Power Outages in Cleburne County, AL
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc in Cleburne County, AL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 33.2 hours.
Cleburne County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/cleburne-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cleburne County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/cleburne-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc in Cleburne County.
100%of this county's ~9,678 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 | 10,066 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 67 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Alabama Power Co and Tallapoosa River Elec 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 Cleburne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36264 | 148 | ≤11 | 123 | ≤11 |
| 36273 | 61 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 36258 | 39 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 36262 | 28 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 36269 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤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 Cleburne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cleburne County right now.
Cleburne County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- High Wind Warning ×2
- Flood Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×1
- High Wind Watch ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Cleburne County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 664 customers out (6.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9h 19m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 143 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 749 customers out (8.0% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Cleburne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cleburne County went about 33.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,993 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 33.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,993 customers out) · decade average 29.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 91 | 6,993 | 46.5 |
| 2018 | 532 | 6,047 | 23.7 |
| 2019 | 615 | 3,043 | 14.4 |
| 2020 | 618 | 6,993 | 85.6 |
| 2021 | 593 | 1,035 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 551 | 5,973 | 17.3 |
| 2023 | 583 | 2,037 | 16.5 |
| 2024 | 606 | 2,338 | 18.5 |
| 2025 | 622 | 6,993 | 33.2 |
Cost of power in Cleburne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cleburne 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
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 · 29.5 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 Cleburne County: FAQ
- How often does Cleburne County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cleburne County, AL logged 622 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 33.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cleburne County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,993 customers without power, beginning December 8, 2017 and lasting about 4d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Cleburne County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cleburne County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cleburne County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cleburne County.
36258, 36262, 36264, 36269, 36273
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc | 9.4 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county |
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/01029 and /api/v1/counties/01029/history.