Major outage reports in 2022
In 2022, 256 reports began; 131 fewer than 2021, when 387 began. June 2022 was the busiest month (40). The busiest day was 16 Apr 2022, with 6 reports across 6 states. Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity lead 2022 at 41%; 74 of the 2022 reports list customers and 42 list 50,000 or more.
2022 by month
2022 reports by start month
- 35Jan
- 17Feb
- 27Mar
- 29Apr
- 37May
- 40Jun
- 34Jul
- 37Aug
- 0Sep
- 0Oct
- 0Nov
- 0Dec
Which states filed most in 2022
| State | Reports | Top count |
|---|---|---|
| California | 42 | 262,268 |
| Texas | 34 | 170,000 |
| Washington | 16 | 73,717 |
| Michigan | 13 | 197,740 |
| Florida | 11 | 22,000 |
| Ohio | 11 | 162,551 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | — |
| New York | 10 | 97,000 |
| Georgia | 9 | 61,113 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 142,000 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 142,000 |
| Maine | 9 | 67,754 |
2022 reports by grid region
| Region | Reports | States | Customers listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| WECC | 68 | 11 | 406,579 |
| SERC | 50 | 12 | 1,096,717 |
| RF | 38 | 8 | 978,918 |
| TRE | 33 | 3 | 528,772 |
| NPCC | 29 | 10 | 336,083 |
| MRO | 15 | 6 | 143,870 |
| SERC/RF | 9 | 7 | 608,850 |
| SERC/MRO | 4 | 5 | 996,288 |
Customer totals add filings as made, so one outage filed twice counts twice. NERC regions are the reliability areas DOE lists on each 2022 report.
Busiest days of 2022
| Day | Reports | States | Top type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2022 | 6 | 6 | System Operations |
| 12 May 2022 | 5 | 4 | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism |
| 6 Jul 2022 | 5 | 7 | Vandalism |
| 9 Aug 2022 | 5 | 4 | System Operations |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | System Operations |
| 3 Jan 2022 | 4 | 6 | Severe Weather |
| 11 Apr 2022 | 4 | 4 | Suspicious Activity |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 4 | 2 | System Operations |
What 2022 reports were about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 104 | 41% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 87 | 34% |
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 56 | 22% |
| Fuel supply problems | 5 | 2% |
| Cyber events | 4 | 2% |
Years next to 2022
Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 256 reports for 2022; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many OE-417 reports were filed in 2022?
256 reports in the DOE file began in 2022, against 387 in 2021.
Which day of 2022 had the most outage reports?
16 Apr 2022, with 6 reports. The next busiest was 12 May 2022 (5).
What was the biggest outage report of 2022?
262,268 customers, in a report that began 14 Apr 2022 (California: Los Angeles County).