St. Louis County | System Operations | — | 1.4 h | — |
| 21 Apr 2021 | Minnesota: Dakota County | Transmission Interruption | — | 1.1 h | — |
| 21 Mar 2021 | Minnesota: Hennepin County | Suspicious Activity | — | 29.6 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 44 Minnesota reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Minnesota reports are in the DOE files?
Minnesota appears in 44 reports, 31st among states and DC, and 13 of them also name a second state.
Which Minnesota report lists the most customers?
In Minnesota-only reports the top customer count is 250,000, a Severe Weather report that began 18 Jul 2015 (Henepin and Ramsey County, Minnesota).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Minnesota?
The top DOE type in Minnesota is System Operations; equipment failures and system operations cover 41% of Minnesota's reports.
Are outage reports in Minnesota going up?
Minnesota filed 11 in 2014 to 2018 and 33 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 200%. The Minnesota count may also reflect new filing habits.