North Dakota major outage reports
North Dakota is named in 31 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and North Dakota ranks 41st of 51 by count and 5th per resident. North Dakota runs above the U.S. average, at 39.8 per million people. North Dakota peaked in 2020 with 8; equipment failures and system operations lead with 45% of North Dakota's reports. The largest customer count in a North Dakota-only report is 18,430, dated 23 Apr 2022. Treat 31 as DOE-threshold filings, not every North Dakota outage.
North Dakota reports by year
North Dakota filed none in 2014 to 2018 and 31 in 2019 to 2023, with 26% of the North Dakota total landing in 2020.
North Dakota reports a year
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What North Dakota reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment failures and system operations | 14 | 45% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 10 | 32% |
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 6 | 19% |
| All other groups | 1 | 3% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission Interruption | 8 | 26% |
| System Operations | 6 | 19% |
| Vandalism | 5 | 16% |
| Severe Weather | 4 | 13% |
| Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 3 | 10% |
9 of the 31 North Dakota reports also name another state, while 22 name North Dakota alone.
Largest North Dakota reports by customers affected
9 of 22 reports naming only North Dakota list customers, and 0 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those North Dakota-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2022 | North Dakota: Mountrail County, Williams County | Severe Weather | 18,430 | 12.4 h | 480 |
| 3 Feb 2021 | North Dakota: Logan County, Emmons County, McIntosh County | Transmission Interruption | 1,400 | 32.2 h | 7 |
| 27 Jun 2021 | North Dakota: Morton County | Vandalism | 1,003 | 1.3 h | 4 |
| 13 May 2023 | North Dakota: Williams County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 327 | 4.8 h | 8 |
| 13 May 2023 | North Dakota: Williams County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 327 | — | 166 |
| 13 May 2023 | North Dakota: Williams County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 2 | 9.0 h | 64 |
| 11 Dec 2019 | North Dakota: Burleigh County | Transmission Interruption | 1 | 0.4 h | 18 |
| 8 Sep 2021 | North Dakota: Cass County | Transmission Interruption | 1 | 0.4 h | 37 |
| 10 Sep 2021 | North Dakota: McKenzie County | Transmission Interruption | 1 | — | 6 |
Longest North Dakota reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2020 | North Dakota: Mountrail County | Vandalism | — | 2.9 days | — |
| 14 Oct 2023 | North Dakota: Mountrail County, Williams County | Vandalism - Theft | — | 44.9 h | — |
| 22 Apr 2022 | North Dakota | Severe Weather | — | 41.0 h | 1,000 |
| 19 Apr 2020 | North Dakota: Burleigh County | Suspicious Activity | — | 34.5 h | — |
| 3 Feb 2021 | North Dakota: Logan County, Emmons County, McIntosh County | Transmission Interruption | 1,400 | 32.2 h | 7 |
Latest North Dakota reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2023 | North Dakota: Burleigh County | Other | — | 0.3 h | — |
| 14 Oct 2023 | North Dakota: Mountrail County, Williams County | Vandalism - Theft | — | 44.9 h | — |
| 24 May 2023 | North Dakota | Transmission Interruption | — | 11.1 h | — |
| 23 May 2023 | North Dakota | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 13 May 2023 | North Dakota: Williams County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 327 | — | 166 |
| 13 May 2023 | North Dakota: Williams County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 2 | 9.0 h | 64 |
| 13 May 2023 | North Dakota: Williams County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 327 | 4.8 h | 8 |
| 23 Apr 2022 | North Dakota: Mountrail County, Williams County | Severe Weather | 18,430 | 12.4 h | 480 |
| 22 Apr 2022 | North Dakota | Severe Weather | — | 41.0 h | 1,000 |
| 10 Sep 2021 | North Dakota: McKenzie County | Transmission Interruption | 1 | — | 6 |
| 8 Sep 2021 | North Dakota: Cass County | Transmission Interruption | 1 | 0.4 h | 37 |
| 8 Jul 2021 | North Dakota: Stark County | Severe Weather/Transmisison Interruption | — | 0.1 h | 88 |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 31 North Dakota reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many North Dakota reports are in the DOE files?
North Dakota appears in 31 reports, 41st among states and DC, and 9 of them also name a second state.
Which North Dakota report lists the most customers?
In North Dakota-only reports the top customer count is 18,430, a Severe Weather report that began 23 Apr 2022 (North Dakota: Mountrail County, Williams County).
What are typical OE-417 reports in North Dakota?
The top DOE type in North Dakota is Transmission Interruption; equipment failures and system operations cover 45% of North Dakota's reports.
Are outage reports in North Dakota going up?
North Dakota filed none in 2014 to 2018 and 31 in 2019 to 2023. The North Dakota count may also reflect new filing habits.