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2024 Florida Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Florida customer went without power for about 24.6 hours — the 6th worst of any US state that year, 2.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
24.6
Peak customers out
520,308
Rank (worst state)
6th
Counties affected
20

Florida outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Florida counties in 2024

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

1Hillsborough County520,3082Pinellas County449,3103Lee County273,4704Sarasota County255,1315Manatee County220,4556Polk County209,9767Volusia County177,8348Pasco County174,4949Orange County158,19010Collier County138,15511Duval County133,72912Brevard County119,27613Lake County98,54114Charlotte County97,12015Leon County90,32016Seminole County90,31217Alachua County89,49518Palm Beach County78,94619Marion County71,60920Escambia County71,216

Biggest Florida outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hillsborough CountySeptember 27, 2024520,308
Pinellas CountySeptember 23, 2024449,310
Lee CountySeptember 26, 2024273,470
Sarasota CountySeptember 23, 2024255,131
Manatee CountySeptember 23, 2024220,455
Polk CountyOctober 9, 2024209,976
Volusia CountyOctober 6, 2024177,834
Pasco CountySeptember 26, 2024174,494
Orange CountyOctober 9, 2024158,190
Collier CountySeptember 22, 2024138,155
Florida by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXWV

Part of the 2024 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.