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Power Outages in Sarasota County, FL

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 14 customers are without power in Sarasota County, FL across 1 reported incident. Florida Power & Light Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Peace River Electric Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.4 hours.

Sarasota County, FL is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

14 customers without power

Across 1 reported incident.

Not counted: no live feed for Peace River Electric Coop, Inc.

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Live status by utility · Sarasota County

0.0%of this county's ~347,595 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Peace River Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Florida Power & Light Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Florida Power & Light CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Peace River Electric Coop, IncNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Sarasota 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
5,059
Oxygen service
610
Dialysis (facility)
413
Home health / hospice
910
By ZIP code (24)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
3429363421457≤11
3428736812272≤11
3423130012214≤11
34275276≤11184≤11
3422327012198≤11
34232266≤11202≤11
34285231≤111630
34292230≤111630
34238223≤11141≤11
34286213≤11164≤11
34233181≤11135≤11
34236176≤111230
34288172≤11119≤11
34234159≤11128≤11
34235143≤1195≤11
34241124≤1184≤11
34239117≤1178≤11
34240114≤1169≤11
3423797≤1178≤11
3429179≤11530
3422968≤1147≤11
3422863≤11340
3424256≤1132≤11
3428942≤11260

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

🔔 Alerts for Sarasota County, FL

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

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Flood WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Sarasota County

Sarasota County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Flood Warning ×12
  • Rip Current Statement ×6
  • Flood Advisory ×4
  • High Surf Advisory ×4
  • Special Weather Statement ×2
  • Tsunami Warning ×1

Latest Sarasota County, FL outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 10m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 998 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h 44m

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 325 customers out

  5. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 603 customers out

  6. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,369 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 519 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 20m

Outage trend · Sarasota County, FL
14customers out · peak 126
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Sarasota County, FL: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 126 customers out; latest 14 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.050100150Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Sarasota 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 Sarasota Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Sarasota County went about 1.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 310,646 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 1.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Sarasota County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.4h, 2016 2.5h, 2017 48.4h, 2018 1.3h, 2019 1.1h, 2020 1.5h, 2021 1.6h, 2022 70.7h, 2023 1.6h, 2024 53.2h, 2025 1.4h. Highlighted: 2022.0204060801.4h20152.5h201648.4h20171.3h20181.1h20191.5h20201.6h202170.7h20221.6h202353.2h20241.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 257,410 customers out) · decade average 16.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201557415,3001.4
201650824,6072.5
2017438310,64648.4
201849616,0881.3
20194629,1211.1
202038414,6421.5
202135620,5301.6
2022245257,41070.7
202337814,6321.6
2024260255,13153.2
20252594,9751.4

Cost of power in Sarasota County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Sarasota 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.

14.6¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 37% 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 7, 2017310,64614d 23h
September 28, 2022257,41010d 11h
September 23, 2024255,13123d 16h
March 4, 201732,95922h 15m
November 26, 202425,9072d 7h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High hurricanes exposure · 16.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneVery High
TornadoRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
WildfireRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate

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

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Power outages in Sarasota County: FAQ

How often does Sarasota County, FL lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Sarasota County, FL logged 259 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Sarasota County, FL?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 310,646 customers without power, beginning September 7, 2017 and lasting about 14d 23h.
Is there a power outage in Sarasota County, FL right now?
Yes, about 14 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Sarasota County, FL?
Tracked electric providers include Florida Power & Light Co.
Nearby counties
Charlotte CountyDeSoto CountyManatee County
Cities & towns in Sarasota County

North Port, Sarasota. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Sarasota County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Sarasota County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sarasota County.

34223, 34228, 34229, 34231, 34232, 34233, 34234, 34235, 34236, 34237, 34238, 34239, 34240, 34241, 34242, 34275, 34285, 34286, 34287, 34288, 34289, 34291, 34292, 34293

Electric providers serving this county

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

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Florida Power & Light Co0.8 hrsLive · total only-
Peace River Electric Coop, Inc2.6 hrsNo 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/12115 and /api/v1/counties/12115/history. Live data as of .