Department of Energy (OE-417)
Major power disturbances
Major outages and grid emergencies reported to DOE: when, where, why, and how many customers.
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Tables 2
Events
Sample of 25 rows out of about 4,977
· 20 columns
| id | year | source_row | event_month | date_began | time_began | began_at | date_restored | time_restored | restored_at | restoration_raw | area_affected | states | nerc_region | alert_criteria | event_type | demand_loss_mw | demand_loss_raw | customers_affected | customers_affected_raw |
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| 1 | 2000 | 1 | No data | 2000-01-23 | 8:00:00 | 2000-01-23 08:00:00 | 2000-01-28 | 12:00:00 | 2000-01-28 12:00:00 | 12:00 p.m. Jan 28 | South Carolina | SC | SERC | No data | Ice Storm | 450 | 450 | 133000 | 133,000 |
| 2 | 2000 | 2 | No data | 2000-01-29 | 22:00:00 | 2000-01-29 22:00:00 | 2000-02-03 | 12:00:00 | 2000-02-03 12:00:00 | 12:00 p.m. Feb 3 | South Carolina | SC | SERC | No data | Ice Storm | 300 | 300 | 81000 | 81,000 |
| 3 | 2000 | 3 | No data | 2000-01-24 | 19:00:00 | 2000-01-24 19:00:00 | No data | No data | No data | NA | North Carolina & Northern South Carolina | NC,SC | SERC | No data | Ice Storm | 960 | 960 | 173000 | 173,000 |
| 4 | 2000 | 4 | No data | 2000-03-14 | 21:06:00 | 2000-03-14 21:06:00 | No data | No data | No data | NA | Maine | ME | MAIN | No data | Vandalism | No data | NA | No data | NA |
| 5 | 2000 | 5 | No data | 2000-03-18 | 16:00:00 | 2000-03-18 16:00:00 | 2000-03-18 | 17:10:00 | 2000-03-18 17:10:00 | 5:10 p.m. Mar 18 | Texas | TX | MAIN | No data | Transmission Line Loss | 400 | 400 | 100000 | 100,000 |
| 6 | 2000 | 6 | No data | 2000-03-18 | 19:08:00 | 2000-03-18 19:08:00 | 2000-03-18 | 19:08:00 | 2000-03-18 19:08:00 | 7:08 p.m. Mar 18 98% load restored | New Mexico | NM | WSCC | No data | Transmission Line Loss | 1040 | 1,040 | 500000 | 500,000 |
| 7 | 2000 | 7 | No data | 2000-04-01 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | NA | Texas | TX | FRCC | No data | Transformer Faulted | 46 | 46 | No data | 40,000-45,000 |
| 8 | 2000 | 8 | No data | 2000-04-01 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | NA | Virginia | VA | SERC | No data | Relay Malfunction & Fire | 143 | 143 | 37000 | 37,000 |
| 9 | 2000 | 9 | No data | 2000-04-20 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | NA | NA | No data | NPCC | No data | Suspected Sabotage | No data | None | No data | None |
| 10 | 2000 | 10 | No data | 2000-05-02 | 4:00:00 | 2000-05-02 04:00:00 | 2000-05-02 | 12:00:00 | 2000-05-02 12:00:00 | 12:00 p.m. May 2 | Houston, TX | TX | ERCOT | No data | Severe Weather | No data | NA | 238000 | 238,000 |
| 11 | 2000 | 11 | No data | 2000-05-08 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | NA | Delaware | DE | MAAC | No data | Energy Conservation | No data | NA | No data | NA |
| 12 | 2000 | 12 | No data | 2000-05-09 | 11:39:00 | 2000-05-09 11:39:00 | 2000-05-09 | 23:00:00 | 2000-05-09 23:00:00 | 11:00 p.m. May 9 | New York | NY | NPCC | No data | Energy Conservation | No data | NA | No data | NA |
| 13 | 2000 | 13 | No data | 2000-05-18 | 18:00:00 | 2000-05-18 18:00:00 | No data | No data | No data | NA | Illinois | IL | MAIN | No data | Severe Weather High Wind | No data | NA | 101830 | 101,830 |
| 14 | 2000 | 14 | No data | 2000-05-21 | No data | No data | 2000-05-22 | 0:00:00 | 2000-05-22 00:00:00 | May 22 | North Carolina | NC | SERC | No data | Thunder/ Lightning | No data | 150-200 | 50000 | 50,000 |
| 15 | 2000 | 15 | No data | 2000-05-24 | 10:15:00 | 2000-05-24 10:15:00 | 2000-05-25 | 22:14:00 | 2000-05-25 22:14:00 | 10:14 p.m. May 25 | Texas | TX | SPP | No data | Voltage Elec Usage | No data | None | 2000000 | Approx. 2 million |
| 16 | 2000 | 16 | No data | 2000-05-25 | 10:00:00 | 2000-05-25 10:00:00 | 2000-06-02 | 6:00:00 | 2000-06-02 06:00:00 | 6:00 a.m. June 2 | North Carolina | NC | SERC | No data | Severe Weather | No data | 450-500 | 100000 | Approx. 100,000 |
| 17 | 2000 | 17 | No data | 2000-05-31 | 1:15:00 | 2000-05-31 01:15:00 | No data | No data | No data | NA | Arizona | AZ | WSCC | No data | Vandalism | No data | None | No data | None |
| 18 | 2000 | 18 | No data | 2000-06-14 | 13:13:00 | 2000-06-14 13:13:00 | No data | No data | No data | NA | California | CA | WSCC | No data | Generating Resources Loss | 130 | 130 | 32000 | 32,000 |
| 19 | 2000 | 19 | No data | 2000-06-14 | 15:45:00 | 2000-06-14 15:45:00 | No data | No data | No data | NA | Ohio | OH | ECAR | No data | Relay Trouble | 294 | 294 | No data | None |
| 20 | 2000 | 20 | No data | 2000-06-14 | 15:54:00 | 2000-06-14 15:54:00 | 2000-06-14 | 17:00:00 | 2000-06-14 17:00:00 | 5:00 p.m. June 14 | Arizona | AZ | WSCC | No data | Tripped Lines Fire | 138 | 138 | 40911 | 40,911 |
| 21 | 2000 | 21 | No data | 2000-06-28 | 17:52:00 | 2000-06-28 17:52:00 | 2000-06-28 | 19:14:00 | 2000-06-28 19:14:00 | 7:14 p.m. June 28 | Virginia & North Carolina | NC,VA | SERC | No data | Line Outages/ Switch Fire | 175 | 175 | 30500 | 30,500 |
| 22 | 2000 | 22 | No data | 2000-07-03 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | NA | Alaska | AK | ASCC | No data | B-phase to ground fault | 35 | 35 | 14273 | 14,273 |
| 23 | 2000 | 23 | No data | 2000-07-20 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | NA | Alabama | AL | SERC | No data | High winds and thunder | No data | None | 160000 | 160,000 |
| 24 | 2000 | 24 | No data | 2000-08-06 | 16:00:00 | 2000-08-06 16:00:00 | 2000-08-07 | 12:00:00 | 2000-08-07 12:00:00 | 12:00 p.m. August 7 | Illinois Administration/ | IL | MAIN | No data | Severe weather Electric | No data | None Power Monthly | No data | 239,567 March 2001 |
| 25 | 2000 | 25 | No data | 2000-08-09 | 18:30:00 | 2000-08-09 18:30:00 | 2000-08-07 | 23:59:00 | 2000-08-07 23:59:00 | 11:59 p.m. August 7 | Ohio | OH | ECAR | No data | Severe weather | No data | None | 92000 | 92,000 |
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