Power Outages in Highlands County, FL
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 35 customers are without power in Highlands County, FL across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Highlands County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Highlands County right now.
Highlands County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 13, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Heat Advisory ×1
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 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 500 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Highlands 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 Highlands Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Highlands County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 52,875 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 52,875 customers out) · decade average 37.1 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 | 52,875 | 220.4 |
| 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 | 50,689 | 96.6 |
| 2023 | 898 | 3,281 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 911 | 51,117 | 64.5 |
| 2025 | 898 | 9,492 | 2.8 |
Very High high winds exposure · 37.1 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 52,875 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2017 and lasting about 19d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Highlands County, FL right now?
- Yes — about 35 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Highlands County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12055 and /api/v1/counties/12055/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers). Live data as of .