Utah major outage reports
Utah is named in 60 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Utah ranks 17th of 51 by count and 14th per resident. Utah runs above the U.S. average, at 18.0 per million people. Utah peaked in 2019 with 11; physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity lead with 87% of Utah's reports. The largest customer count in a Utah-only report is 250,000, dated 9 Apr 2018. Treat 60 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Utah outage.
Utah reports by year
Utah filed 33 in 2014 to 2018 against 27 in 2019 to 2023, with 18% of the Utah total landing in 2019.
Utah reports a year
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What Utah reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 52 | 87% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 7 | 12% |
| All other groups | 1 | 2% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vandalism | 35 | 58% |
| Physical Attack - Vandalism | 4 | 7% |
| Transmission Interruption | 4 | 7% |
| Actual Physical Attack | 4 | 7% |
| Sabotage | 3 | 5% |
| System Operations | 3 | 5% |
17 of the 60 Utah reports also name another state, while 43 name Utah alone.
Largest Utah reports by customers affected
8 of 43 reports naming only Utah list customers, and 4 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Utah-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2018 | Utah | Transmission Interruption | 250,000 | — | 300 |
| 19 May 2016 | Utah | System Operations | 85,179 | 3.4 h | 461 |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Utah | Natural Disaster | 73,000 | — | 237 |
| 9 Apr 2018 | Utah: Salt Lake County | Transmission Interruption | 57,000 | 1.6 h | 806 |
| 2 Apr 2015 | San Juan County, Utah | Vandalism | 5,763 | 1.9 h | 6 |
| 2 Oct 2016 | Utah | Transmission Interruption | 4,000 | 2.4 days | 50 |
| 1 Apr 2015 | San Juan County, Utah | Vandalism | 37 | — | — |
| 24 Jul 2019 | Utah: Iron County | Vandalism | 1 | — | — |
Longest Utah reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2018 | Utah | Vandalism | — | 4.5 days | — |
| 2 Oct 2016 | Utah | Transmission Interruption | 4,000 | 2.4 days | 50 |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Utah: Beaver County | Vandalism | — | 8.8 h | — |
| 19 May 2016 | Utah | System Operations | 85,179 | 3.4 h | 461 |
| 13 Oct 2015 | Utah: Emery County | Vandalism | — | 2.0 h | — |
Latest Utah reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2021 | Utah: Uintah County | Vandalism | — | 1.0 h | — |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Utah: Salt Lake County | Suspicious Activity | — | — | — |
| 24 May 2021 | Utah: San Juan County | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 11 Apr 2020 | Utah: Salt Lake City | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.2 h | — |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Utah | Natural Disaster | 73,000 | — | 237 |
| 24 Jul 2019 | Utah: Iron County | Vandalism | 1 | — | — |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Utah: Salt Lake County | Vandalism | — | 0.2 h | — |
| 11 Jun 2019 | Utah | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 21 Apr 2019 | Utah: Salt Lake County | Vandalism | — | 0.1 h | — |
| 2 Apr 2019 | Utah: Salt Lake County | Vandalism | — | — | — |
| 21 Mar 2019 | Utah: Salt Lake County | Vandalism | — | 0.1 h | — |
| 14 Feb 2019 | Utah | Vandalism | — | — | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 60 Utah reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Utah reports are in the DOE files?
Utah appears in 60 reports, 17th among states and DC, and 17 of them also name a second state.
Which Utah report lists the most customers?
In Utah-only reports the top customer count is 250,000, a Transmission Interruption report that began 9 Apr 2018 (Utah).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Utah?
The top DOE type in Utah is Vandalism; physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity cover 87% of Utah's reports.
Are outage reports in Utah going up?
Utah filed 33 in 2014 to 2018 against 27 in 2019 to 2023. The Utah count may also reflect new filing habits.