Power Outages in Florida by City
Florida customers spent more time without power in 2024 than almost anywhere else: 1,322 minutes, against a US average of 611.
Power outage record for Florida
Worst year: 2024. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Florida electric customers averaged 1.77 outages and 1,322 minutes (22 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Florida 4th most outage minutes of 50 states.
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 66 minutes (US 126). About 95% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2024 (1,322 minutes), the best 2021 (81). 2024 was well above the 2019–2023 average of 333 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Florida Power & Light Co, 5,976,022 customers, 702 minutes; Duke Energy Florida, LLC, 2,016,207 customers, 2,500 minutes; Tampa Electric Co, 869,995 customers, 4,240 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 28 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Kissimmee Utility Authority had the least outage time (26 minutes) and Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc the most (7,275 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 13,697 NOAA storm reports in Florida, led by thunderstorm wind 5,513, hail 1,034, heavy rain 880. Power outages are named in 208 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- September 9, 2017, Metropolitan Miami-Dade (tropical storm): “These winds produced heavy tree, fence and power pole damage, with mostly minor damage to structures. 888,530 customers lost power, 80% of total customers.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- October 6, 2016, Volusia (hurricane (typhoon)): “At the peak of the storm, nearly 258,000 customers were without power, or 92% of the county.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- September 26, 2024, Trout River (tropical storm): “At least 224,000 customers were without power during the height of the storm based on the JEA outage map.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Florida Power & Light Co serves the most customers (5,976,022). Source: EIA Form 861.
Florida ranks 3rd of 3 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
June had the most (35). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Florida, city by city
20 Florida cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Jacksonville JEA
- Miami Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Tampa Tampa Electric (TECO)
- Orlando Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)
- St. Petersburg Duke Energy Florida
- Hialeah Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Port St. Lucie Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Tallahassee City of Tallahassee Utilities
- Cape Coral Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC)
- Fort Lauderdale Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Pembroke Pines Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Hollywood Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Gainesville Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
- Miramar Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Coral Springs Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Palm Bay Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- West Palm Beach Florida Power & Light (FPL)
- Clearwater Duke Energy Florida
- Lakeland Lakeland Electric
- Pompano Beach Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Florida right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Florida in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Florida?
In 2024 the average Florida electric customer was without power for 1,322 minutes (22 hours) across 1.77 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Florida utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc reported the most: 7,275 minutes per customer. Kissimmee Utility Authority reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Florida?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 208 storm episodes in Florida since 2015, most often in June (35 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Florida with Power Outages Information
Cape Coral
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 194,016
Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC)
Coral Springs
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 134,394
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Fort Lauderdale
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 182,760
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Gainesville
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 141,085
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
Hialeah
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 224,669
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Hollywood
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 153,067
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Miramar
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 134,721
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Orlando
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 307,573
Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)
Palm Bay
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 119,760
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Pembroke Pines
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 171,178
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Pompano Beach
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 112,046
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Port St. Lucie
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 204,851
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Tallahassee
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 196,169
City of Tallahassee Utilities
West Palm Beach
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 117,415
Florida Power & Light (FPL)