Power Outages in Okeechobee County, FL
Florida Power & Light Co and Glades Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Okeechobee County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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Florida Power & Light Co and Glades Electric Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~48,155 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Florida Power & Light Co, Glades Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glades Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Okeechobee 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34972 | 181 | ≤11 | 143 | ≤11 |
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 Okeechobee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Okeechobee County right now.
Okeechobee County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Okeechobee County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,526 customers out (6.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 569 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Okeechobee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Okeechobee County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,223 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 2.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 18,223 customers out) · decade average 15.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 663 | 5,789 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 653 | 5,713 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 585 | 18,223 | 89.9 |
| 2018 | 631 | 3,891 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 653 | 2,892 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 655 | 5,041 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 641 | 3,903 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 572 | 17,430 | 30.1 |
| 2023 | 600 | 4,407 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 567 | 8,011 | 16.3 |
| 2025 | 560 | 11,776 | 2.1 |
Cost of power in Okeechobee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Okeechobee 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
- Glades Electric Coop, Inc18.3¢14,819 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 · 15.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Okeechobee County: FAQ
- How often does Okeechobee County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Okeechobee County, FL logged 560 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Okeechobee County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,223 customers without power, beginning September 9, 2017 and lasting about 10d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Okeechobee County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Okeechobee County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Okeechobee County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Florida Power & Light Co, Glades Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Okeechobee County.
34972
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 | - |
| Glades Electric Coop, Inc | 7.1 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/12093 and /api/v1/counties/12093/history.