Power Outages in Coffee County, AL
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Coffee County, AL across 2 reported incidents. Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Pea River Electric Coop, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc and Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Elba - (AL), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Coffee County, AL is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/coffee-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Coffee County, AL", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/coffee-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Elba - (AL).
0.0%of this county's ~26,919 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Elba - (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, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Pea River Electric Coop, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pea River Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Elba - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Coffee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36330 | 337 | ≤11 | 256 | ≤11 |
| 36323 | 108 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 36351 | 57 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 36453 | 41 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 36346 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 36034 | 15 | 0 | 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 Coffee County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Coffee County right now.
Coffee County has been under 56 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×14
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Flood Warning ×4
Latest Coffee County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 423 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 54m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 411 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 727 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Coffee 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 Coffee Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Coffee County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,772 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 2.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,211 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 286 | 3,071 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 349 | 1,826 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 484 | 2,165 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 810 | 3,675 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 870 | 7,772 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 918 | 5,211 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 923 | 5,189 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 956 | 3,567 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 917 | 6,088 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 930 | 7,731 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | 967 | 3,880 | 2.4 |
Cost of power in Coffee County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Coffee 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
- Covington Electric Coop, Inc17.6¢23,625 cust
- Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc16.0¢22,857 cust
- South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc15.8¢16,940 cust
- Pea River Electric Coop17.6¢15,013 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 tornadoes exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Coffee County: FAQ
- How often does Coffee County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Coffee County, AL logged 967 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Coffee County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,772 customers without power, beginning April 22, 2019 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Coffee County, AL right now?
- Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Coffee County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Pea River Electric Coop, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Coffee County.
36323, 36330, 36346, 36351, 36453
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | 3.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Covington Electric Coop, Inc | 3.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Pea River Electric Coop | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Elba - (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/01031 and /api/v1/counties/01031/history. Live data as of .