Power outages in Florida
In 2025, Florida customers lost power for 1.2 hours in total on average (70.1 minutes, or 1 hour 10 minutes). The US median in the data is 4.3 hours (258.7 minutes), so Florida was about 3.1 hours lower.
Trend
Yearly outage time has swung widely since 2020, from 1.3 hours in 2021 to 19.1 hours in 2022, then back down to 1.2 hours in 2025. The worst year was 2024, at 22.0 hours per customer.
Utilities in 2025
In 2025 the best utility by SAIDI was Beaches Energy Services at 20.0 minutes (0.3 hours). The worst was Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp at 478.5 minutes (8.0 hours).
| Utility | Customers | Hours / yr | Interruptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp | 11,268 | 8.0 | 3.7 |
| Glades Electric Coop, Inc | 18,904 | 7.1 | 3.2 |
| Talquin Electric Coop, Inc | 56,006 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
| West Florida El Coop Assn, Inc | 29,439 | 6.9 | 3.9 |
| Gulf Coast Electric Coop, Inc | 22,675 | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) | 19,681 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Suwannee Valley Elec Coop Inc | 29,092 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) | 196,630 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Florida Public Utilities Co | 30,553 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Peace River Electric Coop, Inc | 70,946 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| New Smyrna Beach City of | 31,430 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| Central Florida Elec Coop, Inc | 36,885 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| City of Tallahassee - (FL) | 129,364 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Tampa Electric Co | 880,841 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | 271,246 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| City of Ocala | 59,397 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc | 68,761 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | 2,049,650 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| City of Homestead - (FL) | 27,002 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | 264,862 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| City of Lakeland - (FL) | 139,919 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Fort Pierce Utilities Authority | 30,089 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) | 267,019 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Florida Keys El Coop Assn, Inc | 34,790 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| JEA | 536,461 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
What this means for backup power
For everyday outages, enter 1.4 hours in the calculator, which is the average length of one interruption. To ride out a year like 2024, size for 22.0 hours, the total outage time that year.
FAQ
How long does a typical power outage last in Florida?
One interruption lasts about 1.4 hours on average. In 2025, the average customer had 0.851 interruptions.
Does 1.2 hours of SAIDI mean my outages last 1.2 hours?
No. SAIDI is the total time a customer is without power over a whole year, added up across all outages. A single outage lasts about 1.4 hours on average.
How much backup power should I plan for?
For everyday outages, enter 1.4 hours in the calculator. If you want to cover a year like 2024, plan for 22.0 hours of total outage time.
Utility pages
Source: U.S. EIA Form 861 Reliability file. Data snapshot 2026-11-05.