Power Outages in Columbia County, FL
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Columbia County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Columbia County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Columbia County.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Columbia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbia County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 44,341 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 34,768 customers out) · decade average 17.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 840 | 6,988 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 802 | 12,539 | 12.0 |
| 2017 | 916 | 44,341 | 37.3 |
| 2018 | 985 | 10,126 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 1,013 | 12,844 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 948 | 12,414 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 941 | 7,265 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 928 | 6,324 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 877 | 30,854 | 30.3 |
| 2024 | 800 | 34,768 | 84.1 |
| 2025 | 964 | 5,672 | 2.3 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 17.6 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 Columbia County: FAQ
- How often does Columbia County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbia County, FL logged 964 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbia County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 44,341 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2017 and lasting about 8d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Columbia County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Columbia County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Columbia County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbia County.
32024, 32025, 32038, 32055, 32061, 32096
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/12023 and /api/v1/counties/12023/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers).