Power Outages in Baldwin County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Baldwin County, AL across 2 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co, Baldwin County El Member Corp and Foley Board of Utilities publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Fairhope - (AL), City of Robertsdale and Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Baldwin County, AL is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/baldwin-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Baldwin County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/baldwin-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Fairhope - (AL), City of Robertsdale and Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc.
0.0%of this county's ~153,485 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Fairhope - (AL), City of Robertsdale, Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Baldwin County El Member Corp, Foley Board of Utilities.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baldwin County El Member Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Foley Board of Utilities | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Fairhope - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Robertsdale | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Baldwin Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (21)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36535 | 441 | 22 | 340 | ≤11 |
| 36532 | 327 | 13 | 222 | ≤11 |
| 36507 | 275 | ≤11 | 214 | ≤11 |
| 36526 | 223 | ≤11 | 154 | ≤11 |
| 36542 | 172 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 36567 | 138 | ≤11 | 101 | 0 |
| 36549 | 112 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 36527 | 102 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 36530 | 96 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 36551 | 94 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 36580 | 78 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 36561 | 75 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 36576 | 50 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 36578 | 34 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 36562 | 29 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 36574 | 25 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 36579 | 21 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 36555 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36511 | 12 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 36564 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36559 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Baldwin County or any town and utility in it.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
Baldwin County has been under 144 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Rip Current Statement on October 18, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×36
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Hurricane Warning ×15
- Storm Surge Warning ×15
- Special Weather Statement ×13
- Flood Watch ×9
Latest Baldwin County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 567 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 15m
- GREW
Outage grew to 768 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 447 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,296 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 26m
Hardest-hit cities in Baldwin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Baldwin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Baldwin County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 126,286 customers.
The US EIA reports Alabama utilities averaged 4.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 126,286 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 248 | 11,724 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 975 | 19,049 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 1,001 | 7,560 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 950 | 23,538 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 993 | 5,932 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 548 | 126,286 | 66.2 |
| 2021 | 598 | 27,879 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 744 | 9,316 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 924 | 13,537 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 913 | 27,558 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 827 | 23,634 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Baldwin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Baldwin County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Alabama Power Co17.9¢1,342,827 cust
- Baldwin County El Member Corp14.2¢85,081 cust
- Foley Board of Utilities14.0¢53,818 cust
- Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc14.6¢20,846 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 7.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Baldwin County: FAQ
- How often does Baldwin County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Baldwin County, AL logged 827 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Baldwin County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 126,286 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2020 and lasting about 19d 18h.
- Is there a power outage in Baldwin County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Baldwin County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Baldwin County El Member Corp, Foley Board of Utilities.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Baldwin County.
36507, 36511, 36526, 36527, 36530, 36532, 36535, 36542, 36547, 36549, 36550, 36551, 36555, 36559, 36561, 36562, 36564, 36567, 36574, 36576, 36578, 36579, 36580
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County El Member Corp | 0.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Foley Board of Utilities | 1.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Southern Pine Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Fairhope - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Robertsdale | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Alabama customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/01003 and /api/v1/counties/01003/history. Live data as of .