Missouri major outage reports
Missouri is named in 60 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Missouri ranks 15th of 51 by count and 31st per resident. Missouri runs above the U.S. average, at 9.7 per million people. Missouri peaked in 2021 with 18; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 58% of Missouri's reports. The largest customer count in a Missouri-only report is 131,000, dated 22 Jul 2017. Treat 60 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Missouri outage.
Missouri reports by year
Missouri filed 22 in 2014 to 2018 and 38 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 73%, with 30% of the Missouri total landing in 2021.
Missouri reports a year
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What Missouri reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 35 | 58% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 13 | 22% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 12 | 20% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 24 | 40% |
| System Operations | 10 | 17% |
| Vandalism | 4 | 7% |
| Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 4 | 7% |
| Severe Weather - Winter | 3 | 5% |
| Sabotage | 2 | 3% |
28 of the 60 Missouri reports also name another state, while 32 name Missouri alone.
Largest Missouri reports by customers affected
9 of 32 reports naming only Missouri list customers, and 6 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Missouri-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2017 | Missouri | Severe Weather | 131,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Missouri | Severe Weather | 115,000 | — | — |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Missouri: Jackson County, Platte County, Cass County, Lafayette County and more | Severe Weather | 97,734 | 5.0 h | — |
| 19 May 2017 | Missouri: St. Louis County | Severe Weather | 70,696 | — | — |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Missouri | Severe Weather/Distribution Interruption | 60,000 | 3.0 h | — |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Missouri | Severe Weather | 52,000 | — | — |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Missouri: Jackson County | System Operations | 16,299 | 12.7 h | 73 |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Missouri | Actual Physical Attack | 700 | — | — |
| 10 Dec 2015 | Missouri: New Madrid County | System Operations | 1 | 1.1 h | 400 |
Longest Missouri reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2021 | Missouri | Severe Weather | — | 3.3 days | — |
| 14 Feb 2021 | Missouri: Jasper County | Severe Weather | — | 2.2 days | — |
| 14 May 2016 | Missouri | Sabotage | — | 20.0 h | — |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Missouri: Jackson County | System Operations | 16,299 | 12.7 h | 73 |
| 18 Oct 2021 | Missouri: Boone County | Suspicious Activity | — | 9.9 h | — |
Latest Missouri reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2023 | Missouri: St. Louis County | Vandalism - Theft - Suspicious activity | — | 0.3 h | — |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Missouri | Suspicious activity | — | 1.0 h | — |
| 9 Aug 2022 | Missouri | System Operations | — | 0.5 h | — |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Missouri | Severe Weather/Distribution Interruption | 60,000 | 3.0 h | — |
| 21 May 2022 | Missouri: Jackson County | Actual Physical Attack | — | 2.6 h | — |
| 12 May 2022 | Missouri: Barry County, Dade County, Lawrence County | Transmission Interruption | — | 2.8 h | 800 |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Missouri | Generation Inadequacy | — | — | — |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Missouri: Jackson County | System Operations | 16,299 | 12.7 h | 73 |
| 30 Dec 2021 | Missouri: Adair County, Putnam County | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 18 Oct 2021 | Missouri: Boone County | Suspicious Activity | — | 9.9 h | — |
| 29 Sep 2021 | Missouri: Jackson County | System Operations | — | 0.6 h | 150 |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Missouri | Severe Weather | 52,000 | — | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 60 Missouri reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Missouri reports are in the DOE files?
Missouri appears in 60 reports, 15th among states and DC, and 28 of them also name a second state.
Which Missouri report lists the most customers?
In Missouri-only reports the top customer count is 131,000, a Severe Weather report that began 22 Jul 2017 (Missouri).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Missouri?
The top DOE type in Missouri is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 58% of Missouri's reports.
Are outage reports in Missouri going up?
Missouri filed 22 in 2014 to 2018 and 38 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 73%. The Missouri count may also reflect new filing habits.