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2022 Florida Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Florida customer went without power for about 20.9 hours — the 3rd worst of any US state that year, 1.9× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
20.9
Peak customers out
456,573
Rank (worst state)
3rd
Counties affected
20

Florida outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Florida counties in 2022

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

1Lee County456,5732Sarasota County257,4103Orange County229,0254Volusia County224,4355Hillsborough County217,1446Collier County212,9117Polk County203,4708Pinellas County192,8359Manatee County160,25510Seminole County136,12911Charlotte County125,74412Brevard County92,75213St. Lucie County50,71514Highlands County50,68915Flagler County46,16016Lake County35,93717Miami-Dade County35,05718Clay County34,31319Pasco County32,77120Osceola County29,713

Biggest Florida outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lee CountySeptember 25, 2022456,573
Sarasota CountySeptember 28, 2022257,410
Orange CountySeptember 19, 2022229,025
Volusia CountySeptember 28, 2022224,435
Hillsborough CountySeptember 27, 2022217,144
Collier CountySeptember 25, 2022212,911
Polk CountySeptember 26, 2022203,470
Pinellas CountySeptember 27, 2022192,835
Pinellas CountySeptember 29, 2022183,021
Manatee CountySeptember 26, 2022160,255
Florida by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCWVVTAKMI

Part of the 2022 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.