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Major Disturbances and Unusual Occurrences
                                         
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Table B.1. Major Disturbances and Unusual Occurrences, Year-to-Date through August 2009
Date
Utility/Power Pool (NERC Region)
Time
Area Affected
Type of Disturbance
Loss (megawatts)
Number of Customers Affected [1]
Restoration
January  
1/5/2009 Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (TRE) 5:00 a.m. North and Central Texas Severe Storm N/A 157,019 6:00 p.m. January 06
1/7/2009 Duke Energy Carolinas (SERC) 5:00 p.m. Piedmont of North and South Carolina High Winds 300 70,000 8:05 p.m. January 07
1/8/2009 Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Assoc. Inc. (FRCC) 11:46 p.m. Florida Keys Transmission Equipment Failure 55 31,000 11:25 a.m. January 09
1/17/2009 State Line Energy, LLC (RFC) 8:00 a.m. PJM, Indiana Fuel Supply Deficiency N/A N/A 8:00 a.m. January 25
1/22/2009 Crawfordsville Electric Light and Power (RFC) 4:00 p.m. Crawfordsville, Indiana Shed Load 50 9,700 5:05 p.m. January 22
1/27/2009 Louisville Gas and Electric/Kentucky Utilities (RFC) 5:00 a.m. State of Kentucky Ice Storm N/A 383,000 4:30 p.m. January 29
1/27/2009 East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (SERC) 5:03 a.m. Central and Eastern Kentrucky Ice Storm 600 190,000 5:15 p.m. January 31
1/27/2009 Big Rivers Electric Corporation (SERC) 7:10 a.m. Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana Ice Storm 350 3 7:30 p.m. February 04
1/27/2009 Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SERC) 11:00 a.m. South Central and Southeast Missouri Winter Storm 200 62,500 6:00 p.m. January 30
1/27/2009 Entergy Corporation (SERC) 1:46 p.m. Northern Arkansas Ice Storm N/A 111,818 5:00 p.m. February 03
1/27/2009 American Electric Power (RFC) 3:43 p.m. CSWS-AEP West Ice/Snow Storm N/A 59,402 9:00 a.m. January 29
1/27/2009 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (SERC) 9:00 p.m. Northern Arkansas Ice Storm 600 215,700 6:00 a.m. January 29
1/27/2009 Tennessee Valley Autbority (SERC) 9:45 p.m. TVA Service Territory Ice Storm 850 1 10:17 p.m. January 27
1/28/2009 Midwest ISO (RFC) 12:10 a.m. East Central Missouri Winter Storm 300 1 9:20 p.m. January 30
1/28/2009 Midwest ISO (RFC) 3:00 a.m. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky Winter Storm N/A 230,300 8:03 a.m. February 13
1/28/2009 Henderson Municipal Power and Light (RFC) 4:00 a.m. City of Henderson, Kentucky and Portions of Henderson County, Kentucky Ice Storm 21 3,500 5:00 p.m. February 07
1/28/2009 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (RFC) 6:00 a.m. Indiana, Evansville, Metro Area Ice Storm 506 75,000 6:00 p.m. February 05
1/28/2009 Duke Energy Indiana (RFC) 7:50 a.m. Southern Indiana Ice/Snow Storm N/A 53,700 8:03 a.m. February 13
1/28/2009 Tennessee Valley Authority (SERC) 9:00 a.m. Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky Ice Storm N/A 109,527 8:00 a.m. February 05
1/28/2009 Duke Energy Ohio (RFC) 10:00 a.m. Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio Ice/Snow Storm N/A 53,600 9:20 p.m. January 30
February 
2/11/2009 CenterPoint Energy (TRE) 2:30 a.m. Houston, Texas High Winds 350 64,801 12:00 p.m. February 11
2/11/2009 American Electric Power (RFC) 6:00 p.m. Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio Severe Thunderstorms N/A 279,813 5:00 p.m. February 13
2/11/2009 Allegheny Power (RFC) 6:18 p.m. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania Severe Thunderstorms N/A 374,644 8:10 p.m. February 16
2/11/2009 Louisville Gas and Electric/Kentucky Utilities (RFC) 7:00 p.m. State of Kentucky Severe Thunderstorms N/A 78,000 11:00 a.m. February 12
2/11/2009 Midwest ISO (RFC) 9:00 p.m. Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio Severe Thunderstorms 350 63,000 12:00 p.m. February 12
