Power Outages in DeSoto County, FL
Florida Power & Light Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Peace River Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.3 hours.
DeSoto County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/florida/desoto-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in DeSoto County, FL". https://massoutage.com/florida/desoto-county
Florida Power & Light Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Peace River Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~30,196 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Peace River Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Florida Power & Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peace River Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in DeSoto 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34266 | 293 | 14 | 221 | ≤11 |
| 34269 | 98 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
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 DeSoto County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for DeSoto County right now.
DeSoto County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on September 22, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in DeSoto County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in DeSoto County went about 1.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,129 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 1.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 18,738 customers out) · decade average 17.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 603 | 6,554 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 641 | 3,022 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 578 | 21,129 | 61.6 |
| 2018 | 588 | 2,841 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 601 | 2,626 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 557 | 3,046 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 571 | 2,652 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 533 | 18,738 | 96.9 |
| 2023 | 602 | 2,691 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 558 | 6,693 | 18.6 |
| 2025 | 384 | 2,400 | 1.3 |
Cost of power in DeSoto County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for DeSoto 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
- Peace River Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢62,018 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.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 17.7 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 DeSoto County: FAQ
- How often does DeSoto County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, DeSoto County, FL logged 384 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in DeSoto County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,129 customers without power, beginning September 9, 2017 and lasting about 12d.
- Is there a power outage in DeSoto County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for DeSoto County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within DeSoto County.
34266, 34267, 34268, 34269
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | 0.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Peace River Electric Coop, Inc | 2.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
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/12027 and /api/v1/counties/12027/history.