Power Outages in Washington County, FL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 30 customers are without power in Washington County, FL across 2 reported incidents. 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 3.3 hours.
Washington County, FL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/florida/washington-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, FL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/florida/washington-county
- Florida Power & Light Co
- West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc
0.0%of this county's ~16,864 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Washington 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32428 | 247 | ≤11 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 32462 | 63 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 32427 | 19 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 59 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×15
- Tropical Storm Warning ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×6
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Latest Washington County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 895 customers out (5.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 23h 53m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 122 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 380 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 642 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,109 customers out (6.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
Hardest-hit cities in Washington 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 Washington Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,329 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 12,329 customers out) · decade average 13.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 568 | 3,361 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 666 | 3,620 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 757 | 4,220 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 751 | 12,329 | 89.1 |
| 2019 | 728 | 3,401 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 421 | 3,408 | 8.8 |
| 2021 | 696 | 6,056 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | 700 | 5,547 | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 686 | 6,650 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 689 | 6,243 | 9.0 |
| 2025 | 780 | 3,922 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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
- 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 13.4 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 Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, FL logged 780 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,329 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 9d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, FL right now?
- Yes, about 30 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Washington County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Florida Power & Light Co, Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc, West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
32427, 32428, 32437, 32462, 32463
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 | - |
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/12133 and /api/v1/counties/12133/history. Live data as of .