Florida major outage reports
Florida is named in 78 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Florida ranks 10th of 51 by count and 49th per resident. Florida runs below the U.S. average, at 3.6 per million people. Florida peaked in 2023 with 14; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 41% of Florida's reports. The largest customer count in a Florida-only report is 3,500,000, dated 9 Sep 2017. Treat 78 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Florida outage.
Florida reports by year
Florida filed 30 in 2014 to 2018 and 48 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 60%, with 18% of the Florida total landing in 2023.
Florida reports a year
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What Florida reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 32 | 41% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 22 | 28% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 19 | 24% |
| Other or not stated | 3 | 4% |
| Cyber events | 2 | 3% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 26 | 33% |
| System Operations | 13 | 17% |
| Vandalism | 9 | 12% |
| Transmission Interruption | 9 | 12% |
| Suspicious Activity | 5 | 6% |
| Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 2 | 3% |
15 of the 78 Florida reports also name another state, while 63 name Florida alone.
Largest Florida reports by customers affected
20 of 63 reports naming only Florida list customers, and 10 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Florida-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2017 | Florida | Severe Weather | 3,500,000 | — | — |
| 6 Oct 2016 | Florida | Severe Weather | 1,200,000 | 46.5 h | 5,600 |
| 10 Sep 2017 | Florida: Alachua County, Bay County, Brevard County, Citrus County, Columbia County... | Severe Weather | 1,000,000 | 2.9 days | 4,500 |
| 10 Sep 2017 | Florida | Severe Weather | 452,555 | — | — |
| 9 Sep 2017 | Florida: Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Polk County | Severe Weather | 425,000 | — | 1,275 |
| 7 Oct 2016 | Florida: Alachua County, Bay County, Citrus County, Columbia County, Dixie County,... | Severe Weather | 165,000 | 2.2 days | 413 |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Florida: Alachua County, Bay County, Citrus County, Columbia County, Dixie County,... | Severe Weather | 90,000 | 12.0 h | 225 |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Florida: Leon County, Wakulla County | Severe Weather | 75,000 | 2.8 days | 450 |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Florida | Severe Weather | 60,717 | 16.0 h | 135 |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Florida | Severe Weather | 55,000 | 8.6 days | 330 |
Longest Florida reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2018 | Florida | Severe Weather | 55,000 | 8.6 days | 330 |
| 8 Jan 2022 | Florida: Citrus County | Vandalism | — | 4.2 days | — |
| 10 Sep 2017 | Florida: Alachua County, Bay County, Brevard County, Citrus County, Columbia County... | Severe Weather | 1,000,000 | 2.9 days | 4,500 |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Florida: Leon County, Wakulla County | Severe Weather | 75,000 | 2.8 days | 450 |
| 7 Oct 2016 | Florida: Alachua County, Bay County, Citrus County, Columbia County, Dixie County,... | Severe Weather | 165,000 | 2.2 days | 413 |
Latest Florida reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2023 | Florida: Miami-Dade County, Broward County | Weather or natural disaster | — | — | — |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Florida: Hillsborough County | Unknown | — | 31.4 h | — |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Florida: Hillsborough County | Other | — | — | — |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Florida: Hillsborough County | Other | — | 2.2 h | — |
| 31 May 2023 | Florida: Alachua County | System Operations | — | 12.8 h | — |
| 22 May 2023 | Florida: Putnam County | Severe Weather | — | 2.4 h | — |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Florida: Alachua County | Suspicious Activity | — | 8.5 h | — |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Florida: Orange County | Cyber Event | — | — | — |
| 24 Feb 2023 | Florida: Pasco County | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.3 h | — |
| 21 Feb 2023 | Florida: Orange County | Actual Physical Attack/Vandalism | 2,547 | 1.4 h | — |
| 21 Feb 2023 | Florida: Hillsborough County | Transmission Interruption | — | 1.2 h | — |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Florida: Clay County | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.1 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 78 Florida reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Florida reports are in the DOE files?
Florida appears in 78 reports, 10th among states and DC, and 15 of them also name a second state.
Which Florida report lists the most customers?
In Florida-only reports the top customer count is 3,500,000, a Severe Weather report that began 9 Sep 2017 (Florida).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Florida?
The top DOE type in Florida is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 41% of Florida's reports.
Are outage reports in Florida going up?
Florida filed 30 in 2014 to 2018 and 48 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 60%. The Florida count may also reflect new filing habits.