Power Outages in Alachua County, FL
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Alachua County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Alachua County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Alachua County.
No active NWS alerts for Alachua County right now.
Alachua County has been under 225 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 31, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×110
- Heat Advisory ×49
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×31
- Flood Advisory ×21
- Extreme Heat Warning ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Alachua County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Gainesvilleno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alachua County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 89,495 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 89,495 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 824 | 15,027 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 706 | 14,974 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 559 | 67,722 | 16.0 |
| 2018 | 828 | 7,589 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 987 | 12,350 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 1,067 | 21,028 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 1,226 | 6,309 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 1,392 | 13,256 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 1,126 | 15,349 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 1,290 | 89,495 | 18.7 |
| 2025 | 1,613 | 7,505 | 0.9 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Alachua County: FAQ
- How often does Alachua County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alachua County, FL logged 1,613 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alachua County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 89,495 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 8d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Alachua County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Alachua County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Alachua County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Gainesville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Alachua County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alachua County.
32601, 32603, 32605, 32606, 32607, 32608, 32609, 32610, 32612, 32615, 32616, 32618, 32631, 32640, 32641, 32643, 32653, 32658, 32667, 32669, 32694
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12001 and /api/v1/counties/12001/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers).