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Power Outages in Broward County, FL

As of October 19, 2026 11:50 UTC, about 75 customers are without power in Broward County, FL across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.

Broward County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

75 customers without power

0.0% of Broward County · across 1 reported incident.

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Live status by utility · Broward County

71%of this county's ~1,398,948 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Florida Power & Light CoLive · county75989,0830.0%---
Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)Live · county0540.0%---

Florida Power & Light Co and Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Active outages in Broward County4

Individual outages as listed by Florida Power & Light Co, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.

CustomersCauseCrew statusUtility ETRStartedUtility
37Damage to equipment-October 19, 2026 15:00 UTCFlorida Power & Light Co
20Damage to equipment-October 19, 2026 12:45 UTCFlorida Power & Light Co
8Under investigation-October 19, 2026 14:45 UTCFlorida Power & Light Co
3Under investigation--Florida Power & Light Co

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Broward 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.

Power-dependent
13,935
Oxygen service
2,873
Dialysis (facility)
2,247
Home health / hospice
2,081
By ZIP code (53)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
330275792933717
333114871927617
333214641829514
3302444415272≤11
33322435≤1127513
33023418≤11239≤11
33063410≤11268≤11
3302137620226≤11
33025344≤11202≤11
33313335≤1118913
33319334≤11197≤11
3306432813227≤11
33312294≤11175≤11
3306529312194≤11
3300929214183≤11
33442285≤11201≤11
33324273≤11177≤11
3330826214167≤11
33026261≤11146≤11
33069259≤11164≤11
33060245≤11158≤11
33020232≤11146≤11
33317228≤11139≤11
3306222821143≤11
33068217≤11133≤11
3302921712120≤11
3307120314116≤11
33351192≤1199≤11
33066192≤11133≤11
33441189≤11123≤11
33334171≤11111≤11
33309170≤1193≤11
33325168≤11106≤11
33328165≤11113≤11
33076160≤1192≤11
33314138≤1195≤11
33326134≤1166≤11
33331131≤1166≤11
33004127≤1187≤11
33019122≤1173≤11
33028117≤1165≤11
33067113≤1163≤11
33073110≤1171≤11
33304103≤1173≤11
33323101≤1155≤11
3333099≤1151≤11
3330577≤11440
33301721229≤11
3331570≤1151≤11
3331663≤1133≤11
3332762≤1139≤11
3333229≤11120
3330626≤11140

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Broward County, FL

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Broward County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Rip Current StatementMODERATE
  • High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Broward County

Broward County has been under 101 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a High Surf Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Flood Advisory ×39
  • Rip Current Statement ×19
  • Coastal Flood Statement ×18
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×11
  • Special Weather Statement ×6
  • Flash Flood Warning ×6

Latest Broward County, FL outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 35m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 511 customers out (0.0% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 24m

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 365 customers out

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,828 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 5m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 560 customers out (0.0% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 6d 6h

Outage trend · Broward County, FL
75customers out · peak 515
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 11:40 UTC
Broward County, FL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 515 customers out; latest 75 as of Oct 19, 2026 11:40 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.020040060012 PM6 PMOct 196 AM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Broward County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Broward Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Broward County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,298,256 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 1.8 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Broward County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.4h, 2016 1.6h, 2017 44.6h, 2018 1.4h, 2019 1.3h, 2020 1.6h, 2021 1.1h, 2022 1.4h, 2023 1.8h, 2024 1.3h, 2025 1.8h. Highlighted: 2017.02040601.4h20151.6h201644.6h20171.4h20181.3h20191.6h20201.1h20211.4h20221.8h20231.3h20241.8h2025
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Worst year here was 2017 (peak 1,298,256 customers out) · decade average 5.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20156724,7051.4
20165627,0581.6
2017401,298,25644.6
20182827,5791.4
20192433,6911.3
20201931,6541.6
20213429,5751.1
20222021,0331.4
20232361,4551.8
2024815,9291.3
20253828,9481.8

Cost of power in Broward County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Broward 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.

14.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 37% since 2015
vs Florida avg 15.0¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 4, 20171,298,25616d 15h
September 17, 202361,45531d 4h
June 2, 201737,63134d 11h
March 18, 201933,69113d 23h
June 14, 202031,654189d
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High hurricanes exposure · 5.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery High
FloodingVery High
TornadoRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
Strong windRelatively Moderate
WildfireRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Broward County: FAQ

How often does Broward County, FL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Broward County, FL logged 38 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Broward County, FL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,298,256 customers without power, beginning September 4, 2017 and lasting about 16d 15h.
Is there a power outage in Broward County, FL right now?
Yes, about 75 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Broward County, FL?
Tracked electric providers include Florida Power & Light Co.
Nearby counties
Collier CountyHendry CountyMiami-Dade CountyPalm Beach County
Cities & towns in Broward County

Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Davie, Sunrise, Plantation, Deerfield Beach, Lauderhill, Tamarac, Weston, Margate, Coconut Creek, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Hallandale Beach. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Broward County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Broward County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Broward County (showing 40 of 55).

33004, 33009, 33019, 33020, 33021, 33022, 33023, 33024, 33025, 33026, 33027, 33028, 33029, 33060, 33062, 33063, 33064, 33065, 33066, 33067, 33068, 33069, 33071, 33073, 33076, 33301, 33304, 33305, 33306, 33308, 33309, 33311, 33312, 33313, 33314, 33315, 33316, 33317, 33319, 33321

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Florida Power & Light Co0.8 hrsLive · county-
Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)-Live · county-

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/12011 and /api/v1/counties/12011/history. Live data as of .