Power Outages in Hillsborough County, FL
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Hillsborough County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Hillsborough County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Hillsborough County.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Hillsborough County has been under 78 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 1, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×40
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Rip Current Statement ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Tsunami Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Hillsborough County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Tampano active outage
- Plant Cityno active outage
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.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 520,308 customers out) · decade average 7.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 556 | 15,634 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 564 | 26,300 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 507 | 257,105 | 18.7 |
| 2018 | 491 | 23,752 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 482 | 17,160 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 542 | 16,420 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 327 | 13,971 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 569 | 217,144 | 9.2 |
| 2023 | 664 | 15,953 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 436 | 520,308 | 39.4 |
| 2025 | 437 | 9,053 | 1.2 |
Very High hurricanes exposure · 7.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hillsborough County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hillsborough County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Tampa, Plant City. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hillsborough County level shown above.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12057 and /api/v1/counties/12057/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers).