When will the power be back in Hillsborough County, FL?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Florida
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customer reported out in Hillsborough County, FL
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~6 hr, based on 3646 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Data delayed — last updated 10:10 AM EDT.
81county-wide trend of customers without power · last 5 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
⚡ No power in Hillsborough, FL? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Tampa Electric and Duke Energy Florida, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Peace River Electric Cooperative also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider. For the parent company's combined picture, see Duke Energy outages across every state it serves.
Outage history — Hillsborough County, FL
Last significant outage: Oct 3, 2026 — peaked at 377 customers, restored in ~4.5 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 40 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 7.8 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 17, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Hillsborough County, FL
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
3,646 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 47 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~6.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is longer than the Florida norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~3.3 hr.
Largest on record: ~520,308 customers out in October 2024, restored after about 2.7 days. The busiest year on record here was 2019.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level
records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records,
not events tracked live by this site.
Communities in Hillsborough County include Tampa, Plant City, Temple Terrace, Apollo Beach, Balm, Bloomingdale, Brandon and Carrollwood. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.
Common questions
How do I report a power outage in Hillsborough County, FL?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Hillsborough include Tampa Electric, Duke Energy Florida and Peace River Electric Cooperative — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
