Power Outages in Cherokee County, AL
Alabama Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Cherokee County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/cherokee-county
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- Not available
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cherokee County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/cherokee-county
Alabama Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~24,821 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Cherokee Electric Coop - (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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cherokee 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36272 | 227 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 35960 | 159 | ≤11 | 121 | ≤11 |
| 35959 | 97 | ≤11 | 77 | 0 |
| 35973 | 55 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 35983 | 48 | ≤11 | 32 | 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 Cherokee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cherokee County right now.
Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherokee County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 510 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 0.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 510 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 45 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 147 | 510 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 16 | 42 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 41 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 41 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 42 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 43 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Cherokee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cherokee 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
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 · 0.0 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 Cherokee County: FAQ
- How often does Cherokee County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherokee County, AL logged 17 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherokee County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 510 customers without power, beginning June 10, 2019 and lasting about 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Cherokee County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cherokee County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cherokee County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherokee County.
35959, 35960, 35973, 35983, 36272
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Cherokee Electric Coop - (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/01019 and /api/v1/counties/01019/history.