WEC Energy Group · Schema

WEC Energy Group Outage Event

JSON Schema for an electricity outage event reported by WEC Energy Group utilities. Used in the outage map and customer notification systems.

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Properties

Name Type Description
outageId string Unique identifier for this outage event
utility string The electric utility reporting this outage
status string Current status of the outage
cause string Reported cause of the outage
customersAffected integer Number of customers affected by this outage
location object Geographic location of the outage
reportedAt string Timestamp when the outage was first reported
estimatedRestoration string Estimated time of restoration (ETR)
restoredAt string Actual time the outage was restored (if restored)
crewDispatched boolean Whether a crew has been dispatched to investigate or repair
plannedOutage boolean Whether this is a planned maintenance outage with advance notice
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JSON Schema

wec-energy-outage-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/wec-energy/json-schema/wec-energy-outage-schema.json",
  "title": "WEC Energy Group Outage Event",
  "description": "JSON Schema for an electricity outage event reported by WEC Energy Group utilities. Used in the outage map and customer notification systems.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "outageId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for this outage event"
    },
    "utility": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["We Energies", "Wisconsin Public Service", "Upper Michigan Energy Resources"],
      "description": "The electric utility reporting this outage"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["Active", "Restored", "Under Investigation"],
      "description": "Current status of the outage"
    },
    "cause": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["Weather", "Equipment Failure", "Vehicle Accident", "Tree/Vegetation", "Animals", "Planned Outage", "Under Investigation"],
      "description": "Reported cause of the outage"
    },
    "customersAffected": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Number of customers affected by this outage"
    },
    "location": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Geographic location of the outage",
      "properties": {
        "latitude": {"type": "number", "minimum": -90, "maximum": 90},
        "longitude": {"type": "number", "minimum": -180, "maximum": 180},
        "county": {"type": "string"},
        "state": {"type": "string", "enum": ["WI", "MI"]},
        "municipality": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "reportedAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the outage was first reported"
    },
    "estimatedRestoration": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Estimated time of restoration (ETR)"
    },
    "restoredAt": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Actual time the outage was restored (if restored)"
    },
    "crewDispatched": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether a crew has been dispatched to investigate or repair"
    },
    "plannedOutage": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this is a planned maintenance outage with advance notice"
    }
  },
  "required": ["outageId", "utility", "status", "customersAffected", "reportedAt"]
}