Major outage reports in 2014
214outage and grid-emergency reports filed with DOE for 2014
In 2014, 214 reports began; January 2014 was the busiest month (45). The busiest day was 6 Jan 2014, with 9 reports across 6 states. Severe weather and natural disasters lead 2014 at 43%; 80 of the 2014 reports list customers and 70 list 50,000 or more.
2014 by month
2014 reports by start month
- 45Jan
- 22Feb
- 16Mar
- 15Apr
- 13May
- 20Jun
- 18Jul
- 8Aug
- 13Sep
- 22Oct
- 12Nov
- 10Dec
Which states filed most in 2014
| State | Reports | Top count |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 20 | 500,000 |
| California | 17 | 1,400,000 |
| Oregon | 14 | 85,470 |
| Michigan | 12 | 324,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 715,000 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 120,000 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 65,904 |
| Washington | 9 | 264,000 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 370,900 |
| Utah | 7 | — |
| Maryland | 7 | 181,000 |
| New York | 7 | 65,000 |
2014 reports by grid region
| Region | Reports | States | Customers listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| WECC | 63 | 7 | 7,648,622 |
| RFC | 57 | 13 | 4,366,640 |
| SERC | 37 | 11 | 3,428,798 |
| MRO | 22 | 6 | 315,951 |
| NPCC | 15 | 7 | 338,899 |
| TRE | 13 | 1 | 752,037 |
| not listed | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| ERCOT | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Customer totals add filings as made, so one outage filed twice counts twice. NERC regions are the reliability areas DOE lists on each 2014 report.
Busiest days of 2014
| Day | Reports | States | Top type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 2014 | 9 | 6 | Voltage Reduction due to Severe Weather - Cold |
| 7 Jan 2014 | 9 | 5 | Public Appeal due to Severe Weather - Cold |
| 8 Jul 2014 | 7 | 4 | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms |
| 5 Feb 2014 | 6 | 4 | Severe Weather - Snow/Ice |
| 6 Feb 2014 | 5 | 2 | Fuel Supply Emergency - Natural Gas |
| 11 Dec 2014 | 5 | 3 | Severe Weather- High Winds |
| 22 Jan 2014 | 4 | 3 | Physical Attack - Vandalism |
| 23 Jan 2014 | 4 | 3 | Public Appeal due to Severe Weather - Cold |
What 2014 reports were about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 93 | 43% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 73 | 34% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 17 | 8% |
| Supply shortfalls, load shedding and public appeals | 16 | 7% |
| Fuel supply problems | 12 | 6% |
| Cyber events | 3 | 1% |
Years next to 2014
Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 214 reports for 2014; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many OE-417 reports were filed in 2014?
214 reports in the DOE file began in 2014.
Which day of 2014 had the most outage reports?
6 Jan 2014, with 9 reports. The next busiest was 7 Jan 2014 (9).
What was the biggest outage report of 2014?
1,400,000 customers, in a report that began 15 May 2014 (San Diego & Orange Counties, California).