Energy
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200 rows
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Energy Grid Outage Events

This dataset contains detailed records of synthetic energy grid outage events, including event timing, affected regions, customer counts, causes, severity, and restoration methods. It is ideal for analyzing grid reliability, simulating smart grid product performance, and supporting outage response planning across diverse geographic and operational contexts.

last updated 20 Aug 2025
by GoMask

The brief that made it

Reliability analysis and outage pattern detection

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 200 rows · all 20 columns

outage_idstring	severity_levelstring	affected_customers_countinteger	weather_conditionstring	event_start_datetimedatetime	event_end_datetimedatetime	duration_minutesinteger	region_namestring	region_codestring	causestring	grid_typestring	utility_companystring	restoration_methodstring	address_streetstring	address_citystring	address_statestring	address_postal_codestring	address_countrystring	reported_bystring	notesstring
OUT-0001	moderate	245	clear	2022-02-03T06:15:00Z	2022-02-03T08:05:00Z	110	Central City	CC-NY	equipment_failure	distribution	Central City Power NY	manual	125 Main Avenue	New York	NY	10003	USA	SCADA system	Transformer failure caused moderate outage in downtown region. Manual restoration performed by field crew.
OUT-0002	minor	2	clear	2022-02-14T19:30:00Z	2022-02-14T19:45:00Z	15	Green Valley	GV-TX	scheduled_maintenance	microgrid	Green Valley Utilities TX	manual	78 Oak Ridge Drive	Austin	TX	78751	USA	customer call	Routine maintenance resulted in brief outage for two residential microgrid customers.
OUT-0003	major	23000	storm	2023-03-09T23:00:00Z	2023-03-10T04:40:00Z	340	River Valley	RV-IL	weather	transmission	River Valley Electric IL	remote_switching	4524 Mill Road	Peoria	IL	61614	USA	SCADA system	Severe storm damaged transmission lines, causing major outage. Automated remote switching delayed restoration.
OUT-0004	major	998	rain	2024-01-18T08:25:00Z	2024-01-18T10:05:00Z	100	Industrial Zone	IZ-PA	equipment_failure	distribution	Industrial Zone Utilities PA	manual	23 Steelworks Blvd	Pittsburgh	PA	15222	USA	field technician	Faulty circuit breaker led to major outage in industrial district. Manual repairs took two hours.
OUT-0005	minor	5	unknown	2023-11-22T01:05:00Z	2023-11-22T01:35:00Z	30	Tiny Hamlet	TH-UK	other	microgrid	Tiny Hamlet Grid UK	manual	18 Willow Lane	Norwich	Norfolk	NR13 4QG	UK	customer call	Localized microgrid issue affected five homes. Restored after on-site check by technician.
OUT-0006	minor	0	clear	2022-09-17T13:10:00Z	2022-09-17T13:12:00Z	2	Tech Park	TP-CA	scheduled_maintenance	distribution	Silicon Grid CA	automated	222 Innovation Dr	San Jose	CA	95134	USA	field technician	Automated system performed scheduled upgrade, no customers impacted during transition.
OUT-0007	moderate	1550	clear	2023-07-06T17:30:00Z	2023-07-06T20:10:00Z	160	Big City	BC-NJ	equipment_failure	distribution	Big City Electric NJ	manual	89 Liberty St	Newark	NJ	07102	USA	SCADA system	Distribution node failure caused moderate outage. Manual restoration completed in under three hours.
OUT-0008	minor	48	clear	2022-06-30T08:45:00Z	2022-06-30T09:05:00Z	20	Suburbia North	SN-NY	scheduled_maintenance	distribution	Suburbia Power NY	manual	1257 Maple Ave	Yonkers	NY	10701	USA	field technician	Routine maintenance in northern suburb secured by field crew. Minimal customer impact.
OUT-0009	major	980	rain	2023-05-18T15:35:00Z	2023-05-18T18:20:00Z	165	City Center	CC-UK	equipment_failure	distribution	London City Grid UK	manual	31 Queen Street	London	London	EC4R 1AP	UK	field technician	Aging transformer led to equipment failure, major outage in central business area.
OUT-0010	minor	7	clear	2022-10-10T02:12:00Z	2022-10-10T04:02:00Z	110	Blue Lake	BL-CA	human_error	microgrid	Blue Lake Microgrid CA	manual	400 Lakeview Drive	Eureka	CA	95501	USA	customer call	Incorrect breaker isolation led to microgrid outage. Seven homes impacted, restored by local crew.
OUT-0011	critical	48000	snow	2023-12-05T21:05:00Z	2023-12-06T01:45:00Z	280	Coastal Metro	CM-FR	weather	transmission	Coastal Metro Power FR	remote_switching	15 Rue Marceau	Marseille	Provence	13003	France	SCADA system	Heavy snowstorm caused critical transmission outage, remote switching delayed full restoration.
OUT-0012	minor	0	clear	2022-08-15T10:20:00Z	2022-08-15T10:22:00Z	2	Innovation Ridge	IR-CA	scheduled_maintenance	microgrid	Innovation Ridge Grid CA	automated	901 Pioneer Way	Fremont	CA	94538	USA	field technician	Automated maintenance on microgrid node completed with zero customer impact.
OUT-0013	moderate	120	clear	2023-04-23T05:05:00Z	2023-04-23T05:35:00Z	30	Westgate	WG-NJ	equipment_failure	distribution	Westgate Electric NJ	manual	200 Market St	Jersey City	NJ	07302	USA	SCADA system	Distribution node fuse failure affected 120 customers. Resolved by on-site engineers.
OUT-0014	major	800	clear	2024-03-01T13:34:00Z	2024-03-01T16:04:00Z	150	City Center	CC-NY	equipment_failure	distribution	City Center Power NY	manual	100 Broadway	New York	NY	10007	USA	field technician	Major outage in financial district due to transformer breakdown, manual intervention required.
OUT-0015	critical	100000	heatwave	2022-12-19T23:55:00Z	2022-12-20T04:25:00Z	270	River Valley	RV-IL	weather	transmission	River Valley Electric IL	remote_switching	784 Water St	Springfield	IL	62704	USA	SCADA system	Extreme heatwave caused critical transmission outage. Remote switching restored service overnight.
OUT-0016	minor	25	clear	2023-09-24T14:30:00Z	2023-09-24T15:45:00Z	75	Suburbia East	SE-NY	scheduled_maintenance	distribution	Suburbia Power NY	manual	309 East Dr	New Rochelle	NY	10801	USA	field technician	Planned upgrade in East suburb, customers notified in advance of brief outage.
OUT-0017	minor	3	clear	2024-04-08T04:20:00Z	2024-04-08T06:10:00Z	110	Green Valley	GV-TX	other	microgrid	Green Valley Utilities TX	manual	241 Pinecrest Rd	Austin	TX	78752	USA	customer call	Small microgrid outage due to cable fault. Manual restoration required for three rural homes.
OUT-0018	major	600	clear	2022-03-11T12:40:00Z	2022-03-11T16:00:00Z	200	Industrial Zone	IZ-PA	equipment_failure	distribution	Industrial Zone Utilities PA	manual	101 Factory Rd	Pittsburgh	PA	15201	USA	field technician	Industrial transformer failure caused major outage. Manual restoration required, replacement scheduled.
OUT-0019	major	42000	rain	2023-05-21T22:15:00Z	2023-05-22T01:15:00Z	180	Coastal Metro	CM-FR	weather	transmission	Coastal Metro Power FR	remote_switching	23 Boulevard St.	Nice	Provence	06000	France	SCADA system	Heavy rain led to major transmission outage, remote switching restored most services by morning.
OUT-0020	minor	8	clear	2024-02-12T16:00:00Z	2024-02-12T18:30:00Z	150	Tiny Hamlet	TH-UK	scheduled_maintenance	microgrid	Tiny Hamlet Grid UK	manual	7 Meadow Close	Norwich	Norfolk	NR13 5AL	UK	customer call	Scheduled microgrid maintenance affected eight rural customers, all notified in advance.

