Power Outages in Hernando County, FL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hernando County, FL across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc and Withlacoochee River Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Hernando County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/hernando-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hernando County, FL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/hernando-county
0.0%of this county's ~105,525 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hernando 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34609 | 566 | 14 | 458 | ≤11 |
| 34606 | 497 | 14 | 397 | ≤11 |
| 34613 | 496 | ≤11 | 400 | ≤11 |
| 34608 | 461 | ≤11 | 382 | ≤11 |
| 34601 | 374 | 12 | 304 | ≤11 |
| 34604 | 143 | ≤11 | 117 | ≤11 |
| 34614 | 137 | ≤11 | 101 | ≤11 |
| 34607 | 131 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 34602 | 117 | ≤11 | 86 | 0 |
| 34661 | ≤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 Hernando County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hernando County right now.
Hernando County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Hernando County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,618 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,027 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hernando 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 Hernando Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hernando County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 58,050 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 58,050 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,115 | 14,714 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 1,146 | 13,783 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 634 | 8,883 | 10.4 |
| 2018 | 1,098 | 7,700 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 1,105 | 26,419 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 1,162 | 12,584 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 1,240 | 4,154 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 1,203 | 8,299 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 1,154 | 10,801 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 1,045 | 58,050 | 29.8 |
| 2025 | 1,195 | 4,555 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Hernando County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hernando 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
- Sumter Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢240,241 cust
- Withlacoochee River Elec Coop13.7¢231,677 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 · 5.3 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 Hernando County: FAQ
- How often does Hernando County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hernando County, FL logged 1,195 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hernando County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 58,050 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2024 and lasting about 18d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Hernando County, FL right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hernando County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hernando County.
34601, 34602, 34604, 34606, 34607, 34608, 34609, 34613, 34614, 34661
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 | - |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/12053 and /api/v1/counties/12053/history. Live data as of .