2/12/2009 Midwest ISO (RFC) 2:30 a.m. Central and Eastern Ohio High Winds 168 184,000 6:00 a.m. February 12
2/12/2009 Penelec (RFC) 8:00 a.m. Western and North Eastern Pennsylvania High Winds 130 132,000 10:00 p.m. February 15
2/13/2009 Ohio Edison Company (RFC) 2:30 a.m. Central and Eastern Ohio High Winds 168 184,000 3:00 a.m. February 15
2/23/2009 Central Maine Power Company (NPCC) 2:38 a.m. Southern Central and Western Maine Ice/Snow Storm N/A 131,000 1:46 p.m. February 24
March    
3/1/2009 El Paso Electric Company (WECC) 12:15 a.m. City of El Paso, Texas, County of El Paso Transmission Equipment Failure 250 132,000 3:00 a.m. March 01
3/1/2009 Southern Company (SERC) 4:00 p.m. Southern Balancing Area Severe Weather 75 60,000 11:25 p.m. March 01
3/1/2009 Duke Energy Carolinas (SERC) 8:54 p.m. Duke Energy Carolinas Balance Authority Ice/Snow Storm 1,000 180,000 4:06 p.m. March 03
3/1/2009 Dominion Virginia/North Carolina Power (SERC) 10:00 p.m. Central Virginia - Spotsylvania County Winter Storm 210 217,000 6:00 p.m. March 03
3/3/2009 New Covert Generating Company, LLC (RFC) 6:48 a.m. Southwest Michigan Transformer Faulted/Unit Tripped 378 N/A 6:05 a.m. April 26
3/3/2009 American Electric Power (REC) 10:00 p.m. Roanoke, Virginia Made Public Appeals 350 0 8:17 p.m. March 04
3/8/2009 Crockett Cogeneration (WECC) 10:16 p.m. San Francisco Bay Area, California Unit Shut Down 150 - 11:45 p.m. March 08
April    
4/6/2009 Consumers Energy (RFC) 1:00 a.m. Michigan, Lower Peninsula Winter Storm 75 70,793 12:00 p.m. April 08
4/10/2009 Southern Company (SERC) 10:00 p.m. Alabama and Georgia Severe Thunderstorms 162 56,679 2:30 a.m. April 11
4/23/2009 State of California, Department of Water Resources (WECC) 12:00 a.m. Restricted Hydro Electric Capability Fuel Supply Deficiency - - Ongoing
4/23/2009 Puget Sound Energy (WECC) 4:25 p.m. Skagit County, Washington Transmission Tripped 244 93,300 12:29 a.m. April 24
4/23/2009 Southern California Edison Co (WECC) 5:54 p.m. Communities of Elsinore, Hemet, Moreno Valley, Perris, San Jacinto and Temecula in the southeastern area of Riverside County in California Substation Load Interruption 512 280,000 7:58 p.m. April 23
4/24/2009 Constellation Energy (SERC) 11:09 a.m. Ruston, Louisiana Complete Electric System Failure 32 11,000 11:21 a.m. April 24
4/25/2009 Detroit Edison (RFC) 2:30 p.m. Western Region of Service Territory High Winds/Rain N/A 125,000 1:00 a.m. April 29
4/27/2009 CenterPoint Energy (TRE) 3:30 p.m. Greater Houston/Galveston Area High Winds 176 158,000 11:30 a.m. April 28
May      
5/8/2009 The Empire District Electric Company (SERC) 7:30 a.m. SW Missouri Severe Thunderstorm 266 83,000 9:00 a.m. May 08
5/8/2009 Ameren (SERC) 1:30 p.m. Southern Illinois Severe Thunderstorm 300 68,800 11:20 p.m. May 14
5/29/2009 Big Rivers Electric Corporation (SERC) 9:05 a.m. Henderson County, Kentucky Transmission Equipment Failure 342 1 7:57 p.m. May 29
June     
6/5/2009 Pacific Gas and Electric (WECC) 1:38 p.m. East of Fresno California Electrical System Separation 1 70 8:18 p.m. June 05
6/9/2009 Baltimore Gas and Electric (RFC) 5:25 p.m. Central Maryland Severe Thunderstorms 60 85,091 5:00 a.m. June 11
6/10/2009 Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (TRE) 6:00 p.m. North and Central Texas Severe Storms N/A 800,000 10:00 a.m. June 14
6/12/2009 Tennessee Valley Authority (SERC) 4:37 p.m. Chattanooga, Tennessee Severe Storm 860 136,000 6:53 p.m. June 12
6/12/2009 Entergy Corporation (SERC) 5:45 p.m. Arkansas, North Mississippi Severe Thunderstorms N/A 81,645 11:59 p.m. June 15
6/12/2009 Southern Company (SERC) 10:00 p.m. Georgia Severe Thunderstorm 290 102,000 6:00 p.m. June 13
6/16/2009 California Department of Water Resources (WECC) 11:00 p.m. A.D. Edmonston Pumping Plant Fuel Supply Deficiency 300 0 2:00 a.m. June 17
6/19/2009 Consumers Energy (RFC) 12:01 a.m. Michigan Lower Peninsula Severe Storm 75 99,000 11:00 p.m. June 21
