Electric Disturbance Events (OE-417)
A new OE-417 E-Filing system has been released (August 2012). This new system allows respondents to email submitted Forms to additional recipients as well as to retrieve and update past Forms. The Training Guide for the new system can be found below the E-Filing link.
The Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report (Form OE-417) collects information on electric incidents and emergencies. The Department of Energy uses the information to fulfill its overall national security and other energy emergency management responsibilities, as well as for analytical purposes.
This report is sponsored by the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE). Please email OE417@oe.netl.doe.gov with any questions.
OE-417 Online Submissions
- Online OE-417 Survey Form
- Online Filing Instructions (PDF 237 KB) (DOC 540 KB)
OE-417 Form and Instructions
- Survey Form (PDF 55 KB) ( DOC 112 KB)
- Form Instructions (PDF 112 KB) (DOC 140 KB)
Annual Summaries
- Current Year Summary
- Archives
Required Respondents
Electric utilities that operate as Control Area Operators and/or Reliability Authorities as well as other electric utilities, as appropriate, are required to file the form. The form is a mandatory filing whenever an electrical incident or disturbance is sufficiently large enough to cross the reporting thresholds. Reporting coverage for the Form OE-417 includes all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Trust Territories.
Confidentiality
The incidence and disturbance data reported on Schedule 1 of the form are not confidential. However, all data reported on Schedule 2 of the form are protected (information on the official to contact for follow-up and the narrative description of the incident and disturbance).
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Last Updated: 7/2012
