Power Outages in Gilchrist County, FL
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) in Gilchrist County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Gilchrist County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gilchrist County, FL", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/gilchrist-county
No active outages are reported by Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) in Gilchrist County.
74%of this county's ~14,329 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 8,745 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 1,854 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) | Live · county | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gilchrist 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32693 | 165 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 32619 | 86 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤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 Gilchrist County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gilchrist County right now.
Gilchrist County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×14
- Flood Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Tornado Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Gilchrist County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 132 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,309 customers out (10% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gilchrist County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gilchrist County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,171 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 11,171 customers out) · decade average 19.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 587 | 4,099 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 668 | 6,667 | 15.3 |
| 2017 | 684 | 9,003 | 41.6 |
| 2018 | 523 | 3,455 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 669 | 6,498 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | 665 | 5,037 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 773 | 3,254 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 770 | 1,848 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 798 | 8,886 | 35.3 |
| 2024 | 793 | 11,171 | 89.1 |
| 2025 | 835 | 1,514 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Gilchrist County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gilchrist 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
- Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL)14.0¢173,966 cust
- Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc15.2¢32,972 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 19.5 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 Gilchrist County: FAQ
- How often does Gilchrist County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gilchrist County, FL logged 835 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gilchrist County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,171 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 8d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Gilchrist County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gilchrist County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gilchrist County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc, Duke Energy Florida, LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gilchrist County.
32619, 32693
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 · county | - |
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) | 3.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/12041 and /api/v1/counties/12041/history.