Power Outages in Calhoun County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Calhoun County, AL across 5 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) and City of Piedmont - (AL), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.6 hours.
Calhoun County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/calhoun-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Calhoun County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/calhoun-county
Not counted: no live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) and City of Piedmont - (AL).
0.0%of this county's ~59,736 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL), City of Piedmont - (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, Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Piedmont - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Calhoun 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36201 | 302 | 16 | 239 | ≤11 |
| 36207 | 234 | ≤11 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 36203 | 223 | 14 | 173 | ≤11 |
| 36265 | 217 | ≤11 | 173 | ≤11 |
| 36206 | 157 | ≤11 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 36271 | 102 | ≤11 | 82 | 0 |
| 36277 | 82 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 36279 | 47 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 36250 | 46 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 36205 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 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 Calhoun County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Calhoun County right now.
Calhoun County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Flood Watch ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
- High Wind Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Calhoun 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 Calhoun Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Calhoun County went about 8.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 30,458 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 8.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 30,458 customers out) · decade average 9.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 248 | 10,886 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 827 | 10,666 | 7.4 |
| 2019 | 905 | 7,164 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 871 | 30,458 | 36.0 |
| 2021 | 879 | 9,888 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 880 | 10,230 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 916 | 17,672 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 827 | 14,282 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 810 | 8,153 | 8.6 |
Cost of power in Calhoun County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Calhoun 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
- Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)16.0¢19,006 cust
- Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc16.9¢15,806 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 High high winds exposure · 9.3 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 Calhoun County: FAQ
- How often does Calhoun County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Calhoun County, AL logged 810 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Calhoun County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 30,458 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 8d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Calhoun County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 5 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Calhoun County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Calhoun County.
36201, 36203, 36205, 36206, 36207, 36250, 36265, 36271, 36277, 36279
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | 5.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Piedmont - (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/01015 and /api/v1/counties/01015/history. Live data as of .