Florida power and electrical safety, by the numbers.
These figures put everyday electrical decisions in context, from the scale of Florida’s housing stock to the safety risks connected to wiring and electrical equipment. National fire figures are clearly labeled as national, not Florida-specific.
10.63M
housing units in Florida
Florida had 10,629,918 housing units as of July 1, 2024. That is the scale of homes where safe, dependable electrical systems matter every day.
Source · 2024 estimateU.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts: Florida ↗
14.14¢
per kWh, Florida residential electricity price
Florida's average residential electricity price was 14.14 cents per kilowatthour in 2024, according to the latest annual state data.
Source · 2024 data, released 2025U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Annual ↗
255.1M
MWh of Florida retail electricity sales
Florida recorded 255,095,458 megawatthours of retail electricity sales across all sectors in 2024, the second-highest total among states.
Source · 2024 data, released November 2025U.S. Energy Information Administration, Florida Electricity Profile ↗
32,160
U.S. home fires each year involving electrical distribution or lighting equipment
This is the NFPA annual average for 2015 through 2019. The measure includes fires involving wiring, lighting equipment and related electrical distribution equipment.
Source · 2015–2019 annual averageNational Fire Protection Association, Home Fires Caused by Electrical Distribution and Lighting Equipment ↗
68%
of those fires started in wiring or related equipment
NFPA reports that wiring and related equipment accounted for an estimated 68% of the home fires involving electrical distribution or lighting equipment in its 2015 through 2019 analysis.
Source · 2015–2019 annual averageNational Fire Protection Association, Home Fires Caused by Electrical Distribution and Lighting Equipment ↗
430
civilian deaths per year in those U.S. home fires
NFPA estimated 430 civilian deaths and 1,070 civilian injuries per year from home fires involving electrical distribution or lighting equipment during 2015 through 2019.
Source · 2015–2019 annual averageNational Fire Protection Association, Home Fires Caused by Electrical Distribution and Lighting Equipment ↗
Sources and methodology
How to read these figures.
Florida housing and electricity figures use the most recent annual state data available when this page was updated. Electrical fire figures use the NFPA’s 2015 through 2019 annual averages, which remain the source report for those measures.
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