2023 Florida Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Florida customer went without power for about 3.4 hours, the 29th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.4
vs prior year
▼ 84%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
37.8M
Peak customers out
282,313
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of FL customers
Counties reporting
67
Florida year over year
All 67 Florida counties, 2023
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 | Madison County | 130.3 | 1.2M | 9,415 | 9,415 | 587 |
| 2 | Lafayette County | 116.1 | 539K | 4,645 | 4,645 | 523 |
| 3 | Taylor County | 113.6 | 1.4M | 12,056 | 12,056 | 607 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 95.7 | 850K | 8,888 | 7,855 | 570 |
| 5 | Suwannee County | 91.4 | 2.6M | 27,985 | 24,384 | 762 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 79.2 | 577K | 7,283 | 7,283 | 520 |
| 7 | Dixie County | 57.3 | 814K | 14,193 | 10,094 | 688 |
| 8 | Gilchrist County | 35.3 | 452K | 12,803 | 8,886 | 798 |
| 9 | Columbia County | 30.3 | 1.2M | 38,562 | 30,854 | 877 |
| 10 | Wakulla County | 22.1 | 312K | 14,148 | 12,420 | 869 |
| 11 | Levy County | 17.8 | 495K | 27,816 | 12,533 | 882 |
| 12 | Gulf County | 15.4 | 150K | 9,722 | 4,532 | 606 |
| 13 | Liberty County | 13.2 | 59K | 4,459 | 3,204 | 377 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 8.9 | 40K | 4,460 | 3,448 | 407 |
| 15 | Leon County | 8.7 | 1.7M | 196,858 | 52,022 | 1,309 |
| 16 | Baker County | 7.7 | 123K | 15,917 | 6,352 | 476 |
| 17 | Washington County | 7.3 | 125K | 17,062 | 6,650 | 686 |
| 18 | Holmes County | 6.8 | 86K | 12,700 | 1,621 | 655 |
| 19 | Citrus County | 5.8 | 470K | 81,282 | 11,504 | 890 |
| 20 | Santa Rosa County | 5.5 | 535K | 96,907 | 15,490 | 907 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 5.3 | 48K | 9,002 | 3,583 | 360 |
| 22 | Gadsden County | 5.1 | 184K | 36,014 | 5,325 | 906 |
| 23 | Miami-Dade County | 4.1 | 3.9M | 951,391 | 68,625 | 7 |
| 24 | Pinellas County | 4.0 | 1.5M | 361,147 | 23,723 | 308 |
| 25 | Union County | 4.0 | 45K | 11,357 | 2,060 | 265 |
| 26 | Highlands County | 3.7 | 145K | 39,050 | 3,281 | 898 |
| 27 | Monroe County | 3.7 | 383K | 103,906 | 46,249 | 995 |
| 28 | Nassau County | 3.6 | 189K | 52,493 | 11,255 | 754 |
| 29 | Indian River County | 3.4 | 208K | 62,070 | 11,738 | 629 |
| 30 | Palm Beach County | 3.3 | 1.8M | 539,728 | 34,522 | 39 |
| 31 | Clay County | 3.1 | 254K | 81,941 | 19,211 | 982 |
| 32 | Bay County | 3.1 | 273K | 88,692 | 7,924 | 1,096 |
| 33 | Bradford County | 3.1 | 54K | 17,679 | 2,251 | 397 |
| 34 | Escambia County | 2.9 | 533K | 180,891 | 24,650 | 726 |
| 35 | Putnam County | 2.9 | 150K | 51,839 | 4,811 | 847 |
| 36 | Marion County | 2.9 | 623K | 217,647 | 8,792 | 796 |
| 37 | Walton County | 2.8 | 200K | 71,399 | 7,846 | 815 |
| 38 | Alachua County | 2.8 | 603K | 218,548 | 15,349 | 1,126 |
| 39 | Polk County | 2.8 | 865K | 313,954 | 21,061 | 537 |
| 40 | Okeechobee County | 2.7 | 50K | 18,223 | 4,407 | 600 |
| 41 | Volusia County | 2.7 | 544K | 198,922 | 11,666 | 372 |
| 42 | Hendry County | 2.7 | 64K | 23,912 | 5,502 | 424 |
| 43 | Hardee County | 2.5 | 30K | 11,796 | 2,161 | 714 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 2.5 | 73K | 29,415 | 4,465 | 721 |
| 45 | Hernando County | 2.3 | 249K | 108,453 | 10,801 | 1,154 |
| 46 | St. Johns County | 2.2 | 258K | 116,593 | 16,902 | 685 |
| 47 | Duval County | 2.2 | 1.1M | 483,034 | 20,690 | 988 |
| 48 | Orange County | 2.1 | 854K | 402,618 | 7,200 | 444 |
| 49 | DeSoto County | 2.0 | 43K | 21,129 | 2,691 | 602 |
| 50 | Seminole County | 2.0 | 410K | 201,776 | 10,639 | 700 |
