Power Outages in Santa Rosa County, FL
Is there a power outage in Santa Rosa County, FL right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:45 UTC, about 94 customers are without power in Santa Rosa County, FL across 13 reported incidents.
Santa Rosa County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/santa-rosa-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 17:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Santa Rosa County, FL", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/santa-rosa-county
- Florida Power & Light Co
- Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc
Report an outage in Santa Rosa County, FL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Florida Power & Light Co, Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc and Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
96%of this county's ~90,829 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 | 64 | 86,595 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 180 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 30 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
Florida Power & Light Co, Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc and Escambia River 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.
Active outages in Santa Rosa County15
Individual outages as listed by Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 4 | Under investigation | - | October 20, 2026 00:45 UTC | Florida Power & Light Co | |
| 4 | Under investigation | - | October 20, 2026 01:15 UTC | Florida Power & Light Co | |
| 3 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 2 | Under investigation | - | October 20, 2026 01:15 UTC | Florida Power & Light Co | |
| 2 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 2 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Santa Rosa 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32570 | 394 | ≤11 | 290 | ≤11 |
| 32571 | 345 | ≤11 | 245 | ≤11 |
| 32583 | 321 | ≤11 | 248 | ≤11 |
| 32566 | 311 | ≤11 | 211 | ≤11 |
| 32563 | 208 | ≤11 | 144 | ≤11 |
| 32565 | 75 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 32564 | 43 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤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 Santa Rosa County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
Santa Rosa County has been under 161 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×39
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Hurricane Warning ×15
- Storm Surge Warning ×15
- Flood Warning ×13
- Flash Flood Warning ×11
Latest Santa Rosa County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5d 12h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 25,970 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 44,680 customers out (46% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,793 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 594 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 40m
Hardest-hit cities in Santa Rosa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Santa Rosa Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Santa Rosa County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 60,369 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 60,369 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,158 | 11,515 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 1,223 | 3,211 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 953 | 5,221 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 936 | 9,789 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 1,104 | 4,546 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 897 | 60,369 | 33.5 |
| 2021 | 1,021 | 7,550 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 972 | 4,366 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 907 | 15,490 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 845 | 14,681 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 1,042 | 11,838 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Santa Rosa County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Santa Rosa 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
- Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc15.9¢12,199 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 5.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Santa Rosa County: FAQ
- How often does Santa Rosa County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Santa Rosa County, FL logged 1,042 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Santa Rosa County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 60,369 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 7d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Santa Rosa County, FL right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 17:45 UTC, about 94 customers are without power in Santa Rosa County, FL across 13 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Santa Rosa County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Santa Rosa County.
32530, 32563, 32564, 32565, 32566, 32570, 32571, 32583
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Santa Rosa County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Florida →
| 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 | - |
| Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/12113 and /api/v1/counties/12113/history. Live data as of .