Power Outages in Holmes County, FL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Holmes County, FL across 1 reported incident. Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co and West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.9 hours.
Holmes County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/holmes-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Holmes County, FL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/holmes-county
0.0%of this county's ~11,343 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co, West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Holmes 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32425 | 209 | ≤11 | 176 | ≤11 |
| 32464 | 65 | ≤11 | 52 | 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 Holmes County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Holmes County right now.
Holmes County has been under 56 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×15
- Tropical Storm Warning ×8
- Flood Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Latest Holmes County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 2h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 121 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 407 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 833 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,394 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,400 customers out (19% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 44m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 314 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Holmes 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 Holmes Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Holmes County went about 7.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,622 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 7.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 6,622 customers out) · decade average 8.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 493 | 2,070 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 536 | 1,437 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 456 | 1,683 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 584 | 6,622 | 43.9 |
| 2019 | 295 | 2,174 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 478 | 3,096 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 557 | 2,903 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 588 | 4,911 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 655 | 1,621 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 566 | 3,538 | 6.3 |
| 2025 | 694 | 4,622 | 7.9 |
Cost of power in Holmes County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Holmes 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
- Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc14.0¢59,407 cust
- West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc16.7¢26,632 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 8.2 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 Holmes County: FAQ
- How often does Holmes County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Holmes County, FL logged 694 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Holmes County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,622 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 6d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Holmes County, FL right now?
- Yes, about 3 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Holmes County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co, West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Holmes County.
32425, 32464
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 | - |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | 6.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | 1.5 hrs | 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/12059 and /api/v1/counties/12059/history. Live data as of .