2015 Florida Power Outage Report
In 2015, the average Florida customer went without power for about 1.6 hours, the 36th worst of 49 states (US average 2.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.6
vs prior year
-
no earlier year loaded
Customer-hours out
18.0M
Peak customers out
50,884
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of FL customers
Counties reporting
67
Florida year over year
All 67 Florida counties, 2015
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 11.3 | 83K | 7,283 | 4,886 | 519 |
| 2 | Franklin County | 8.5 | 38K | 4,460 | 2,290 | 355 |
| 3 | Lafayette County | 7.1 | 33K | 4,645 | 4,467 | 422 |
| 4 | Suwannee County | 5.1 | 143K | 27,985 | 8,870 | 941 |
| 5 | Hamilton County | 5.0 | 44K | 8,888 | 4,340 | 495 |
| 6 | Wakulla County | 4.9 | 69K | 14,148 | 3,035 | 484 |
| 7 | Calhoun County | 4.7 | 42K | 9,002 | 2,717 | 165 |
| 8 | Madison County | 4.4 | 41K | 9,415 | 5,403 | 497 |
| 9 | Taylor County | 4.2 | 51K | 12,056 | 3,129 | 520 |
| 10 | Okeechobee County | 4.2 | 77K | 18,223 | 5,789 | 663 |
| 11 | Hardee County | 3.3 | 39K | 11,796 | 4,236 | 604 |
| 12 | Dixie County | 3.2 | 45K | 14,193 | 3,734 | 504 |
| 13 | Highlands County | 3.1 | 122K | 39,050 | 3,693 | 960 |
| 14 | Clay County | 3.1 | 254K | 81,941 | 23,002 | 897 |
| 15 | Gilchrist County | 3.0 | 39K | 12,803 | 4,099 | 587 |
| 16 | DeSoto County | 3.0 | 63K | 21,129 | 6,554 | 603 |
| 17 | Miami-Dade County | 2.9 | 2.8M | 951,391 | 33,640 | 25 |
| 18 | Washington County | 2.9 | 49K | 17,062 | 3,361 | 568 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 2.7 | 106K | 38,562 | 6,988 | 840 |
| 20 | Holmes County | 2.7 | 35K | 12,700 | 2,070 | 493 |
| 21 | Pinellas County | 2.6 | 937K | 361,147 | 9,030 | 469 |
| 22 | Palm Beach County | 2.5 | 1.3M | 539,728 | 19,108 | 172 |
| 23 | Levy County | 2.4 | 68K | 27,816 | 2,027 | 834 |
| 24 | Bradford County | 2.2 | 39K | 17,679 | 4,627 | 410 |
| 25 | Volusia County | 2.2 | 438K | 198,922 | 6,843 | 585 |
| 26 | Citrus County | 2.2 | 176K | 81,282 | 12,484 | 996 |
| 27 | Jackson County | 2.1 | 62K | 29,415 | 2,965 | 578 |
| 28 | Hendry County | 2.0 | 48K | 23,912 | 5,265 | 436 |
| 29 | Union County | 2.0 | 23K | 11,357 | 2,975 | 231 |
| 30 | Marion County | 1.9 | 421K | 217,647 | 17,934 | 1,045 |
| 31 | Orange County | 1.8 | 738K | 402,618 | 11,152 | 536 |
| 32 | Indian River County | 1.8 | 112K | 62,070 | 3,495 | 766 |
| 33 | Duval County | 1.7 | 844K | 483,034 | 15,994 | 844 |
| 34 | Hernando County | 1.7 | 187K | 108,453 | 14,714 | 1,115 |
| 35 | Escambia County | 1.7 | 302K | 180,891 | 6,802 | 1,054 |
| 36 | Baker County | 1.6 | 25K | 15,917 | 2,281 | 294 |
| 37 | Putnam County | 1.6 | 82K | 51,839 | 3,648 | 909 |
| 38 | Pasco County | 1.6 | 442K | 279,260 | 17,402 | 849 |
| 39 | Charlotte County | 1.6 | 203K | 129,889 | 5,854 | 739 |
| 40 | Brevard County | 1.6 | 525K | 338,129 | 14,013 | 379 |
| 41 | Broward County | 1.4 | 1.9M | 1,298,256 | 24,705 | 67 |
| 42 | Manatee County | 1.4 | 376K | 266,408 | 15,502 | 679 |
| 43 | Seminole County | 1.4 | 283K | 201,776 | 7,203 | 730 |
| 44 | Sarasota County | 1.4 | 432K | 310,646 | 15,300 | 574 |
| 45 | Flagler County | 1.4 | 81K | 58,764 | 5,422 | 777 |
| 46 | Collier County | 1.3 | 385K | 288,895 | 12,565 | 604 |
| 47 | Gulf County | 1.3 | 13K | 9,722 | 1,755 | 244 |
| 48 | Martin County | 1.3 | 148K | 111,120 | 4,781 | 688 |
| 49 | St. Johns County | 1.3 | 150K | 116,593 | 5,209 | 855 |
| 50 | Santa Rosa County | 1.2 | 116K | 96,907 | 11,515 | 1,158 |
| 51 | Alachua County | 1.2 | 260K | 218,548 | 15,027 | 824 |
| 52 | Bay County | 1.1 | 101K | 88,692 | 2,891 | 1,190 |
