Disturbance Reporting
DOE
Form OE-417, "Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report"
The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE) uses Form OE-417, “Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report,”
to monitor major system incidents on electric power systems. Tracking
disturbances that impact the integrated generating and transmission facilities
is an important Federal task along with examining issues associated with
insufficient capacity reserves. The form collects information on electric
emergency incidents and disturbances for DOE’s use in fulfilling its overall
national security and other energy management responsibilities.
Instructions - DOE
Form OE-417 Instructions
Form - DOE
Form OE-417
Please submit a copy by email, of your completed Form OE-417, “Emergency
Incident and Disturbance Report,” to disturbance@rfirst.org.
If you are unable to email the form, please call our office directly during normal business hours at (216) 503-0600. After normal business hours please call our emergency number (216) 503-0646.
NERC Reliability
Standard EOP-004, "Event Reporting"
Information on the reporting thresholds, the reporting form, and instructions
for the NERC Event Reporting are included as an attachment to NERC standard
EOP-004. This standard can be accessed on the NERC website from the Standards
dropdown menu. Use the "Reliability Standards" link to access the
"Emergency Preparedness and Operations" Standards. Please
remember to submit a copy of any NERC Event report to ReliabilityFirst Corporation at disturbance@rfirst.org.