When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Sumter County, FL?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Florida
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customers reported out in Sumter County, FL
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Official restoration time (SECO Energy): Oct 15, 11:30 AM EDT · its own reports for places here carry 2 different times, the earliest Oct 15, 10:30 AM EDT
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~1.8 hr, based on 652 past outages of 200+ customers over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 10:00 AM EDT.
11 out, then 11 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 74 min · 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
Webster — 2 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 15, 11:30 AM EDT
The Villages — 1 customer reported out · utility est. Oct 15, 10:30 AM EDT
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Who serves Sumter County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include SECO Energy ↗, Duke Energy Florida, Withlacoochee River EC and City of Leesburg Electric ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Bushnell 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 — Sumter County, FL
Last significant outage: Oct 8, 2026 — peaked at 223 customers, restored in ~2.2 hr (weather alert).
Across the 14 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.8 hr (median).
Every outage behind these figures (14)
BeganPeak outRestored inWeather
Oct 8, 2026223~2.2 hrweather alert
Sep 20, 20261,061~1.5 hrno severe weather
Sep 10, 2026318~3.8 hrweather alert
Sep 7, 2026443~1.3 hrno severe weather
Sep 2, 2026480~2.5 hrno severe weather
Sep 1, 20261,950~48 minno severe weather
Aug 25, 20261,032~30 minno severe weather
Aug 20, 2026669~7 hrheat event
Aug 19, 2026494~3.2 hrheat event
Aug 9, 2026534~6.3 hrno severe weather
Aug 8, 2026973~8 hrno severe weather
Jul 31, 2026428~2 hrno severe weather
Jul 27, 2026894~3 hrheat event
Jul 25, 2026233~3.7 hrheat event
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 25, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Sumter County, FL
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 652 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 7 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~1.8 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is shorter than the Florida norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~3.3 hr.
Largest on record: ~40,040 customers out in September 2017, restored after about 6.9 days. The busiest year on record here was 2022.
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025, replayed through the same event rules as our tracking archive above with two differences: outages shorter than half an hour count here, and a reading above twice the county's customers or households is capped. They cover a far longer period than we have been tracking — a different set of outages, so the two typical times differ. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.
Cities with their own pages in Sumter County

Communities in Sumter County include Wildwood, Bushnell, Center Hill, Webster, Coleman, Bushnell-Center Hill, Lake Panasoffkee and Nobleton. 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 Sumter County, FL?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Sumter include SECO Energy, Duke Energy Florida, Withlacoochee River EC and others — 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.

Sumter County, FL — live power outage tracker