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Power Outages in Pinellas County, FL

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 12 customers are without power in Pinellas County, FL across 1 reported incident. Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Tampa Electric Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Duke Energy, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.

Pinellas County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

12 customers without power

Across 1 reported incident.

Not counted: no live feed for Duke Energy.

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Live status by utility · Pinellas County

0.0%of this county's ~570,020 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

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We can't see outages for: Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Tampa Electric Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Duke Energy Florida, LLCLive · total onlynot by county------
Tampa Electric CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Duke EnergyNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Pinellas 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.

Power-dependent
9,803
Oxygen service
1,738
Dialysis (facility)
1,040
Home health / hospice
1,853
By ZIP code (48)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
3377142520316≤11
3469840619284≤11
34684325≤11231≤11
33709325≤11243≤11
34689324≤11235≤11
3375631714209≤11
33781305≤11240≤11
3376429415206≤11
33782275≤11209≤11
33770264≤11192≤11
33772262≤11207≤11
33710260≤11181≤11
33763258≤11192≤11
33707253≤111690
34683252≤11160≤11
33702241≤111800
33755226≤11148≤11
33761217≤11160≤11
33705217≤11141≤11
33712212≤11125≤11
33714210≤11153≤11
33713199≤11147≤11
33774190≤11132≤11
33778182≤11141≤11
33759168≤11129≤11
34677164≤11109≤11
33777162≤11113≤11
33701158≤1198≤11
34695155≤11115≤11
33773151≤11113≤11
33711151≤1194≤11
34685145≤1197≤11
33776128≤1178≤11
33708124≤1184≤11
33703118≤1184≤11
33765115≤1179≤11
33760106≤1174≤11
33767103≤1163≤11
3370694≤1168≤11
3468884054≤11
3370480≤1146≤11
3371567044≤11
3378544≤11250
3371642≤1131≤11
3376241≤11260
34681≤110≤110
33786≤110≤110
33744≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Pinellas County, FL

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Pinellas County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Pinellas County

Pinellas County has been under 28 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 17, 2026.

  • Rip Current Statement ×6
  • Flood Advisory ×6
  • Special Weather Statement ×5
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
  • High Surf Advisory ×4
  • Flood Watch ×1

Latest Pinellas County, FL outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 20m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,228 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 39m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,379 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 15m

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  7. GREW

    Outage grew to 2,704 customers out (0.5% of the county)

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 714 customers out (0.1% of the county)

Outage trend · Pinellas County, FL
12customers out · peak 81
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Pinellas County, FL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 81 customers out; latest 12 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0255075100Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Pinellas County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Pinellas Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Pinellas County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 361,147 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 2.9 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Pinellas County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.6h, 2016 5.0h, 2017 112.7h, 2018 4.3h, 2019 3.1h, 2020 4.9h, 2021 3.1h, 2022 25.8h, 2023 4.0h, 2024 138.2h, 2025 2.9h. Highlighted: 2024.0501001502.6h20155.0h2016112.7h20174.3h20183.1h20194.9h20203.1h202125.8h20224.0h2023138.2h20242.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 361,147 customers out) · decade average 27.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154699,0302.6
201640125,9895.0
2017350361,147112.7
201827125,5674.3
201933918,7463.1
202032737,0654.9
202141217,8663.1
2022311192,83525.8
202330823,7234.0
2024233361,147138.2
202526114,7822.9

Cost of power in Pinellas County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Pinellas 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.

18.4¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 39% since 2015
vs Florida avg 15.0¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 23, 2024361,14752d 17h
September 7, 2017361,14729d 2h
September 27, 2022192,8352d 7h
September 29, 2022183,0219d 8h
August 2, 202449,20114d 23h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High hurricanes exposure · 27.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery High
TornadoVery High
FloodingRelatively High
Strong windRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Pinellas County: FAQ

How often does Pinellas County, FL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Pinellas County, FL logged 261 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Pinellas County, FL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 361,147 customers without power, beginning September 23, 2024 and lasting about 52d 17h.
Is there a power outage in Pinellas County, FL right now?
Yes, about 12 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Pinellas County, FL?
Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Tampa Electric Co.
Nearby counties
Hillsborough CountyPasco County
Cities & towns in Pinellas County

St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Pinellas County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Pinellas County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Pinellas County (showing 40 of 48).

33701, 33702, 33703, 33704, 33705, 33706, 33707, 33708, 33709, 33710, 33711, 33712, 33713, 33714, 33715, 33716, 33744, 33755, 33756, 33759, 33760, 33761, 33762, 33763, 33764, 33765, 33767, 33770, 33771, 33772, 33773, 33774, 33776, 33777, 33778, 33781, 33782, 33785, 33786, 34677

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Duke Energy Florida, LLC1.4 hrsLive · total only-
Tampa Electric Co1.9 hrsLive · total only-
Duke Energy-No live feed-

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/12103 and /api/v1/counties/12103/history. Live data as of .