Nebraska major outage reports
Nebraska is named in 35 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Nebraska ranks 36th of 51 by count and 16th per resident. Nebraska runs above the U.S. average, at 17.8 per million people. Nebraska peaked in 2021 with 9; equipment failures and system operations lead with 49% of Nebraska's reports. The largest customer count in a Nebraska-only report is 188,000, dated 10 Jul 2021. Treat 35 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Nebraska outage.
Nebraska reports by year
Nebraska filed 3 in 2014 to 2018 and 32 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 967%, with 26% of the Nebraska total landing in 2021.
Nebraska reports a year
- 1'14
- 0'15
- 0'16
- 1'17
- 1'18
- 7'19
- 4'20
- 9'21
- 5'22
- 7'23
What Nebraska reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment failures and system operations | 17 | 49% |
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 11 | 31% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 5 | 14% |
| Fuel supply problems | 2 | 6% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission Interruption | 11 | 31% |
| Severe Weather | 7 | 20% |
| System Operations | 6 | 17% |
| Vandalism | 2 | 6% |
| Severe Weather/Transmisison Interruption | 2 | 6% |
| Suspicious activity | 2 | 6% |
13 of the 35 Nebraska reports also name another state, while 22 name Nebraska alone.
Customer counts in Nebraska reports
Of 22 reports naming only Nebraska, 2 list customers, too few to rank. The other 13 name several states at once.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2021 | Nebraska | Severe Weather | 188,000 | 40.0 h | — |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Nebraska: Cass County, Douglas County, Sarpy County | Severe Weather | 76,000 | — | — |
Longest Nebraska reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2021 | Nebraska | Severe Weather | 188,000 | 40.0 h | — |
| 10 Mar 2022 | Nebraska: Scotts Bluff County | Transmission Interruption | — | 6.4 h | — |
| 23 Jul 2019 | Nebraska: Scotts Bluff County | Transmission Interruption | — | 5.5 h | — |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Nebraska: Scotts Bluff County | Failure at high voltage substation or switchyard - Weather or natural disaster | — | 4.8 h | — |
| 30 Jan 2022 | Nebraska | System Operations | — | 4.0 h | — |
Latest Nebraska reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2023 | Nebraska: Scotts Bluff County | Failure at high voltage substation or switchyard - Weather or natural disaster | — | — | — |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Nebraska: Scotts Bluff County | Failure at high voltage substation or switchyard - Weather or natural disaster | — | 4.8 h | — |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Nebraska: Sarpy County | Suspicious activity | — | — | — |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Nebraska: Sarpy County | Suspicious activity | — | 1.4 h | — |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Nebraska: Kearney County | System Operations | — | 1.9 h | — |
| 15 Jul 2022 | Nebraska: Wayne County | Actual Physical Attack | — | — | — |
| 10 Mar 2022 | Nebraska: Scotts Bluff County | Transmission Interruption | — | 6.4 h | — |
| 30 Jan 2022 | Nebraska | System Operations | — | 4.0 h | — |
| 15 Dec 2021 | Nebraska: Burt County | System Operations | — | 1.5 h | 5 |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Nebraska | Severe Weather | 188,000 | 40.0 h | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Nebraska: Custer County | Transmission Interruption | — | 0.9 h | 31 |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Nebraska: Lancaster County | Fuel Supply Deficiency | — | — | 613 |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 35 Nebraska reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Nebraska reports are in the DOE files?
Nebraska appears in 35 reports, 36th among states and DC, and 13 of them also name a second state.
Which Nebraska report lists the most customers?
In Nebraska-only reports the top customer count is 188,000, a Severe Weather report that began 10 Jul 2021 (Nebraska).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Nebraska?
The top DOE type in Nebraska is Transmission Interruption; equipment failures and system operations cover 49% of Nebraska's reports.
Are outage reports in Nebraska going up?
Nebraska filed 3 in 2014 to 2018 and 32 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 967%. The Nebraska count may also reflect new filing habits.