Power Outages in Walton County, FL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 29 customers are without power in Walton County, FL across 2 reported incidents. Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc and West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Walton County, FL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/walton-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Walton County, FL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/walton-county
- Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc
- Florida Power & Light Co
0.0%of this county's ~73,963 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc, West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Florida Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Walton 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32433 | 219 | ≤11 | 172 | ≤11 |
| 32439 | 133 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 32459 | 118 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 32435 | 95 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 32550 | 75 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 32455 | 70 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤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 Walton County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
- Rip Current StatementMINOR
Walton County has been under 123 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×21
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×16
- Storm Surge Warning ×12
- Hurricane Warning ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Hurricane Watch ×8
Latest Walton County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 4h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 292 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,963 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 368 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 620 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,429 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 2,463 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 4,515 customers out (5.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Walton 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 Walton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Walton County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,060 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 2.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 28,060 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 695 | 8,645 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 755 | 3,170 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 729 | 3,491 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 848 | 28,060 | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 876 | 4,872 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 838 | 7,535 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 909 | 9,052 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 887 | 3,777 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 815 | 7,846 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 915 | 9,914 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 918 | 6,056 | 2.0 |
Cost of power in Walton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Walton 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
- West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc16.7¢26,632 cust
- Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc14.9¢21,703 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 · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Walton County: FAQ
- How often does Walton County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Walton County, FL logged 918 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Walton County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,060 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 12d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Walton County, FL right now?
- Yes, about 29 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Walton County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co, West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Walton County.
32433, 32435, 32439, 32455, 32459, 32461, 32550
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 | - |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | 5.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | 6.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | 1.5 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/12131 and /api/v1/counties/12131/history. Live data as of .