| 53 | Walton County | 1.0 | 73K | 71,399 | 8,645 | 695 |
| 54 | Polk County | 1.0 | 318K | 313,954 | 6,649 | 922 |
| 55 | Okaloosa County | 1.0 | 129K | 131,235 | 3,209 | 1,153 |
| 56 | Liberty County | 1.0 | 4,305 | 4,459 | 89 | 87 |
| 57 | Hillsborough County | 0.9 | 938K | 998,906 | 15,634 | 556 |
| 58 | St. Lucie County | 0.9 | 206K | 222,165 | 4,990 | 810 |
| 59 | Sumter County | 0.8 | 86K | 102,391 | 12,228 | 676 |
| 60 | Lake County | 0.8 | 150K | 199,372 | 5,614 | 899 |
| 61 | Glades County | 0.7 | 4,747 | 6,357 | 252 | 178 |
| 62 | Lee County | 0.7 | 437K | 628,635 | 36,539 | 601 |
| 63 | Osceola County | 0.7 | 121K | 179,849 | 4,278 | 912 |
| 64 | Nassau County | 0.6 | 33K | 52,493 | 16,192 | 529 |
| 65 | Gadsden County | 0.5 | 18K | 36,014 | 2,430 | 302 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 0.5 | 52K | 103,906 | 5,963 | 572 |
| 67 | Leon County | 0.2 | 40K | 196,858 | 6,276 | 403 |
Biggest Florida outages of 2015
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County, FL | July 25, 2015 04:45 | July 26, 2015 01:30 | 20h 45m | 36,539 | 31K |
| 2 | Miami-Dade County, FL | June 29, 2015 11:00 | July 7, 2015 01:45 | 7d 14h | 33,640 | 211K |
| 3 | Broward County, FL | August 5, 2015 04:30 | November 1, 2015 04:00 | 87d 23h | 24,705 | 611K |
| 4 | Clay County, FL | December 10, 2015 00:45 | December 10, 2015 02:00 | 1h 15m | 23,002 | 23K |
| 5 | Palm Beach County, FL | March 22, 2015 03:45 | March 29, 2015 05:15 | 7d 1h | 19,108 | 51K |
| 6 | Marion County, FL | June 28, 2015 05:45 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 1d 3h | 17,934 | 87K |
| 7 | Miami-Dade County, FL | July 19, 2015 03:00 | August 4, 2015 17:45 | 16d 14h | 17,781 | 269K |
| 8 | Pasco County, FL | April 7, 2015 08:15 | April 8, 2015 04:15 | 20h | 17,402 | 14K |
| 9 | Nassau County, FL | August 23, 2015 21:45 | August 24, 2015 08:15 | 10h 30m | 16,192 | 10K |
| 10 | Duval County, FL | April 25, 2015 16:15 | April 27, 2015 09:15 | 1d 17h | 15,994 | 51K |
| 11 | Hillsborough County, FL | May 8, 2015 09:30 | May 9, 2015 08:30 | 23h | 15,634 | 18K |
| 12 | Manatee County, FL | August 21, 2015 12:00 | August 21, 2015 22:30 | 10h 30m | 15,502 | 8,077 |
| 13 | Broward County, FL | April 21, 2015 19:00 | April 24, 2015 09:45 | 2d 14h | 15,311 | 21K |
| 14 | Sarasota County, FL | November 3, 2015 09:15 | November 4, 2015 11:15 | 1d 2h | 15,300 | 11K |
| 15 | Alachua County, FL | February 3, 2015 19:45 | February 3, 2015 23:00 | 3h 15m | 15,027 | 21K |
| 16 | Hernando County, FL | October 30, 2015 00:30 | October 30, 2015 05:15 | 4h 45m | 14,714 | 10K |
| 17 | Clay County, FL | June 17, 2015 18:45 | June 18, 2015 02:15 | 7h 30m | 14,432 | 7,272 |
| 18 | Brevard County, FL | May 18, 2015 10:00 | May 20, 2015 10:30 | 2d | 14,013 | 4,572 |
| 19 | Clay County, FL | February 10, 2015 18:30 | February 10, 2015 22:15 | 3h 45m | 13,659 | 14K |
| 20 | Miami-Dade County, FL | May 8, 2015 05:15 | June 7, 2015 01:30 | 29d 20h | 13,559 | 164K |
| 21 | Miami-Dade County, FL | August 5, 2015 04:30 | November 1, 2015 04:00 | 87d 23h | 13,231 | 876K |
| 22 | Duval County, FL | September 4, 2015 08:15 | September 6, 2015 02:30 | 1d 18h | 13,084 | 12K |
| 23 | Palm Beach County, FL | August 5, 2015 11:15 | August 15, 2015 05:45 | 9d 18h | 12,989 | 82K |
| 24 | Broward County, FL | March 27, 2015 11:00 | April 2, 2015 09:45 | 5d 22h | 12,898 | 76K |
| 25 | Hillsborough County, FL | April 20, 2015 10:45 | April 21, 2015 18:15 | 1d 7h | 12,874 | 43K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Florida's electricity customers in 2015; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.