Power Outages in Citrus County, FL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Citrus County, FL across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc and Withlacoochee River Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Citrus County, FL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/citrus-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Citrus County, FL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/citrus-county
Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.
0.0%of this county's ~110,218 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Citrus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34446 | 395 | ≤11 | 326 | ≤11 |
| 34465 | 370 | ≤11 | 304 | ≤11 |
| 34442 | 324 | ≤11 | 270 | ≤11 |
| 34448 | 232 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 34450 | 218 | ≤11 | 186 | ≤11 |
| 34461 | 202 | ≤11 | 169 | 0 |
| 34452 | 196 | ≤11 | 172 | ≤11 |
| 34453 | 193 | ≤11 | 153 | ≤11 |
| 34434 | 181 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 34428 | 169 | ≤11 | 144 | ≤11 |
| 34436 | 163 | ≤11 | 137 | ≤11 |
| 34429 | 152 | ≤11 | 126 | ≤11 |
| 34433 | 144 | ≤11 | 113 | ≤11 |
| 34423 | ≤11 | 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 Citrus County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Citrus County right now.
Citrus County has been under 46 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 13, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×38
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tornado Warning ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Citrus 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 Citrus Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Citrus County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 58,209 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 2.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 58,209 customers out) · decade average 10.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 996 | 12,484 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 1,035 | 17,852 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 876 | 58,209 | 51.2 |
| 2018 | 1,053 | 5,597 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 911 | 7,980 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 1,039 | 6,062 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 1,037 | 11,325 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 1,058 | 15,657 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 890 | 11,504 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 882 | 44,789 | 33.6 |
| 2025 | 1,046 | 15,076 | 2.9 |
Cost of power in Citrus County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Citrus 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.
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC18.4¢1,819,962 cust
- Sumter Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢240,241 cust
- Withlacoochee River Elec Coop13.7¢231,677 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 · 10.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Citrus County: FAQ
- How often does Citrus County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Citrus County, FL logged 1,046 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Citrus County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 58,209 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2017 and lasting about 10d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Citrus County, FL right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Citrus County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Citrus County.
34428, 34429, 34433, 34434, 34436, 34442, 34445, 34446, 34448, 34450, 34452, 34453, 34461, 34465, 34487
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 1.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/12017 and /api/v1/counties/12017/history. Live data as of .