What the 200 rows show

from the 200-row sample

Critical (severity level) stands out: mean affected_customers_count is 32,121, against 2,330 for the rest.

267median affected_customers_count
3grid types
3address countries
3reported_by values
4restoration methods
5causes

Mean affected_customers_count by severity_level200 rows

affected_customers_count200 rows, in bands of 10k

Median 267, from 0 to 100,000.

weather_condition200 rows · 7 values

clear134
unknown18
rain17
storm13
heatwave10
snow4
cold_wave4

20 columns by typefrom the column list below

string 16
integer 2
datetime 2

Columns

20 columns in three groups

blueprint · 20 columns
column	type	description	example
Text 16 columns
`outage_id`	string	Unique identifier for the outage eventunique	OUT-0001
`region_name`	string	Name of the region or grid area affected	Central City
`region_code`	string	Standard code for the region (e.g., ISO, utility code)optional	CC-NY
`cause`	string	Primary cause of the outage (e.g., weather, equipment failure, scheduled maintenance)6 values	equipment_failure
`severity_level`	string	Severity classification of the outage eventminor · moderate · major · critical	moderate
`grid_type`	string	Type of energy grid affected (e.g., transmission, distribution, microgrid)transmission · distribution · microgrid · other	distribution
`utility_company`	string	Name of the utility company responsible for the grid	Central City Power NY
`restoration_method`	string	Method used to restore power (e.g., automated, manual, remote switching)automated · manual · remote_switching · unknown · other · optional	manual
`weather_condition`	string	Weather conditions at the time of outage (e.g., clear, storm, snow, heatwave)8 values · optional	clear
`address_street`	string	Street address of the main affected grid node or substationoptional	125 Main Avenue
`address_city`	string	City of the main affected grid node or substationoptional	New York
`address_state`	string	State or province of the main affected grid node or substationoptional	NY
`address_postal_code`	string	Postal code of the main affected grid node or substationoptional	10003
`address_country`	string	Country of the main affected grid node or substation3 countries · optional	USA
`reported_by`	string	Source reporting the outage (e.g., SCADA system, customer call, field technician)3 values · optional	SCADA system
`notes`	string	Additional notes or comments about the outage eventoptional	Transformer failure cause…
Numbers 2 columns
`duration_minutes`	integer	Total duration of the outage in minutes1 or more	110
`affected_customers_count`	integer	Number of customers affected by the outage0 or more	245
Dates and times 2 columns
`event_start_datetime`	datetime	Date and time when the outage event started	2022-02-03T06:15:00Z
`event_end_datetime`	datetime	Date and time when the outage event ended	2022-02-03T08:05:00Z

Use it for

An energy dashboard
Affected_customers_count by severity_level and a breakdown of weather_condition. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
Why do the 21 critical rows have a mean affected_customers_count of 32,121?
A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
Outages200
OUT-0001245moderate
OUT-00022minor
OUT-000323000major
A software demo
Believable outages with event_start_datetime, event_end_datetime and duration_minutes to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

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These 200 rows came out of a blueprint — 20 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.

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Include location and outage duration
Track cause of outage
Segment by energy source
Flag recurring outage areas

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