Major outage reports in 2023
312outage and grid-emergency reports filed with DOE for 2023
In 2023, 312 reports began; 66 more than 2022, when 246 began. March 2023 was the busiest month (45). The busiest day was 3 Mar 2023, with 9 reports across 11 states. Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity lead 2023 at 50%; 89 of the 2023 reports list customers and 59 list 50,000 or more.
2023 by month
2023 reports by start month
- 32Jan
- 32Feb
- 45Mar
- 22Apr
- 20May
- 13Jun
- 39Jul
- 1Aug
- 22Sep
- 25Oct
- 27Nov
- 34Dec
Which states filed most in 2023
| State | Reports | Top count |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 57 | 470,000 |
| California | 29 | 185,434 |
| Washington | 25 | 346,000 |
| Michigan | 19 | 623,358 |
| Florida | 13 | 3,509 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 60,958 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 114,000 |
| New York | 10 | 642 |
| Illinois | 10 | 122,921 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | — |
| New Mexico | 9 | — |
| Georgia | 9 | 162,000 |
2023 reports by grid region
| Region | Reports | States | Customers listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| WECC | 71 | 13 | 1,089,557 |
| SERC | 66 | 18 | 1,804,532 |
| RF | 47 | 9 | 2,345,181 |
| TRE | 42 | 13 | 1,606,752 |
| MRO | 23 | 11 | 145,356 |
| NPCC | 21 | 7 | 367,642 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2023 | 9 | 11 | Severe Weather |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 7 | 8 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 5 | 7 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 2 Feb 2023 | 4 | 6 | Suspicious Activity |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 4 | 5 | Vandalism |
| 29 Jul 2023 | 4 | 5 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 4 | 8 | Weather or natural disaster |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 3 | 2 | Vandalism |
What 2023 reports were about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 155 | 50% |
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 75 | 24% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 46 | 15% |
| Other or not stated | 31 | 10% |
| Cyber events | 4 | 1% |
| All other groups | 1 | 0% |
Years next to 2023
Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 312 reports for 2023; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many OE-417 reports were filed in 2023?
312 reports in the DOE file began in 2023, against 246 in 2022.
Which day of 2023 had the most outage reports?
3 Mar 2023, with 9 reports. The next busiest was 28 Jul 2023 (7).
What was the biggest outage report of 2023?
623,358 customers, in a report that began 22 Feb 2023 (Michigan).