Florida power outages in 2024
Florida customers averaged 1,487.6 minutes (24 h 48 min) without power in 2024, rank 5 of 51 and above the 297-minute median. Major event days made up 96% of those minutes.
- All events
- 1,487.6 min
- Excl. major event days
- 66.7 min
- Outages per customer
- 1.78
- Customers counted
- 9,909,434
Outages here run long, so it's worth pricing a home standby generator alongside a battery. Never run a fuel generator indoors or in a garage.
Utility breakdown, 2024
20 utilities reported IEEE-standard reliability data in Florida for 2024. The five largest by customers:
| Utility | Type | Customers | Outage min, all events | Excl. major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Power & Light Co | Investor-owned | 5,976,022 | 702.1 | 45.7 |
| Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Investor-owned | 2,016,207 | 2,499.5 | 83.5 |
| Tampa Electric Co | Investor-owned | 869,995 | 4,239.7 | 70.1 |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | Co-op | 260,730 | 1,322.7 | 78.7 |
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) | Co-op | 193,326 | 2,142.0 | 174.0 |
Trend since 2013
Highest year: 2017 (2,693 min). Lowest: 2013 (79 min). Outage minutes swing widely from year to year because big storms dominate the total.
| Year | Avg outage minutes (all events) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 79.3 |
| 2014 | 89.4 |
| 2015 | 86.1 |
| 2016 | 388.2 |
| 2017 | 2,693.2 |
| 2018 | 305.5 |
| 2019 | 88.9 |
| 2020 | 200.4 |
| 2021 | 82.9 |
| 2022 | 1,011.3 |
| 2023 | 172.3 |
| 2024 | 1,487.6 |
Customer-weighted average of utilities reporting under the IEEE standard each year. Our 2024 figure matches EIA's own state total exactly; earlier years may cover a different set of utilities.
How much came from major storms
In 2024, 1,420.9 of Florida's 1,487.6 outage minutes (96%) fell on major event days, the large storm-driven outages that utilities report separately. On a normal day, customers averaged 66.7 minutes for the year.
State and utility incentives
- Since August 1, 2025, Florida permanently exempts portable engine-driven generators that produce 10,000 running watts or less from sales tax. Source: Florida Department of Revenue, TIP 25A01-05 (July 1, 2025), accessed October 23, 2026.
Programs change. Confirm terms with the program before you buy.