Eaton U.K. Blackout Tracker 2011 Annual Report

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Blackout Tracker Annual Report 2011 United Kingdom

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The Blackout Tracker


About the Blackout Tracker

• This is a summary of the information presented in the Blackout Tracker Annual Report (available online as a PDF).

• Eaton Corporation has tracked power outage information in the United Kingdom since 2010 in an effort to educate visitors on the causes and impact of power outages. Although we do our best to track this information, we cannot guarantee that every power outage is included.

• The Blackout Tracker is based on reported power outages in the United Kingdom: news services, newspapers, websites, etc. which often give statistics using different terms. For example, some reports may be based on “people” while others may be based on “addresses,” “homes and businesses” or “utility customers.” For this report all of these are assumed to be and are counted as people.

• Submit your own power outage reports online.

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Introduction

• Two parts to report• UK power outage data• Power outages for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the

regions of England

• Power outages affected people in all the countries of the United Kingdom in 2011

• 628,259 people affected by 241 reported outages• In 2010, 702,886 people were affected by 260

reported outages


Introduction

• Productivity and monetary loss• Power outage recovery time*

• 33+%>day, 10%>week• 48 hours to reconfigure network, data re-entry takes days

or weeks

• 33% of companies lose £12,676 - £316,900**• 20% lose £316,900 - £1,267,800**• 15% lose more than £1,267,800**

source: *Price Waterhouse, **US Department of Energy

*source : Price Waterhouse


Top outages for 2011

1. Hurricane force winds caused outages for 70,000 people in Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

2. A high voltage power fault line cut power for 56,000 people in Halifax, Yorkshire and the Humber.

3. Winds with speeds of up to 264 km/hr downed trees and power lines, causing outages for 50,000 people in Inverness, Scotland.

4. Fault in a supply station caused a 10-minute outage for 50,000 people in Portsmouth, South East England.


Countries and regions with most reported outages

1. South East England (52)

2. East of England (31)

3. Greater London (25)

4. North West England (22)

4. Scotland (22)

Note: South East England (42) and East of England (40) were ranked #1 and #2 in 2010.


Top three most unusual outages/causes

1. Copper thieves – Thieves brought down power lines and stole copper conductors in East Cowick, Yorkshire and the Humber.

2. Misguided geese – A flock of geese flew into power lines cutting power for 544 people in Great Shefford, Scotland.

3. Thugs throwing coins – A gang of thugs threw coins and stones at workers repairing a power line in Islington, Greater London.


Overview of UK power outage data

• 628,259 = total number of people affected by outages

• 199 hours (over 8 days) = total duration of outages

• 241 = total number of outages• 3,927 = average number of people affected

per outage• 244 minutes = average duration of each

outage


Reported power outages by cause (UK data)


Reported outages by month


Reported outages by country


Power outages for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and regions of England

• Four parts• Outage summary• Outage fact• Chart of power outages by cause• Chart of power outages by month


Northern IrelandOutage summary

Reported power outages by cause

Total number of people affected by outages 101,100Total duration of outages 120 minutes (2 hours)Total number of outages 7Average number of people affected per outage 20,220Average duration of outage 120 minutes (2 hours)


Northern IrelandReported power outages by month


ScotlandOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 92,244Total duration of outages 210 minutes (3.5 hours)Total number of outages 22Average number of people affected per outage 7,096Average duration of outage 53 minutes


ScotlandReported power outages by month


WalesOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 14,464Total duration of outages 780 minutes (13 hours)Total number of outages 7Average number of people affected per outage 2,893Average duration of outage 195 minutes (over 3 hours)


WalesReported power outages by month


East of EnglandOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 21,675Total duration of outages 460 minutes (over 7.5 hours)Total number of outages 31Average number of people affected per outage 942Average duration of outage 77 minutes (over 1 hour)


East of EnglandReported power outages by month


East MidlandsOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 49,202Total duration of outages 485 minutes (over 8 hours)Total number of outages 13Average number of people affected per outage 6,150Average duration of outage 121 minutes (over 2 hours)


East MidlandsReported power outages by month


Greater LondonOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 8,529Total duration of outages 1,000 minutes (over 16.5 hours)Total number of outages 25Average number of people affected per outage 948Average duration of outage 250 minutes (over 4 hours)


Greater LondonReported power outages by month


North East EnglandOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 31,424Total duration of outages 60 minutes Total number of outages 13Average number of people affected per outage 2,857Average duration of outage 60 minutes


North East EnglandReported power outages by month


North West EnglandOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 22,104Total duration of outages 3,235 minutes (over 2 days)Total number of outages 22Average number of people affected per outage 1,700Average duration of outage 809 minutes (nearly 13.5 hours)


North West EnglandReported power outages by month


South East EnglandOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 90,400Total duration of outages 1,605 minutes (over 26.5 hours)Total number of outages 52Average number of people affected per outage 2,659Average duration of outage 134 minutes (over 2 hours)


South East EnglandReported power outages by month


South West EnglandOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 59,449Total duration of outages 1,080 minutes (18 hours)Total number of outages 18Average number of people affected per outage 4,573Average duration of outage 360 minutes (6 hours)


South West EnglandReported power outages by month


West MidlandsOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 42,225Total duration of outages 1,560 minutes (26 hours)Total number of outages 12Average number of people affected per outage 4,223Average duration of outage 780 minutes (13 hours)


West MidlandsReported power outages by month


Yorkshire and the HumberOutage summary


Total number of people affected by outages 92,283Total duration of outages 1,241 minutes (over 20.5 hours)Total number of outages 19Average number of people affected per outage 5,768Average duration of outage 310 minutes (over 5 hours)


Yorkshire and the HumberReported power outages by month


Education

Eaton U.K. Blackout Tracker 2011 Annual Report