• Energy
  • 21 columns
  • 200 rows
  • 8 formats

Smart Grid Power Outage Events

This dataset provides granular records of smart grid power outage events, detailing event timing, location, user impact, causes, restoration efforts, and severity. It enables reliability analysis, operational response evaluation, and infrastructure risk assessment for energy providers and researchers. The comprehensive structure supports outage pattern identification, cost estimation, and critical infrastructure protection.

  • last updated 21 Aug 2025
  • by GoMask
The brief that made it

Grid reliability and outage pattern analysis

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 200 rows · all 21 columns
event_idstringoutage_severitystringestimated_cost_usdfloatcritical_infrastructure_affectedbooleanrestoration_methodstringevent_start_datetimedatetimeevent_end_datetimedatetimeduration_minutesintegergrid_region_idstringgrid_region_namestringcausestringusers_affectedintegerrestoration_team_idstringrestoration_team_namestringreported_bystringaddress_streetstringaddress_citystringaddress_statestringaddress_postal_codestringaddress_countrystringnotesstring
EVT-001Amajor23000truemanual repair2023-02-14T07:29:002023-02-14T08:54:0085GR-MW-101Midwest North Districtweather2100RT-201Rapid Response MidwestOperator-MW012154 Oakridge DriveSpringfieldIL62703USASevere ice storm downed transmission lines, affecting local hospital and emergency services.
EVT-002Bmoderate1700falseremote switching2022-11-06T18:20:002022-11-06T18:45:0025GR-SE-202Southeast Coastal Areaequipment failure340blankblankSupervisor-SE04410 Beachside LaneSavannahGA31401USATransformer malfunction at substation caused brief disruption for residential blocks.
EVT-003Cminorblankfalseblank2024-04-08T10:11:00blankblankGR-WC-303Western Hills Networkmaintenance52blankblankTech-WC031127 Mountain View RdBoulderCO80304USARoutine grid inspection; service interruption scheduled for low demand hours.
EVT-004Dcatastrophic529000trueautomated rerouting2023-07-22T16:00:002023-07-22T20:35:00275GR-NY-404Metro NY Distributioncyberattack12630RT-423NY Response Cyber OpsSecurity-NY1186 Liberty AvenueBrooklynNY11212USAUnauthorized system access resulted in forced shutdown of key grid sections, affecting hospitals and transit.
EVT-005Emoderate4900truemanual repair2021-08-30T09:02:002021-08-30T09:19:0017GR-TX-505Texas Oilfield Regionequipment failure780RT-133Texas Line Crew 5Operator-TX153095 Lone Star RdOdessaTX79761USABreaker failure disrupted supply to local water treatment plant.
EVT-006Fminorblankfalseblank2024-05-17T13:35:00blankblankGR-CA-606Central California Gridunknown12blankblankAnalyst-CA024892 Pacific StFresnoCA93710USAShort unexplained interruption; investigation ongoing by grid analytics team.
EVT-007Gcatastrophic720000truemanual repair2023-10-02T21:27:002023-10-03T01:07:00220GR-MEX-707Mexico City Central Zoneweather31500RT-331CDMX Emergency CrewSupervisor-CDMX07Av. Insurgentes Sur 1549Mexico CityCDMX03100MexicoHurricane-force winds damaged transmission lines, impacting hospitals and metro.
EVT-008Hminor150falseremote switching2022-09-19T11:45:002022-09-19T12:14:0029GR-NE-808Northeast Urban Gridmaintenance29blankblankMaintenance-NE01198 Pine StreetHartfordCT06103USAPlanned preventive upgrade in residential sector; minimal impact.

What the 200 rows show

from the 200-row sample

Catastrophic (outage severity) stands out: mean estimated_cost_usd is 746,484, against 10,982 for the rest.

  • 25%critical_infrastructure_affected = true
  • 7,922median estimated_cost_usd
  • 3address countries
  • 6causes
  • 54address states
  • 137median duration_minutes
Mean estimated_cost_usd by outage_severity157 rows
0400k800k99.4minor43 rows5,147moderate44 rows24,654major53 rows746.5kcatastro…17 rows
estimated_cost_usd157 rows, in bands of 200k
0701401403344120800k1.4Mestimated_cost_usd →

Median 7,922, from 14.0 to 1,350,000.

restoration_method157 rows with a value · 43 left blank
  1. manual repair99
  2. remote switching39
  3. automated rerouting14
  4. unknown5
21 columns by typefrom the column list below
  • string 15
  • integer 2
  • float 1
  • datetime 2
  • boolean 1

Columns

21 columns in four groups
blueprint · 21 columns
columntypedescriptionexample
Text 15 columns
event_idstringUnique identifier for each power outage eventuniqueEVT-001A
grid_region_idstringIdentifier for the affected grid regionGR-MW-101
grid_region_namestringName of the affected grid regionoptionalMidwest North District
causestringReported cause of the outage (e.g., weather, equipment failure, cyberattack)6 values · optionalweather
restoration_methodstringPrimary method used to restore power (e.g., remote switching, manual repair)5 values · optionalmanual repair
restoration_team_idstringIdentifier for the restoration team assigned to the eventoptionalRT-201
restoration_team_namestringName of the restoration team assigned to the eventoptionalRapid Response Midwest
outage_severitystringSeverity level of the outage (e.g., minor, moderate, major, catastrophic)minor · moderate · major · catastrophicmajor
reported_bystringName or identifier of the entity reporting the outageoptionalOperator-MW01
notesstringAdditional notes or comments about the eventoptionalSevere ice storm downed t…
address_streetstringStreet address of the primary affected locationoptional2154 Oakridge Drive
address_citystringCity of the primary affected locationoptionalSpringfield
address_statestringState or province of the primary affected locationoptionalIL
address_postal_codestringPostal code of the primary affected locationoptional62703
address_countrystringCountry of the primary affected location3 countries · optionalUSA
Numbers 3 columns
duration_minutesintegerTotal duration of the outage in minutes0 or more · optional85
users_affectedintegerNumber of users impacted by the outage0 or more2100
estimated_cost_usdfloatEstimated financial cost of the outage in USD0 or more · optional23000
Dates and times 2 columns
event_start_datetimedatetimeDate and time when the outage event began2023-02-14T07:29:00
event_end_datetimedatetimeDate and time when the outage event was resolvedoptional2023-02-14T08:54:00
True or false 1 column
critical_infrastructure_affectedbooleanIndicates if critical infrastructure (hospitals, emergency services) was affectedtrue

Use it for

  • critical infra…25%50 of 200 rowsmean estimated cost u…99.4minor5.1kmode…24.7kmajor746.5kcata…

    An energy dashboard

    The critical_infrastructure_affected rate, estimated_cost_usd by outage_severity and a breakdown of restoration_method. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.

  • Why do the 17 catastrophic rows have a mean estimated_cost_usd of 746,484?

    A root-cause class exercise

    Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.

  • A software demo

    Believable events with event_start_datetime, event_end_datetime and duration_minutes to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

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Rules it was built with
  • Outage event ID and grid section logged
  • Start and end timestamps included
  • Number of affected users estimated
  • Restoration timeline tracked
  • Outage cause classified (weather, technical)
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