Power Outages in Lafayette County, FL
As of October 19, 2026 03:45 UTC, no outages are reported by Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc, Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) in Lafayette County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.1 hours.
Lafayette County, FL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- October 19, 2026 03:45 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lafayette County, FL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/lafayette-county
No active outages are reported by Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc, Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) in Lafayette County.
52%of this county's ~8,694 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 3,631 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · county | 0 | 867 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) | Live · county | 0 | 43 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc, Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lafayette 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32008 | 90 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 32066 | 54 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 32013 | ≤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 Lafayette County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lafayette County right now.
Lafayette County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Tornado Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Lafayette County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 382 customers out (8.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 46m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 99 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 349 customers out (7.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 79 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 338 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Lafayette County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lafayette County went about 4.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,645 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 4.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,645 customers out) · decade average 33.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 422 | 4,467 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 329 | 3,060 | 8.7 |
| 2017 | 514 | 4,645 | 91.4 |
| 2018 | 517 | 2,527 | 12.7 |
| 2019 | 484 | 3,161 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 438 | 898 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 427 | 4,645 | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 459 | 1,118 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 523 | 4,645 | 116.1 |
| 2024 | 552 | 4,540 | 105.9 |
| 2025 | 537 | 1,238 | 4.1 |
Cost of power in Lafayette County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lafayette 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.
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC18.4¢1,819,962 cust
- Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc15.2¢32,972 cust
- Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc17.6¢26,174 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 · 33.4 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 Lafayette County: FAQ
- How often does Lafayette County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lafayette County, FL logged 537 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lafayette County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,645 customers without power, beginning November 8, 2021 and lasting about 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lafayette County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lafayette County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lafayette County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lafayette County.
32008, 32013, 32066
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 1.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc | 2.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc | 3.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/12067 and /api/v1/counties/12067/history.