Power Outages in Butler County, AL
Alabama Power Co and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.7 hours.
Butler County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/butler-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Butler County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/butler-county
Alabama Power Co and South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,652 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL). 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, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Butler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36037 | 170 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 36033 | 69 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 36456 | 43 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 36030 | 12 | ≤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 Butler County or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Butler County has been under 43 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Warning ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Hurricane Warning ×3
- Tropical Storm Watch ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Butler County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Butler County went about 13.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,668 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 13.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 8,080 customers out) · decade average 10.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 265 | 2,010 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 319 | 3,184 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 405 | 2,002 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 747 | 6,235 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 777 | 2,041 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 771 | 8,080 | 30.3 |
| 2021 | 779 | 3,276 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 707 | 1,889 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 762 | 8,668 | 24.5 |
| 2024 | 849 | 5,826 | 15.2 |
| 2025 | 898 | 5,989 | 13.7 |
Cost of power in Butler County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Butler 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
- 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 hurricanes exposure · 10.6 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 Butler County: FAQ
- How often does Butler County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Butler County, AL logged 898 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Butler County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,668 customers without power, beginning June 14, 2023 and lasting about 4d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Butler County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Butler County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Butler County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Butler County.
36030, 36033, 36037
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 | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL) | - | 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/01013 and /api/v1/counties/01013/history.