Power Outages in Gulf County, FL
Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.1 hours.
Gulf County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/florida/gulf-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gulf County, FL". https://massoutage.com/florida/gulf-county
Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~17,784 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gulf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32456 | 137 | ≤11 | 96 | ≤11 |
| 32465 | 111 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤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 Gulf County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
Gulf County has been under 108 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×20
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×16
- Tropical Storm Warning ×12
- Storm Surge Warning ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
Latest Gulf County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 335 customers out (2.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 386 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 575 customers out (4.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gulf County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gulf County went about 11.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,722 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 11.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 9,722 customers out) · decade average 18.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 244 | 1,755 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 264 | 1,318 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 272 | 4,145 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 445 | 9,722 | 129.3 |
| 2019 | 707 | 2,520 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 521 | 3,601 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 610 | 2,474 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 636 | 2,236 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 606 | 4,532 | 15.4 |
| 2024 | 576 | 4,564 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 576 | 2,799 | 11.1 |
Cost of power in Gulf County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gulf 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
- Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc14.9¢21,703 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 · 18.6 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 Gulf County: FAQ
- How often does Gulf County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gulf County, FL logged 576 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gulf County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,722 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 10d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Gulf County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gulf County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gulf County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gulf County.
32456, 32465
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 · total only | - |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | 5.6 hrs | Live · total 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/12045 and /api/v1/counties/12045/history.