Power Outages in Escambia County, FL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 12,384 customers are without power in Escambia County, FL across 1 reported incident. Florida Power & Light Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.6 hours.
Escambia County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/escambia-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Escambia County, FL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/escambia-county
Out for ~5 days. Most outages this size in Escambia County are back by now.
Historical average from 35 past outages here, an estimate, not a utility ETA. How long do outages usually last?
0.0%of this county's ~162,996 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Florida Power & Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Escambia 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32526 | 443 | ≤11 | 309 | ≤11 |
| 32514 | 353 | ≤11 | 253 | ≤11 |
| 32506 | 340 | ≤11 | 246 | ≤11 |
| 32533 | 320 | ≤11 | 231 | ≤11 |
| 32505 | 289 | ≤11 | 212 | ≤11 |
| 32503 | 278 | ≤11 | 172 | ≤11 |
| 32507 | 249 | ≤11 | 178 | ≤11 |
| 32504 | 188 | ≤11 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 32534 | 174 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 32501 | 121 | ≤11 | 79 | ≤11 |
| 32577 | 68 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 32535 | 67 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 32561 | 63 | ≤11 | 44 | 0 |
| 32502 | 33 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 32568 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 32591 | ≤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 Escambia County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
Escambia County has been under 132 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×36
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Hurricane Warning ×15
- Storm Surge Warning ×15
- Flood Watch ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×8
Latest Escambia County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 32,221 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 55,166 customers out (30% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 21m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 520 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,254 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 998 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 26m
Hardest-hit cities in Escambia 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 Escambia Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Escambia County went about 1.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 156,882 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 1.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 156,882 customers out) · decade average 8.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,054 | 6,802 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 1,026 | 18,448 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 861 | 10,973 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 794 | 17,396 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 979 | 4,959 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 639 | 156,882 | 66.1 |
| 2021 | 827 | 24,289 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 845 | 5,276 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 726 | 24,650 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 720 | 71,216 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 727 | 11,200 | 1.6 |
Cost of power in Escambia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Escambia 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
- Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc15.9¢12,199 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 · 8.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Escambia County: FAQ
- How often does Escambia County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Escambia County, FL logged 727 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Escambia County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 156,882 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 17d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Escambia County, FL right now?
- Yes, about 12,384 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Escambia County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co.
Pensacola. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Escambia County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Escambia County.
32501, 32502, 32503, 32504, 32505, 32506, 32507, 32508, 32509, 32511, 32512, 32514, 32526, 32533, 32534, 32535, 32561, 32568, 32577
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 | - |
| Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | - | Outages 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/12033 and /api/v1/counties/12033/history. Live data as of .