Power Outages in Chambers County, AL
Diverse Power Incorporated has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Alabama Power Co and Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Lafayette - (AL) and City of Lanett - (AL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Chambers County, AL is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/chambers-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chambers County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/chambers-county
Diverse Power Incorporated only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Alabama Power Co and Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Lafayette - (AL) and City of Lanett - (AL): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~16,569 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lafayette - (AL), City of Lanett - (AL). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Diverse Power Incorporated. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lafayette - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lanett - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Chambers 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36854 | 239 | 14 | 190 | ≤11 |
| 36863 | 174 | 13 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 36862 | 91 | ≤11 | 68 | ≤11 |
| 36852 | 37 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 36879 | 25 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 36855 | 25 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤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 Chambers County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chambers County right now.
Chambers County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Chambers County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 108 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 664 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Chambers County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chambers County went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,094 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 8.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,470 customers out) · decade average 5.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 114 | 2,684 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 668 | 1,133 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 757 | 3,357 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 664 | 2,470 | 11.7 |
| 2021 | 701 | 2,099 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 736 | 3,023 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 746 | 4,094 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 691 | 2,255 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 730 | 3,660 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in Chambers County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chambers 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
- Diverse Power Incorporated17.8¢597 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 tornadoes exposure · 5.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Chambers County: FAQ
- How often does Chambers County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chambers County, AL logged 730 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chambers County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,094 customers without power, beginning March 17, 2023 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Chambers County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Chambers County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Chambers County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Diverse Power Incorporated, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chambers County.
36852, 36854, 36855, 36862, 36863, 36879
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diverse Power Incorporated | 8.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | 9.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| City of Lafayette - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Lanett - (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/01017 and /api/v1/counties/01017/history.