Major outage reports in 2023
344outage and grid-emergency reports filed with DOE for 2023
In 2023, 344 reports began; 88 more than 2022, when 256 began. July 2023 was the busiest month (59). The busiest day was 28 Jul 2023, with 10 reports across 8 states. Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity lead 2023 at 51%; 94 of the 2023 reports list customers and 61 list 50,000 or more.
2023 by month
2023 reports by start month
- 33Jan
- 32Feb
- 46Mar
- 22Apr
- 21May
- 13Jun
- 59Jul
- 1Aug
- 25Sep
- 27Oct
- 27Nov
- 38Dec
Which states filed most in 2023
| State | Reports | Top count |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 59 | 470,000 |
| California | 32 | 185,434 |
| Washington | 29 | 346,000 |
| Michigan | 20 | 623,358 |
| Florida | 14 | 3,509 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 114,000 |
| Illinois | 12 | 122,921 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | — |
| Louisiana | 11 | 60,958 |
| New York | 11 | 642 |
| Georgia | 10 | 162,000 |
| Oregon | 10 | — |
2023 reports by grid region
| Region | Reports | States | Customers listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| WECC | 83 | 14 | 1,089,557 |
| SERC | 72 | 18 | 1,837,313 |
| RF | 52 | 9 | 2,645,339 |
| TRE | 44 | 13 | 1,606,752 |
| MRO | 25 | 11 | 145,683 |
| NPCC | 24 | 7 | 368,284 |
| RE | 10 | 5 | 153,000 |
| not listed | 9 | 0 | 778,582 |
Customer totals add filings as made, so one outage filed twice counts twice. NERC regions are the reliability areas DOE lists on each 2023 report.
Busiest days of 2023
| Day | Reports | States | Top type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2023 | 10 | 8 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 3 Mar 2023 | 9 | 11 | Severe Weather |
| 6 Jul 2023 | 6 | 3 | Other |
| 29 Jul 2023 | 6 | 5 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 5 | 5 | Vandalism |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 5 | 7 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 5 | 8 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 2 Feb 2023 | 4 | 6 | Suspicious Activity |
What 2023 reports were about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 174 | 51% |
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 78 | 23% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 50 | 15% |
| Other or not stated | 37 | 11% |
| Cyber events | 4 | 1% |
| All other groups | 1 | 0% |
Years next to 2023
Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 344 reports for 2023; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many OE-417 reports were filed in 2023?
344 reports in the DOE file began in 2023, against 256 in 2022.
Which day of 2023 had the most outage reports?
28 Jul 2023, with 10 reports. The next busiest was 3 Mar 2023 (9).
What was the biggest outage report of 2023?
623,358 customers, in a report that began 22 Feb 2023 (Michigan).