Power Outages in Putnam County, FL
Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) and Florida Power & Light Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.6 hours.
Putnam County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Putnam County, FL". https://massoutage.com/florida/putnam-county
Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) and Florida Power & Light Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~61,059 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL), Florida Power & Light Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Putnam 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32177 | 417 | 19 | 306 | 15 |
| 32148 | 213 | ≤11 | 186 | ≤11 |
| 32189 | 119 | ≤11 | 99 | ≤11 |
| 32112 | 96 | ≤11 | 83 | ≤11 |
| 32666 | 76 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 32131 | 57 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 32181 | 41 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 32193 | 36 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 32139 | 33 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 32140 | 25 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 32187 | 24 | 0 | 21 | ≤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 Putnam County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Putnam County right now.
Putnam County has been under 71 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 15, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×28
- Special Weather Statement ×26
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Flood Watch ×5
- Coastal Flood Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
Latest Putnam County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,106 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Putnam County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Putnam County went about 2.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 51,839 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 2.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 51,839 customers out) · decade average 11.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 909 | 3,648 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 895 | 27,135 | 20.4 |
| 2017 | 832 | 51,839 | 55.2 |
| 2018 | 893 | 7,970 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 931 | 8,738 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 889 | 14,070 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 863 | 10,264 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 843 | 13,293 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 847 | 4,811 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 808 | 20,532 | 19.5 |
| 2025 | 744 | 2,744 | 2.6 |
Cost of power in Putnam County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Putnam 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
- Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL)14.0¢173,966 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 · 11.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Putnam County: FAQ
- How often does Putnam County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Putnam County, FL logged 744 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Putnam County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 51,839 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2017 and lasting about 10d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Putnam County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Putnam County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Putnam County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL), Florida Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Putnam County.
32112, 32131, 32139, 32140, 32147, 32148, 32157, 32177, 32181, 32187, 32189, 32193, 32666
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 | - |
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) | 3.4 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/12107 and /api/v1/counties/12107/history.