Power Outages in Hamilton County, FL
Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.8 hours.
Hamilton County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/hamilton-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hamilton County, FL". https://massoutage.com/florida/hamilton-county
Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,802 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hamilton 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32052 | 80 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 32096 | 53 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 32053 | 45 | ≤11 | 33 | 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 Hamilton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hamilton County right now.
Hamilton County has been under 33 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Flood Watch ×7
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest Hamilton County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 287 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 677 customers out (7.6% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 242 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 693 customers out (7.8% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 101 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 139 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hamilton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hamilton County went about 4.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,888 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 4.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 8,888 customers out) · decade average 30.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 495 | 4,340 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | 451 | 2,761 | 15.4 |
| 2017 | 549 | 8,888 | 47.0 |
| 2018 | 568 | 1,608 | 7.6 |
| 2019 | 569 | 2,512 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 513 | 2,630 | 8.7 |
| 2021 | 496 | 6,920 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 558 | 2,887 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 570 | 7,855 | 95.7 |
| 2024 | 538 | 8,888 | 131.6 |
| 2025 | 666 | 929 | 4.8 |
Cost of power in Hamilton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hamilton 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
- Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc17.6¢26,174 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 · 30.3 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 Hamilton County: FAQ
- How often does Hamilton County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hamilton County, FL logged 666 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hamilton County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,888 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2017 and lasting about 8d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Hamilton County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hamilton County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hamilton County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hamilton County.
32052, 32053
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 | - |
| Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc | 3.5 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/12047 and /api/v1/counties/12047/history.