Mississippi major outage reports
Mississippi is named in 62 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Mississippi ranks 15th of 51 by count and 12th per resident. Mississippi runs above the U.S. average, at 21.0 per million people. Mississippi peaked in 2020 with 11; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 60% of Mississippi's reports. The largest customer count in a Mississippi-only report is 420,000, dated 17 Jan 2018. Treat 62 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Mississippi outage.
Mississippi reports by year
Mississippi filed 23 in 2014 to 2018 and 39 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 70%, with 18% of the Mississippi total landing in 2020.
Mississippi reports a year
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What Mississippi reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 37 | 60% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 14 | 23% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 9 | 15% |
| Other or not stated | 2 | 3% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 32 | 52% |
| Vandalism | 7 | 11% |
| System Operations | 7 | 11% |
| Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 2 | 3% |
| Transmission Interruption | 2 | 3% |
| Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 2 | 3% |
40 of the 62 Mississippi reports also name another state, while 22 name Mississippi alone.
Largest Mississippi reports by customers affected
7 of 22 reports naming only Mississippi list customers, and 3 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Mississippi-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2018 | Mississippi | System Operations | 420,000 | 7.8 h | 1,788 |
| 18 Jan 2018 | Mississippi | System Operations | 420,000 | 4.8 h | 1,760 |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Mississippi: Forrest County | System Operations | 420,000 | 3.0 h | 1,322 |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Mississippi | System Operations | 12,014 | 0.1 h | 38 |
| 1 Mar 2020 | Mississippi: Rankin County | Transmission Interruption | 3,136 | 10.3 h | 19 |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Mississippi: Panola County | Vandalism | 3,000 | 15.9 h | — |
| 29 Mar 2020 | Mississippi: Panola County | Transmission Interruption | 1,558 | 2.6 h | 4 |
Longest Mississippi reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2019 | Mississippi: Panola County | Vandalism | 3,000 | 15.9 h | — |
| 1 Mar 2020 | Mississippi: Rankin County | Transmission Interruption | 3,136 | 10.3 h | 19 |
| 17 Jan 2018 | Mississippi | System Operations | 420,000 | 7.8 h | 1,788 |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Mississippi | Severe Weather | — | 6.4 h | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Mississippi | Severe Weather | — | 6.0 h | — |
Latest Mississippi reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2023 | Mississippi | System Operations | 12,014 | 0.1 h | 38 |
| 12 May 2022 | Mississippi: Lamar County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 12 May 2022 | Mississippi: Harrison County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 9 Jan 2022 | Mississippi: Adams County | System Operations | — | — | — |
| 9 Nov 2021 | Mississippi: Coahoma County | System Operations | — | 2.0 h | — |
| 17 Feb 2021 | Mississippi | Severe Weather | — | 5.0 h | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Mississippi | Severe Weather | — | 6.4 h | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Mississippi | Severe Weather | — | 6.0 h | — |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Mississippi: Jasper County | Vandalism | — | 4.4 h | — |
| 29 Mar 2020 | Mississippi: Panola County | Transmission Interruption | 1,558 | 2.6 h | 4 |
| 1 Mar 2020 | Mississippi: Rankin County | Transmission Interruption | 3,136 | 10.3 h | 19 |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Mississippi: Panola County | Vandalism | 3,000 | 15.9 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 62 Mississippi reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Mississippi reports are in the DOE files?
Mississippi appears in 62 reports, 15th among states and DC, and 40 of them also name a second state.
Which Mississippi report lists the most customers?
In Mississippi-only reports the top customer count is 420,000, a System Operations report that began 17 Jan 2018 (Mississippi).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Mississippi?
The top DOE type in Mississippi is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 60% of Mississippi's reports.
Are outage reports in Mississippi going up?
Mississippi filed 23 in 2014 to 2018 and 39 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 70%. The Mississippi count may also reflect new filing habits.