Power Outages in Bay County, FL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 532 customers are without power in Bay County, FL across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Florida Power & Light Co and Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Bay County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/bay-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bay County, FL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/bay-county
0.0%of this county's ~125,980 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Florida Power & Light Co, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bay Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32404 | 455 | 18 | 357 | 12 |
| 32401 | 315 | 14 | 219 | ≤11 |
| 32405 | 284 | ≤11 | 221 | ≤11 |
| 32444 | 219 | 12 | 162 | ≤11 |
| 32408 | 169 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 32413 | 164 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 32407 | 150 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 32409 | 141 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 32438 | 94 | ≤11 | 76 | 0 |
| 32437 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 32403 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Bay County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bay County right now.
Bay County has been under 125 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×21
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Storm Surge Warning ×12
- Hurricane Warning ×11
- Tropical Storm Warning ×8
Latest Bay County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 536 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 4,820 customers out (3.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 536 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,780 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 43m
Hardest-hit cities in Bay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Bay Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bay County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 88,692 customers.
The US EIA reports Florida utilities averaged 1.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 88,692 customers out) · decade average 21.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,190 | 2,891 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 1,177 | 5,675 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 1,115 | 11,379 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 792 | 88,692 | 207.0 |
| 2019 | 776 | 21,661 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 752 | 7,572 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 1,026 | 31,376 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 1,051 | 6,359 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 1,096 | 7,924 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 1,053 | 9,845 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 1,084 | 14,142 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Bay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bay County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Florida Power & Light Co14.6¢5,337,118 cust
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC18.4¢1,819,962 cust
- Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc14.9¢21,703 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 21.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Bay County: FAQ
- How often does Bay County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bay County, FL logged 1,084 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bay County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 88,692 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 31d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Bay County, FL right now?
- Yes, about 532 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Bay County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Florida Power & Light Co, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bay County.
32401, 32403, 32404, 32405, 32407, 32408, 32409, 32410, 32413, 32438, 32444, 32466
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | 0.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 1.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | 5.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12005 and /api/v1/counties/12005/history. Live data as of .