Estimating system indices for short interruptions from data obtained by a limited number of monitors

To obtain a rough estimation of the system average or 95-percentile (error margin less than 50%), about 200 monitors are needed. For system 99-percentile, about 400 monitors are needed. For a reasonably accurate estimation, with an error margin less than 10%, a few thousand monitors are needed for both system average and system 95-percentile. Several thousand monitors are needed for the system 99-percentile. The paper also presents some system statistics for the 11 distribution network operators and compares the requirements with recommendations given by the Council of European Energy Regulators.