Power Outages in Clay County, AL
Is there a power outage in Clay County, AL right now? Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Clay County, AL.
Clay County, AL is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.9 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/clay-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Clay County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/clay-county
Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc list 1 small outage in Clay County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
Report an outage in Clay County, AL
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~9,054 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 6,498 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (below reporting minimum) | 1 | October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC | |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 2,720 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 271 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Clay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36266 | 93 | ≤11 | 79 | 0 |
| 36251 | 66 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 35072 | 64 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 36255 | 19 | ≤11 | 14 | 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 Clay County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Clay County right now.
Clay County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Latest Clay County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 222 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 136 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 106 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 238 customers out (2.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Clay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clay County went about 23.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,175 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 23.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,175 customers out) · decade average 19.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 108 | 4,505 | 23.3 |
| 2018 | 460 | 2,338 | 8.2 |
| 2019 | 469 | 2,136 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 507 | 5,175 | 75.8 |
| 2021 | 468 | 768 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 491 | 994 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 533 | 1,224 | 10.1 |
| 2024 | 533 | 2,823 | 15.5 |
| 2025 | 560 | 2,535 | 23.9 |
Cost of power in Clay County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Clay 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
- 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate tornadoes exposure · 19.8 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 Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, AL logged 560 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,175 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 6d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, AL right now?
- Yes, small ones. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc and Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc report only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Clay County, AL.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
35082, 36251, 36255, 36266, 36267
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Clay County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alabama →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | 9.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc | 5.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
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/01027 and /api/v1/counties/01027/history.