Power Outages in Highlands County, FL
Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Florida Power & Light Co and Glades Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy and Peace River Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Highlands County, FL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Highlands County, FL". https://massoutage.com/florida/highlands-county
Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Florida Power & Light Co and Glades Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Duke Energy and Peace River Electric Coop, Inc: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~64,712 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Duke Energy, Peace River Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Florida Power & Light Co, Glades 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glades Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peace River Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Highlands 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33870 | 485 | 12 | 379 | ≤11 |
| 33825 | 413 | 12 | 324 | ≤11 |
| 33852 | 373 | ≤11 | 299 | ≤11 |
| 33872 | 316 | ≤11 | 257 | ≤11 |
| 33875 | 186 | ≤11 | 141 | ≤11 |
| 33876 | 112 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 33857 | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 33960 | ≤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 Highlands County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Highlands County right now.
Highlands County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on September 20, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Highlands County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 756 customers out (1.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Highlands County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Highlands County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 39,050 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 39,050 customers out) · decade average 33.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 960 | 3,693 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 918 | 3,540 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 850 | 39,050 | 190.3 |
| 2018 | 868 | 4,174 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 992 | 5,637 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 983 | 4,623 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 1,032 | 5,817 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 927 | 39,050 | 86.4 |
| 2023 | 898 | 3,281 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 911 | 39,050 | 59.5 |
| 2025 | 898 | 9,492 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Highlands County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Highlands 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
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC18.4¢1,819,962 cust
- Peace River Electric Coop, Inc12.8¢62,018 cust
- Glades Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢14,819 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 high winds exposure · 33.0 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 Highlands County: FAQ
- How often does Highlands County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Highlands County, FL logged 898 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Highlands County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 39,050 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2024 and lasting about 7d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Highlands County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Highlands County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Highlands County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Glades Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Highlands County.
33825, 33852, 33857, 33870, 33872, 33875, 33876, 33960
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 | - |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 1.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Peace River Electric Coop, Inc | 2.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Glades Electric Coop, Inc | 7.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
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/12055 and /api/v1/counties/12055/history.