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Power Outages in Hillsborough County, FL

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Hillsborough County, FL across 3 reported incidents. Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Tampa Electric Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Peace River Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.

Hillsborough County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

3 customers without power

Across 3 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 03:10 UTC (utility's estimate)

Not counted: no live feed for Peace River Electric Coop, Inc.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Hillsborough County

0.0%of this county's ~735,451 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: 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, Tampa Electric Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Duke Energy Florida, LLCLive · total onlynot by county------
Tampa Electric CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Peace River Electric Coop, IncNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Hillsborough 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.

Power-dependent
12,534
Oxygen service
2,546
Dialysis (facility)
1,496
Home health / hospice
2,434
By ZIP code (54)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
335736812645616
3361041217273≤11
3351140317265≤11
3361237417227≤11
3360435017228≤11
3359434115224≤11
3357833816215≤11
3361532520199≤11
33614306≤11202≤11
3361728814173≤11
3358427914206≤11
33570278≤11184≤11
33624275≤11171≤11
3364726716163≤11
3361926612168≤11
33596258≤11162≤11
33510257≤11170≤11
33565256≤11192≤11
33579251≤11159≤11
33613239≤11158≤11
33598235≤11153≤11
33572230≤11142≤11
3356323012176≤11
3360722813146≤11
3356922712156≤11
3361822515128≤11
33566219≤11162≤11
33611217≤11140≤11
33556204≤11136≤11
33558177≤1197≤11
33625168≤11102≤11
33605168≤11104≤11
33549168≤11108≤11
33592166≤11122≤11
33547160≤11113≤11
33602156≤1196≤11
33626152≤1193≤11
33527131≤1192≤11
33629129≤11630
33634128≤11830
33603122≤11820
33534110≤1187≤11
33635107≤1172≤11
3355999≤1166≤11
3361697≤1166≤11
3363793058≤11
3356793≤1169≤11
3360984≤1151≤11
3360677≤1138≤11
3354877≤1142≤11
33677≤110≤110
33621≤110≤11≤11
33620≤11000
33550≤110≤11≤11

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Hillsborough County, FL

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Hillsborough County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

No active NWS alerts for Hillsborough County right now.

Recent NWS alert activity · Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 11, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×12
  • Rip Current Statement ×6
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
  • Flood Warning ×4
  • Flood Advisory ×4
  • High Surf Advisory ×4

Latest Hillsborough County, FL outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 25m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 551 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 40m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,482 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 34m

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026

  7. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 1,136 customers out

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026

Outage trend · Hillsborough County, FL
3customers out · peak 2,496
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Hillsborough County, FL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 2,496 customers out; latest 3 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.01k2k3kOct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Hillsborough County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hillsborough Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Hillsborough County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 520,308 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 1.2 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Hillsborough County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.9h, 2016 1.6h, 2017 18.7h, 2018 1.3h, 2019 1.2h, 2020 1.2h, 2021 1.4h, 2022 9.2h, 2023 1.0h, 2024 39.4h, 2025 1.2h. Highlighted: 2024.0102030400.9h20151.6h201618.7h20171.3h20181.2h20191.2h20201.4h20219.2h20221.0h202339.4h20241.2h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 520,308 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201555615,6340.9
201656426,3001.6
2017507257,10518.7
201849123,7521.3
201948217,1601.2
202054216,4201.2
202132713,9711.4
2022569217,1449.2
202366415,9531.0
2024436520,30839.4
20254379,0531.2

Cost of power in Hillsborough County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Hillsborough 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.

17.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 45% since 2015
vs Florida avg 15.0¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 27, 2024520,30830d 14h
September 9, 2017257,10514d 18h
September 27, 2022217,14411d 19h
September 25, 202496,0262d 15h
August 31, 201626,3005d 4h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High hurricanes exposure · 7.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery High
TornadoVery High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
Strong windRelatively Moderate
WildfireRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Hillsborough County: FAQ

How often does Hillsborough County, FL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Hillsborough County, FL logged 437 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Hillsborough County, FL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 520,308 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 30d 14h.
Is there a power outage in Hillsborough County, FL right now?
Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Hillsborough County, FL?
Tracked electric providers include Tampa Electric Co.
Nearby counties
Hardee CountyManatee CountyPasco CountyPinellas County
Cities & towns in Hillsborough County

Tampa, Plant City. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hillsborough County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Hillsborough County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hillsborough County (showing 40 of 55).

33503, 33510, 33511, 33527, 33530, 33534, 33547, 33548, 33549, 33550, 33556, 33558, 33559, 33563, 33565, 33566, 33567, 33569, 33570, 33572, 33573, 33578, 33579, 33584, 33592, 33594, 33596, 33598, 33602, 33603, 33604, 33605, 33606, 33607, 33609, 33610, 33611, 33612, 33613, 33614

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Duke Energy Florida, LLC1.4 hrsLive · total only-
Peace River Electric Coop, Inc2.6 hrsNo live feed-
Tampa Electric Co1.9 hrsLive · 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/12057 and /api/v1/counties/12057/history. Live data as of .