Power Outages in Monroe County, FL
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc, Utility Board of the City of Key West, F and Florida Power & Light Co in Monroe County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Monroe County, FL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/monroe-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monroe County, FL", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/monroe-county
No active outages are reported by Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc, Utility Board of the City of Key West, F and Florida Power & Light Co in Monroe County.
89%of this county's ~75,084 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 34,497 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Utility Board of the City of Key West, F | Live · county | 0 | 32,252 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 90 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc, Utility Board of the City of Key West, F and Florida Power & Light Co 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 Monroe 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33040 | 140 | ≤11 | 85 | 0 |
| 33037 | 98 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 33050 | 61 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 33042 | 38 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 33070 | 33 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 33036 | 28 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 33043 | 26 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 34141 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 33051 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 33001 | ≤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 Monroe County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood StatementMINOR
Monroe County has been under 128 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×78
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×21
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Coastal Flood Warning ×9
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Monroe County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,907 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,395 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 627 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 637 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Monroe County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 51,336 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 1.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 51,336 customers out) · decade average 6.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 572 | 5,963 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 550 | 1,826 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 609 | 51,336 | 49.8 |
| 2018 | 582 | 27,868 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 819 | 33,685 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 566 | 15,588 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 610 | 31,166 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 722 | 9,701 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 995 | 46,249 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 1,026 | 9,796 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 864 | 32,109 | 1.5 |
Cost of power in Monroe County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Monroe 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
- Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL)14.2¢236,578 cust
- Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc13.9¢29,098 cust
- Utility Board of the City of Key West, F15.1¢27,460 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 High hurricanes exposure · 6.1 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 Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, FL logged 864 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 51,336 customers without power, beginning September 8, 2017 and lasting about 23d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Monroe County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc, Utility Board of the City of Key West, F.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County.
33001, 33036, 33037, 33040, 33042, 33043, 33050, 33051, 33070
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 · county | - |
| Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc | 0.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Utility Board of the City of Key West, F | 0.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) | - | 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/12087 and /api/v1/counties/12087/history.