6/19/2009 Exelon Corporation ComEd (SERC) 1:00 p.m. The Entire ComEd Service Territory Severe Storm N/A 245,000 11:59 p.m. June 19
6/24/2009 SW Louisiana Electric Membership Corp/ Louisiana Generating LLC (SERC) 1:30 p.m. Southwest Louisiana Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 10:00 p.m. June 24
6/25/2009 ERCOT ISO (TRE) 3:16 p.m. ERCOT Region Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 7:00 p.m. June 25
6/25/2009 Detroit Edison (RFC) 3:30 p.m. Western Region of Service Territory High Winds/Rain N/A 118,000 8:00 p.m. June 28
6/26/2009 Duke Energy Midwest (RFC) 1:00 a.m. Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentudky, Central and Southern Indiana Severe Thunderstorms 327 85,000 9:00 a.m. June 27
6/26/2009 Connecticut Light and Power (NPCC) 5:00 p.m. Central Connecticut Severe Thunderstorms N/A 50,752 9:00 a.m. June 29
July     
7/2/2009 ISO New England (NPCC) 10:44 p.m. Northern Maine Electrical System Separation 0 0 1:25 a.m. July 03
7/7/2009 ERCOT ISO (TRE) 3:30 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 7:00 p.m. July 07
7/8/2009 ERCOT ISO (TRE) 1:30 p.m. ERCOT Region Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 7:00 p.m. July 08
7/14/2009 AEP West (SPP) 1:00 p.m. AEP SWEPCO/Louisiana Area Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 6:00 p.m. July 14
7/15/2009 AEP West (SPP) 1:00 p.m. AEP SWEPCO/Louisiana Area Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 6:00 p.m. July 15
7/16/2009 AEP West (SPP) 1:00 p.m. AEP SWEPCO/Louisiana Area Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 6:00 p.m. July 16
7/18/2009 CenterPoint Energy (TRE) 7:00 p.m. Houston/Galveston Area Thunderstorms 51 73,000 9:00 p.m. July 19
7/20/2009 Public Service Company of Colorado (WECC) 9:50 p.m. Metro Denver (Jefferson, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties) Severe Thunderstorm 150 86,058 7:00 p.m. July 22
7/21/2009 Crockett Cogeneration (WECC) 5:34 a.m. San Francisco Bay Area, California Unit Tripped 136 1 8:43 a.m. July 21
7/27/2009 Tennessee Valley Authority (SERC) 5:05 a.m. Chattanooga, Tennessee Failure of Computer Hardware Used for Monitoring N/A N/A 5:47 a.m. July 27
7/28/2009 PacificCorp (WECC) 8:18 p.m. Salt Lake City Utah and Northern Utah Loss of Part of Substation 316 N/A 8:33 p.m. July 28
August   
8/2/2009 PECO Energy (RFC) 2:17 a.m. Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, Philadelphia and Bucks Counties, Pennsyvania Highwinds N/A 70,264 1:09 p.m. August 03
8/4/2009 Duke Energy Midwest (RFC) 1:45 p.m. Northern Kentucky, Southwest Ohio and Central and South Indiana Thunderstorms 50 63,700 9:00 p.m. August 08
8/5/2009 ERCOT ISO (TRE) 3:00 p.m. ERCOT Region Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 7:00 p.m. August 05
8/7/2009 Detroit Edison (RFC) 11:00 p.m. Western Region of Service Territory High Winds and Rain N/A 137,000 10:00 p.m. August 11
8/9/2009 Consumers Energy (RFC) 7:31 p.m. Michigan, Lower Peninsula Severe Thunderstorms N/A 58,156 9:59 a.m. August 10
8/12/2009 CenterPoint Energy (TRE) 6:25 p.m. South Houston Service Area Thunderstorms 491 73,000 10:00 a.m. August 12
8/21/2009 CenterPoint Energy (TRE) 7:00 p.m. Houston Metropolitan Service Area Thunderstorms 544 80,000 8:00 a.m. August 22
8/29/2009 Western Area Power Administration Upper Great Plains Region (MRO) 11:00 a.m. Western South Dakota Electrical System Separation 373 18 2:01 p.m. August 29
8/29/2009 Midwest ISO (RFC) 10:54 p.m. Western South Dakota Electrical System Separation 84 0 11:53 p.m. August 29
8/31/2009 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (WECC) 10:31 a.m. City of Los Angeles, California Made Public Appeals N/A N/A 12:00 a.m. August 31
  [1] Estimated values.
  Note: Estimates for 2009 are preliminary.
  Source: Form OE-417, "Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report."

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