Power Outages in Citrus County, FL
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 17 customers are without power in Citrus County, FL across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Citrus County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Citrus County right now.
Citrus County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Citrus County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,048 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,371 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 769 customers out
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.
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 |
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 17 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Citrus County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12017 and /api/v1/counties/12017/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers). Live data as of .