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2018 Florida Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Florida customer went without power for about 5.5 hours, the 16th worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.

Avg hrs / customer
5.5
vs prior year
▼ 89%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
61.0M
Peak customers out
313,186
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
97%
of FL customers
Counties reporting
67

Florida year over year

Florida: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 1.6h; 2016: 7.1h; 2017: 48.8h; 2018: 5.4h, coverage 97%; 2019: 1.9h, coverage 97%; 2020: 3.6h, coverage 97%; 2021: 1.9h, coverage 98%; 2022: 20.8h, coverage 98%; 2023: 3.4h; 2024: 24.2h; 2025: 2.0h02040600%50%100%1.6h20157.1h201648.8h20175.4h20181.9h20193.6h20201.9h202120.8h20223.4h202324.2h20242.0h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2018

Customer-hours without power across Florida; October was the worst.

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Florida customer-hours without power by month, 2018Jan 1.7M, Feb 829K, Mar 1.2M, Apr 1.9M, May 1.8M, Jun 2.3M, Jul 2.5M, Aug 2.4M, Sep 1.9M, Oct 40.9M, Nov 1.7M, Dec 1.8M020M40M60M1.7MJan829KFeb1.2MMar1.9MApr1.8MMay2.3MJun2.5MJul2.4MAug1.9MSep40.9MOct1.7MNov1.8MDec
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All 67 Florida counties, 2018

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Bay County207.018.4M88,69288,692792
2Liberty County158.9709K4,4593,308363
3Franklin County146.8655K4,4604,460348
4Gulf County129.31.3M9,7229,722445
5Jackson County113.83.3M29,41513,178690
6Calhoun County93.9846K9,0022,927450
7Washington County89.11.5M17,06212,329751
8Gadsden County82.93.0M36,01415,112814
9Wakulla County82.61.2M14,14814,148763
10Leon County47.79.4M196,858135,2151,094
11Holmes County43.9558K12,7006,622584
12Jefferson County32.7238K7,2836,727522
13Lafayette County12.759K4,6452,527517
14Hamilton County7.668K8,8881,608568
15Walton County7.5534K71,39928,060848
16Suwannee County7.4208K27,9858,7561,057
17Gilchrist County6.786K12,8033,455523
18Taylor County6.376K12,0563,345556
19Madison County6.056K9,4152,501576
20Columbia County4.7181K38,56210,126985
21Baker County4.470K15,9175,851544
22Pinellas County4.31.5M361,14725,567271
23Nassau County4.3223K52,49316,334941
24Highlands County3.8149K39,0504,174868
25Hardee County3.744K11,7963,854623
26Citrus County2.9232K81,2825,5971,053
27Levy County2.775K27,8163,924868
28Dixie County2.637K14,1931,242486
29Miami-Dade County2.62.5M951,39130,55115
30Escambia County2.5449K180,89117,396794
31Clay County2.5203K81,9416,3961,108
32Putnam County2.4124K51,8397,970893
33Marion County2.3503K217,64712,650734
34DeSoto County2.349K21,1292,841588
35Bradford County2.340K17,6792,266550
36Monroe County2.2232K103,90627,868582
37Volusia County2.2445K198,9227,238571
38Palm Beach County2.21.2M539,72813,310122
39Hendry County2.252K23,9124,075439
40Orange County2.1846K402,61814,354428
41Okeechobee County2.137K18,2233,891631
42Seminole County2.1414K201,77612,603677
43Indian River County2.0126K62,0707,790201
44Charlotte County2.0259K129,8896,510694
45Santa Rosa County1.9187K96,9079,789936
46Pasco County1.9529K279,2609,208723
47Flagler County1.798K58,7645,805812
48Manatee County1.6437K266,4089,877613
49Hernando County1.6176K108,4537,7001,098
50St. Johns County1.6181K116,5935,741861
51Union County1.518K11,3573,437289
52Okaloosa County1.5200K131,2359,539990
53Lake County1.5304K199,3727,250863
54Alachua County1.5330K218,5487,589828
55Osceola County1.4257K179,84911,0491,156
56Martin County1.4156K111,1208,582687
57Brevard County1.4466K338,12911,338386
58Broward County1.41.8M1,298,25627,57928
59Sarasota County1.3416K310,64616,088496
60Collier County1.3382K288,8955,981483
61Hillsborough County1.31.3M998,90623,752491
62Glades County1.38,1376,357508218
63Polk County1.2384K313,9546,703863
64Duval County1.1518K483,03416,1421,105
65Sumter County0.992K102,39111,118879
66St. Lucie County0.8186K222,1659,815754
67Lee County0.8497K628,63550,000487

Biggest Florida outages of 2018

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Leon County, FLOctober 10, 2018 11:30October 27, 2018 16:1517d 4h135,2158.8M
2Bay County, FLOctober 10, 2018 02:00November 10, 2018 11:4531d 9h88,69218.0M
3Lee County, FLJuly 19, 2018 12:45July 21, 2018 07:001d 18h50,00017K
4Miami-Dade County, FLNovember 10, 2018 15:00December 31, 2018 00:1550d 9h30,551362K
5Walton County, FLOctober 10, 2018 11:00October 22, 2018 23:1512d 12h28,060406K
6Monroe County, FLAugust 10, 2018 00:00August 10, 2018 01:451h 45m27,8687,170
7Broward County, FLFebruary 6, 2018 12:45February 11, 2018 12:455d27,57923K
8Broward County, FLApril 24, 2018 11:15May 24, 2018 23:1530d 12h26,980183K
9Monroe County, FLAugust 4, 2018 03:15August 4, 2018 14:3011h 15m26,28985K
10Pinellas County, FLMarch 20, 2018 05:15March 21, 2018 06:001d25,56750K
11Hillsborough County, FLOctober 9, 2018 07:00October 12, 2018 07:453d23,75229K
12Broward County, FLSeptember 15, 2018 04:00October 29, 2018 10:3044d 6h21,907199K
13Hillsborough County, FLNovember 2, 2018 18:30November 2, 2018 20:001h 30m20,4285,456
14Broward County, FLMarch 23, 2018 12:15April 24, 2018 10:1531d 22h20,337179K
15Escambia County, FLSeptember 3, 2018 22:45September 7, 2018 07:003d 8h17,396135K
16Nassau County, FLMarch 21, 2018 12:45March 22, 2018 02:4514h16,3348,763
17Duval County, FLJanuary 1, 2018 16:30January 2, 2018 10:4518h 15m16,14214K
18Sarasota County, FLOctober 16, 2018 11:45October 17, 2018 00:0012h 15m16,08816K
19Pinellas County, FLOctober 29, 2018 11:15November 4, 2018 07:455d 20h15,19181K
20Gadsden County, FLOctober 10, 2018 11:45October 28, 2018 05:0017d 17h15,1122.9M
21Broward County, FLMay 25, 2018 10:15July 5, 2018 05:4540d 19h14,838291K
22Orange County, FLJuly 30, 2018 10:30August 4, 2018 06:454d 20h14,35443K
23Pinellas County, FLJuly 12, 2018 10:15July 18, 2018 23:156d 13h14,29847K
24Monroe County, FLFebruary 8, 2018 14:30February 8, 2018 15:301h14,1543,544
25Wakulla County, FLOctober 9, 2018 17:15October 24, 2018 23:4515d 6h14,1481.1M
EAGLE-I tracked about 97% of Florida's electricity customers in 2018; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Florida by year:2025202420232022202120202019201720162015
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVTMEMI

Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.