Power Outages in Barbour County, AL
Is there a power outage in Barbour County, AL right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Barbour County, AL.
Barbour County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/barbour-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Barbour County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/barbour-county
Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) list 1 small outage in Barbour County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Barbour County, AL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Pea River Electric Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~16,681 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 11,027 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 19, 2026 18:00 UTC | |
| Pea River Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 5,976 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 113 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Barbour 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36027 | 211 | ≤11 | 152 | ≤11 |
| 36016 | 41 | 0 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 36017 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 36048 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | ≤11 |
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 Barbour County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Barbour County right now.
Barbour County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Warning ×10
- Flash Flood Warning ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Tropical Storm Watch ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Barbour County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 251 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 174 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Barbour County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barbour County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,515 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 3.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 5,515 customers out) · decade average 5.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 112 | 1,109 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 647 | 5,515 | 12.2 |
| 2019 | 678 | 3,386 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 683 | 3,590 | 11.0 |
| 2021 | 663 | 1,488 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 651 | 1,681 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 674 | 2,949 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 652 | 2,651 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 666 | 1,592 | 3.2 |
Cost of power in Barbour County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Barbour 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
- Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc14.8¢30,157 cust
- Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)15.4¢22,315 cust
- Pea River Electric Coop17.6¢15,013 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate tornadoes exposure · 5.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Barbour County: FAQ
- How often does Barbour County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barbour County, AL logged 666 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barbour County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,515 customers without power, beginning October 10, 2018 and lasting about 3d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Barbour County, AL right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Barbour County, AL.
- Which utilities serve Barbour County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Pea River Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barbour County.
36016, 36017, 36027, 36048, 36053
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Barbour County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alabama →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | 4.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | 9.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Pea River Electric Coop | - | Live · county | - |
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/01005 and /api/v1/counties/01005/history.