Major outage reports in 2017
149outage and grid-emergency reports filed with DOE for 2017
In 2017, 149 reports began; 9 more than 2016, when 140 began. October 2017 was the busiest month (18). The busiest day was 8 Mar 2017, with 5 reports across 3 states. Severe weather and natural disasters lead 2017 at 53%; 84 of the 2017 reports list customers and 71 list 50,000 or more.
2017 by month
2017 reports by start month
- 10Jan
- 10Feb
- 16Mar
- 13Apr
- 15May
- 12Jun
- 14Jul
- 9Aug
- 9Sep
- 18Oct
- 8Nov
- 15Dec
Which states filed most in 2017
| State | Reports | Top count |
|---|---|---|
| California | 27 | 263,000 |
| Texas | 13 | 1,076,868 |
| Washington | 12 | 236,100 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 301,872 |
| Florida | 9 | 3,500,000 |
| Missouri | 9 | 131,000 |
| Alabama | 7 | 301,872 |
| Georgia | 7 | 301,872 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 188,000 |
| Oregon | 7 | 153,867 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 145,174 |
| Michigan | 6 | 800,000 |
2017 reports by grid region
| Region | Reports | States | Customers listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| WECC | 62 | 10 | 2,331,004 |
| SERC | 42 | 14 | 2,946,275 |
| NPCC | 10 | 7 | 604,018 |
| TRE | 10 | 1 | 3,045,636 |
| RFC | 9 | 5 | 1,683,608 |
| FRCC | 7 | 1 | 5,397,555 |
| MRO | 5 | 5 | 284,347 |
| SPP | 2 | 4 | 788 |
Customer totals add filings as made, so one outage filed twice counts twice. NERC regions are the reliability areas DOE lists on each 2017 report.
Busiest days of 2017
| Day | Reports | States | Top type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2017 | 5 | 3 | Severe Weather |
| 17 Feb 2017 | 4 | 6 | Severe Weather |
| 11 Sep 2017 | 4 | 4 | Severe Weather |
| 22 Jan 2017 | 3 | 5 | Severe Weather |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 3 | 3 | Severe Weather |
| 3 May 2017 | 3 | 2 | Generation Inadequacy |
| 11 Jun 2017 | 3 | 3 | Severe Weather |
| 22 Jul 2017 | 3 | 2 | Severe Weather |
What 2017 reports were about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 79 | 53% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 45 | 30% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 18 | 12% |
| Fuel supply problems | 7 | 5% |
Years next to 2017
Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 149 reports for 2017; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many OE-417 reports were filed in 2017?
149 reports in the DOE file began in 2017, against 140 in 2016.
Which day of 2017 had the most outage reports?
8 Mar 2017, with 5 reports. The next busiest was 17 Feb 2017 (4).
What was the biggest outage report of 2017?
3,500,000 customers, in a report that began 9 Sep 2017 (Florida).