Power Outages in Charlotte County, FL
Is there a power outage in Charlotte County, FL right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Charlotte County, FL across 1 reported incident.
Charlotte County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/florida/charlotte-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Charlotte County, FL", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/charlotte-county
Report an outage in Charlotte County, FL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Florida Power & Light Co and Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~137,611 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · county | 1 | 146,987 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) | Live · county | 0 | 909 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
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.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Charlotte 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33950 | 457 | 17 | 309 | ≤11 |
| 33952 | 423 | 19 | 325 | ≤11 |
| 33948 | 279 | ≤11 | 202 | ≤11 |
| 33983 | 274 | 13 | 199 | ≤11 |
| 34224 | 271 | ≤11 | 217 | ≤11 |
| 33981 | 222 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 33980 | 222 | 13 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 33982 | 220 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 33955 | 200 | ≤11 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 33947 | 182 | ≤11 | 140 | 0 |
| 33953 | 163 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 33954 | 158 | ≤11 | 108 | ≤11 |
| 33946 | 40 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 33921 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Charlotte County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Charlotte County right now.
Charlotte County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 11, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×6
- High Surf Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Charlotte 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 Charlotte Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Charlotte County went about 1.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 129,889 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 1.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 125,744 customers out) · decade average 21.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 739 | 5,854 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 650 | 10,916 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 594 | 129,889 | 47.5 |
| 2018 | 694 | 6,510 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 674 | 5,747 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 669 | 10,120 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 637 | 29,703 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 479 | 125,744 | 131.6 |
| 2023 | 510 | 7,277 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 461 | 97,120 | 34.9 |
| 2025 | 328 | 11,076 | 1.7 |
Cost of power in Charlotte County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Charlotte 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
- Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)14.2¢236,578 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 21.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Charlotte County: FAQ
- How often does Charlotte County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Charlotte County, FL logged 328 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Charlotte County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 129,889 customers without power, beginning September 7, 2017 and lasting about 14d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Charlotte County, FL right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:10 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Charlotte County, FL across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Charlotte County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Florida Power & Light Co, Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Charlotte County.
33946, 33947, 33948, 33950, 33952, 33953, 33954, 33955, 33980, 33981, 33982, 33983, 34224
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Charlotte County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Florida →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | 0.8 hrs | Live · 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/12015 and /api/v1/counties/12015/history. Live data as of .