ODIN (Open Data for Infrastructure and Networks)¶

ODIN provides real-time power outage data from US utilities.

Overview¶

Property	Value
Type	Power outages
Coverage	United States
Update Frequency	Real-time
Confidence Score	0.7
Source Identifier	`odin`

Data Provided¶

Utility name and service area
Customer count affected
Outage cause (when available)
Geographic coordinates
Expected restoration time

API Endpoint¶

https://odin.caiso.com/api/v1/outages

Incident Fields¶

Field	Source
`id`	Generated: `odin-{utility}-{index}`
`kind`	Always `"power"`
`region`	County and state from utility data
`customersAffectedEstimate`	Direct from ODIN
`incidentCause`	Mapped from ODIN cause codes
`expectedResolutionTime`	ETR from utility
`lat`, `lon`	Centroid of affected area

Cause Mapping¶

ODIN Cause	Mapped Value
`WEATHER`	`WEATHER`
`EQUIPMENT`	`EQUIPMENT_FAILURE`
`PLANNED`	`PLANNED_MAINTENANCE`
`UNKNOWN`	`null`

Example Response¶

{
  "id": "odin-pge-12345-0",
  "kind": "power",
  "status": "ongoing",
  "startedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "confidence": 0.7,
  "summary": "Power outage in Alameda, CA (utility: PG&E)",
  "region": "Alameda, CA",
  "customersAffectedEstimate": 1500,
  "source": "odin",
  "incidentCause": "WEATHER",
  "lat": 37.7652,
  "lon": -122.2416
}

Limitations¶

Coverage depends on utility participation
Some utilities have delayed reporting
Customer counts may be estimates