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2018 Florida Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Florida customer went without power for about 5.5 hours — the 15th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.5
Peak customers out
135,215
Rank (worst state)
15th
Counties affected
20

Florida outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

1.6h20157.1h201649.3h20175.5h20181.9h20193.6h20201.9h202120.9h20223.4h202324.6h20242.1h2025

Hardest-hit Florida counties in 2018

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Leon County135,2152Bay County100,5923Lee County50,0004Miami-Dade County30,5515Walton County28,0606Monroe County27,8687Broward County27,5798Pinellas County25,5679Hillsborough County23,75210Franklin County20,61611Wakulla County19,20912Escambia County17,39613Nassau County16,33414Duval County16,14215Sarasota County16,08816Gadsden County15,11217Orange County14,35418Palm Beach County13,31019Gulf County13,25220Jackson County13,178

Biggest Florida outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Leon CountyOctober 10, 2018135,215
Bay CountyOctober 10, 2018100,592
Lee CountyJuly 19, 201850,000
Miami-Dade CountyNovember 10, 201830,551
Walton CountyOctober 10, 201828,060
Monroe CountyAugust 10, 201827,868
Broward CountyFebruary 6, 201827,579
Broward CountyApril 24, 201826,980
Monroe CountyAugust 4, 201826,289
Pinellas CountyMarch 20, 201825,567
Florida by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.