| 51 | Okaloosa County | 2.0 | 258K | 131,235 | 14,900 | 978 |
| 52 | Charlotte County | 1.9 | 240K | 129,889 | 7,277 | 510 |
| 53 | Collier County | 1.8 | 526K | 288,895 | 19,560 | 313 |
| 54 | Broward County | 1.8 | 2.3M | 1,298,256 | 61,455 | 23 |
| 55 | Brevard County | 1.8 | 594K | 338,129 | 7,677 | 270 |
| 56 | Lake County | 1.8 | 350K | 199,372 | 6,285 | 1,012 |
| 57 | Pasco County | 1.7 | 466K | 279,260 | 11,344 | 816 |
| 58 | Sarasota County | 1.6 | 512K | 310,646 | 14,632 | 378 |
| 59 | Martin County | 1.6 | 179K | 111,120 | 5,244 | 603 |
| 60 | Manatee County | 1.6 | 423K | 266,408 | 11,298 | 599 |
| 61 | Glades County | 1.5 | 9,642 | 6,357 | 382 | 197 |
| 62 | Lee County | 1.5 | 932K | 628,635 | 26,132 | 213 |
| 63 | St. Lucie County | 1.4 | 312K | 222,165 | 11,751 | 524 |
| 64 | Flagler County | 1.4 | 82K | 58,764 | 9,101 | 693 |
| 65 | Osceola County | 1.3 | 240K | 179,849 | 7,376 | 1,168 |
| 66 | Sumter County | 1.2 | 122K | 102,391 | 6,293 | 1,142 |
| 67 | Hillsborough County | 1.0 | 1.0M | 998,906 | 15,953 | 664 |
Biggest Florida outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Dade County, FL | October 19, 2023 14:00 | January 1, 2024 00:00 | 73d 10h | 68,625 | 1.5M |
| 2 | Broward County, FL | September 17, 2023 20:15 | October 19, 2023 00:30 | 31d 4h | 61,455 | 173K |
| 3 | Leon County, FL | August 30, 2023 05:45 | September 2, 2023 21:15 | 3d 15h | 52,022 | 745K |
| 4 | Monroe County, FL | December 14, 2023 10:45 | December 14, 2023 14:30 | 3h 45m | 46,249 | 131K |
| 5 | Palm Beach County, FL | October 23, 2023 11:15 | December 22, 2023 08:30 | 59d 21h | 34,522 | 695K |
| 6 | Leon County, FL | June 14, 2023 23:30 | June 19, 2023 04:00 | 4d 4h | 32,056 | 347K |
| 7 | Columbia County, FL | August 29, 2023 22:30 | September 11, 2023 19:00 | 12d 20h | 30,854 | 1.0M |
| 8 | Broward County, FL | October 19, 2023 14:00 | January 1, 2024 00:00 | 73d 10h | 28,529 | 694K |
| 9 | Monroe County, FL | May 15, 2023 12:00 | May 16, 2023 00:15 | 12h 15m | 28,214 | 7,367 |
| 10 | Monroe County, FL | December 5, 2023 09:45 | December 5, 2023 10:45 | 1h | 27,446 | 17K |
| 11 | Monroe County, FL | November 15, 2023 21:45 | November 18, 2023 07:00 | 2d 9h | 27,404 | 38K |
| 12 | Lee County, FL | June 17, 2023 09:00 | June 25, 2023 07:30 | 7d 22h | 26,132 | 64K |
| 13 | Lee County, FL | March 13, 2023 12:15 | March 17, 2023 02:15 | 3d 14h | 25,389 | 16K |
| 14 | Escambia County, FL | June 15, 2023 11:45 | July 6, 2023 06:00 | 20d 18h | 24,650 | 274K |
| 15 | Suwannee County, FL | August 29, 2023 22:30 | September 12, 2023 04:30 | 13d 6h | 24,384 | 2.4M |
| 16 | Pinellas County, FL | August 29, 2023 05:15 | September 1, 2023 16:30 | 3d 11h | 23,723 | 339K |
| 17 | Broward County, FL | August 18, 2023 15:45 | September 17, 2023 19:15 | 30d 3h | 21,826 | 168K |
| 18 | Polk County, FL | July 16, 2023 08:15 | July 22, 2023 04:45 | 5d 20h | 21,061 | 31K |
| 19 | Duval County, FL | August 30, 2023 11:15 | August 31, 2023 19:45 | 1d 8h | 20,690 | 103K |
| 20 | Collier County, FL | November 28, 2023 05:00 | December 4, 2023 05:15 | 6d | 19,560 | 14K |
| 21 | Clay County, FL | June 16, 2023 10:30 | June 16, 2023 22:00 | 11h 30m | 19,211 | 26K |
| 22 | Broward County, FL | June 11, 2023 13:45 | July 6, 2023 15:15 | 25d 1h | 17,447 | 149K |
| 23 | Broward County, FL | July 7, 2023 18:30 | August 18, 2023 14:15 | 41d 19h | 17,044 | 336K |
| 24 | St. Johns County, FL | February 8, 2023 09:15 | February 8, 2023 11:00 | 1h 45m | 16,902 | 17K |
| 25 | Hillsborough County, FL | April 27, 2023 10:45 | April 29, 2023 04:45 | 1d 18h | 15,953 | 85K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Florida's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.