Power went out already with mini-storm?
 

This Sunday the power went out for about an hour in the South (Eastport area) with the rainstorm which wasn't even that strong.

Does power go out a lot with every rain storm or do you all think this was due to all the infrastructure here being so new still?

We live just north of the turnpike and have lost power a total of about 1.5 hours in the past 4 years. We have Duke Energy if that matters. I know people on the other side of our village who get power from the City of Leesburg haven't been as fortunate.

No, power does not go out a lot. In fact, it is quite rare.

It may not have been caused by the rain.

How long was it out? Did you report it when it when it went out? I did not loose power in the last hurricane (with Duke).

I live very near Eastport and did not lose power.

In TV since 2007 we have never had a blip of lost power with Seco including tropical or hurricane winds and a tree falling on our house.

Northern home just in 2024 whole house generator ran 37 hours not even weather related. Some months we lost power for 10 days or more

Longest was 18 hours
 

We live in newer construction south of 44 here in the Villages. The power flickers

It was out about an hour on Sunday in Shady Brook. I don't think you should be worried. It is not common.

Our power has frequent glitches which many times we don't even notice. I know because I have a UPS under my desk to protect my work laptop and it records the interruptions.

We live in the north, and have Seco power and we have never lost power. Now I do have a generator, for the just in case tropical winds, or solar flair takes out the gride. No one like to sleep in Florida tropical heat.

About the same for me, and I have SECO. Power outages here are always possible because of lightning strikes, but unusual. They tend to be very short.

I’m also in Shady Brook. We didn’t lose power Sunday, at all.
Lost power for 6 hours at last octobers hurricane. Can’t complain.

We live in Hawkins just north of the turnpike close to Sawgrass. We have never lost power even through the hurricane. Make sure you immediately report it to Duke Energy so they can jump on it. They may need to work out some issues in the new infrastructure.

I haven’t had power since January. I’m running out of candles and batteries. Fortunately with all the winds down here around Eastport my windmill is spinning like a carnival ride.

We have SECO in DeLuna, and have never lost power in 2+ years. Knock on wood!

Can’t control lightning strikes.

Longest was about 10 hours
 

The longest power went out for us was during last year’s hurricane. It was out 8-10 hours? But then a lot of roofs had also been torn up. St Catherine didn’t get it as bad as up in the Fruitland Park area of the Villages though. They were out for days. Our internet was out about 6 days or so.

Sunday eve while walking the Dog by Saluki I saw a Green glow light up the sky for a few seconds looking towards Marsh bend. May have had something to do with it. Look Like a Transformer blew

We’re in the Fenney area and have never lost power in the 6 yrs we’ve been here.

Fun Fact. In 2018 my Wife and I rented a double wide manufactured home in the original section for 3 months prior to purchasing our home. I do recall losing power possibly 4-6 times in that 3 months during rain storms. We bought in Piedmont and other than planned, we have only had few power interruptions for less than a minute or so. We are really impressed with the planning that went into the infrastructure in The Villages.

Never lost power living here.

Fortunate
 

So fortunate. Not all the Villages is like that. You definitely don’t live in the southern area.

Leesburg doesn't provide electricity - just gas. You're either Duke or SECO and was the provider accountable for this outage on Sunday.

They reported an affected area from west of Marsh bend to close to the Turnpike including Coleman prison and 950 homes (their estimate). I know reports of outages including Moultrie Creek, Shady Brook, and Waters Edge. Power went out just after 8:00 AM and returned briefly (~4 seconds) about 25 minutes later then fully resolved another ~20 minutes after that.

There was a large boom preceded the outage which more than likely was the transformer over at SECO Energy Federal Substation on Marsh Bend Trail (old 501) directly across USP-1 Coleman.

Leesburg Electric supplies several Villages
 

Leesburg Electric does cover several Villages. Mostly North of the Turnpike and East of Morse. Our electric gas bill is paid to Leesburg Electric. We are in the central/east section of Sumter county. I think Duke supplies the rest of the area south of 466A and East of Morse?

Sumter Landing area here. We did not even lose power back in 2017 with Irma.
SECO Energy here.

We have SECO in Linden area. Very impressed. Very fast response during one outage in 6 years. 1.5 hours outage. The little rainstorm did not cause an outage here. The company you have makes a difference, but most companies in this area respond well to outages.

We've lived in the Villages for 11 years and have NEVER lost power during any storm!

I live in St. Catherine and we didn't have ANY power loss with Helene or Milton. We have electricity (and gas) from Leesburg.

On Sunday we had a 2 minute power blip. It was well after the storm, because we were out at Sawgrass listening to the Greg Warren Band when it happened. We have a TING sensor (provided by our insurance company) which alerted me to the loss of power and when it returned.

When St. Catherine was being finished, we would occasionally lose power when they were connecting a new section of houses to the power grid. Since then, we have a couple of very minor/short outages usually connected with a major lightning storm.

Curious Situation
 

I wonder why only some of St Catherine and Citrus Grove lost power? Although I’m sure some have Duke and others have Leesburg. It was rather inconvenient for sure. We just left the fridge door closed and played cards. Like I said though, the Fruitland Park area lost power for days. I did notice the shingles were just recently replaced on the house up by the pond at the Citrus Postal station so all seems normal now. Sometimes some things take a while.

We didn't lose power during either hurricane. Maybe it was because of construction or an accident.

No.

Lost Power 6 hours during Milton
 

We lost power in Dabney for 6 hours during Milton. Leesburg electric has a problem with their grid. We haven’t lost any power since.

Generator
 

There were a lot of outages during hurricane season last year. Our friends in Orange Blossom were without power for a day and a half.

Get a generator if you have medical needs.

Power went out again
 

So in Eastport area it seems like 1k + homes lost power again really quickly (30 mins after rain started) last night.

So that's twice in 3 months and the real rainy season hasn't even kicked off yet.

Just unlucky timing?

I certainly feel for those who lose power, especially for any loss more than an hour or so. Very disruptive.

We moved from a heavily wooded community in Michigan where we AVERAGED power outages 5-6 times per year from several hours to several days at a time. This was due to above ground wiring and dead trees (ash borer mostly) that homeowners negligently would not cut down, as well as slow response time from the utility. Had to have our home wired for a portable back up generator just to manage living there.

Since moving to the Villages three years ago, not one power loss. Don't miss moving a heavy gen, keeping it filled with gas, and listening to it run along with those of all my former neighbors.

Our average Michigan power loss was 47-63 days per year, sometimes 8-10 days dead of winter, from ice storms bringing down trees and power lines.
Squirrels were the issues two days ago for a power loss of 6 1/2 hours.
Have to chuckle at complaining 2 hour power loss once or twice a year.

Very unusual for the Villages but given they install hundreds of miles of power distribution, defective installation or material is bound to occur occasionally.

Hopefully they resolve it soon.

Some have no outages, some have more. It depends on how far you are from the main substation, how many lines, branches, and substations your power goes through. The farther you are from the main, the more failure points you have.

Plus, things down by Eastport are still being built out. Some things aren't as robust as they will be when construction is complete.