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2021 Florida Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Florida customer went without power for about 1.9 hours — the 46th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.9
Peak customers out
43,791
Rank (worst state)
46th
Counties affected
20

Florida outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Florida counties in 2021

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

1Palm Beach County43,7912Lee County33,4403Clay County33,3714Bay County31,3765Monroe County31,1666Charlotte County29,7037Broward County29,5758Escambia County24,2899Miami-Dade County21,04610Sarasota County20,53011Pinellas County17,86612Brevard County17,47813Duval County15,94614Suwannee County14,40715Polk County14,35016Hillsborough County13,97117Leon County13,44118Seminole County12,97419Levy County12,48620Citrus County11,325

Biggest Florida outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Palm Beach CountyApril 9, 202143,791
Lee CountyJuly 9, 202133,440
Clay CountyJuly 22, 202133,371
Bay CountyApril 10, 202131,376
Monroe CountyJuly 24, 202131,166
Monroe CountyApril 12, 202130,449
Charlotte CountyDecember 21, 202129,703
Broward CountyNovember 8, 202129,575
Charlotte CountyApril 30, 202125,813
Escambia CountyApril 10, 202124,289
Florida by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.