Power Outages in Sumter County, FL
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Sumter County, FL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Sumter County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Sumter County.
No active NWS alerts for Sumter County right now.
Sumter County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Heat Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sumter County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sumter County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 40,040 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 40,040 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 676 | 12,228 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 367 | 1,701 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 474 | 40,040 | 19.1 |
| 2018 | 879 | 11,118 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 986 | 2,243 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 1,047 | 3,498 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 1,037 | 2,731 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 1,212 | 18,029 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 1,142 | 6,293 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 1,121 | 39,085 | 18.6 |
| 2025 | 1,298 | 16,575 | 1.5 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 4.4 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 Sumter County: FAQ
- How often does Sumter County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sumter County, FL logged 1,298 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sumter County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 40,040 customers without power, beginning September 10, 2017 and lasting about 10d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Sumter County, FL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sumter County, FL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sumter County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sumter County.
32162, 32163, 33513, 33514, 33521, 33538, 33585, 33597, 34484, 34785
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12119 and /api/v1/counties/12119/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers).