Power Outages in Bullock County, AL
Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.0 hours.
Bullock County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/bullock-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bullock County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/bullock-county
Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~9,237 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Bullock 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36089 | 57 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 36053 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 36029 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Bullock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Bullock County right now.
Bullock County has been under 39 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 ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Tropical Storm Watch ×2
Latest Bullock County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 4m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 186 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bullock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bullock County went about 5.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,501 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 5.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 1,684 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 46 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 216 | 591 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 390 | 1,056 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 395 | 3,501 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 448 | 1,684 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 391 | 1,302 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 409 | 866 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 407 | 2,219 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 442 | 2,234 | 8.3 |
| 2025 | 422 | 1,288 | 5.0 |
Cost of power in Bullock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Bullock 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
- Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)15.4¢22,315 cust
- South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc15.8¢16,940 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.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 4.6 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 Bullock County: FAQ
- How often does Bullock County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bullock County, AL logged 422 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bullock County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,501 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2019 and lasting about 12h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Bullock County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Bullock County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Bullock County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Dixie Electric Coop - (AL), South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bullock County.
36029, 36089
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | 3.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Dixie Electric Coop - (AL) | 4.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only |
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/01011 and /api/v1/counties/01011/history.