Power Outages in Okaloosa County, FL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Florida Power & Light Co and Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc in Okaloosa County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Okaloosa County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/okaloosa-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Okaloosa County, FL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/okaloosa-county
No active outages are reported by Florida Power & Light Co and Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc in Okaloosa County.
100%of this county's ~117,813 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · county | 0 | 101,431 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 22,189 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Florida Power & Light Co and Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc 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 Okaloosa 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32539 | 316 | 18 | 232 | ≤11 |
| 32578 | 293 | 15 | 199 | ≤11 |
| 32547 | 254 | ≤11 | 202 | ≤11 |
| 32536 | 243 | ≤11 | 176 | ≤11 |
| 32548 | 195 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 32579 | 126 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 32541 | 113 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 32569 | 87 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 32531 | 74 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 32567 | 64 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 32580 | 48 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 32544 | ≤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 Okaloosa County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
Okaloosa County has been under 176 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×38
- Flood Warning ×31
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Storm Surge Warning ×16
- Hurricane Warning ×15
- Flood Advisory ×12
Latest Okaloosa County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 655 customers out (0.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Okaloosa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Okaloosa County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,842 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 35,842 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,153 | 3,209 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 1,168 | 4,243 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 1,122 | 11,955 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 990 | 9,539 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 1,160 | 5,490 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 823 | 35,842 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 1,012 | 7,298 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | 1,085 | 4,219 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 978 | 14,900 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 959 | 13,994 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 982 | 6,218 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Okaloosa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Okaloosa 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
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.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Okaloosa County: FAQ
- How often does Okaloosa County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Okaloosa County, FL logged 982 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Okaloosa County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,842 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 5d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Okaloosa County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Okaloosa County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Okaloosa County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Okaloosa County.
32531, 32536, 32539, 32541, 32542, 32544, 32547, 32548, 32567, 32569, 32578, 32579, 32580
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 | - |
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | 1.5 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/12091 and /api/v1/counties/12091/history.