Power Outages in Sumter County, FL
City of Leesburg - (FL), Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc and Withlacoochee River Elec Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Bushnell - (FL) and Duke Energy. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Sumter County, FL is served by 6 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/florida/sumter-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sumter County, FL". https://massoutage.com/florida/sumter-county
City of Leesburg - (FL), Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc and Withlacoochee River Elec Coop publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Bushnell - (FL) and Duke Energy: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~71,133 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Bushnell - (FL), Duke Energy. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: City of Leesburg - (FL), Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Leesburg - (FL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Bushnell - (FL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke Energy | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Sumter 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32162 | 1,111 | 36 | 836 | 12 |
| 32163 | 632 | 19 | 402 | 13 |
| 34785 | 200 | ≤11 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 33513 | 161 | ≤11 | 135 | ≤11 |
| 33597 | 123 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 34484 | 91 | 0 | 69 | ≤11 |
| 33538 | 89 | ≤11 | 80 | 0 |
| 33514 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 33521 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 33585 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Sumter County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sumter County right now.
Sumter County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 9, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Sumter County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 41m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 21, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,058 customers out (1.0% of the county)
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.
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 1.5 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Sumter County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sumter 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.
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC18.4¢1,819,962 cust
- Sumter Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢240,241 cust
- Withlacoochee River Elec Coop13.7¢231,677 cust
- City of Leesburg - (FL)13.6¢24,894 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 · 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, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Sumter Electric Coop, Inc, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop.
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 Florida, LLC | 1.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Duke Energy | - | No live feed | - |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | |
| City of Leesburg - (FL) | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Bushnell - (FL) | - | 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/12119 and /api/v1/counties/12119/history.