Power Outages in Colbert County, AL
Sheffield Utilities publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Muscle Shoals, City of Tuscumbia and Franklin Electric Coop - (AL). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.0 hours.
Colbert County, AL is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/colbert-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Colbert County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/colbert-county
Sheffield Utilities publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Muscle Shoals, City of Tuscumbia and Franklin Electric Coop - (AL): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~34,087 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Muscle Shoals, City of Tuscumbia, Franklin 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: Sheffield Utilities.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Utilities | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Muscle Shoals | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Tuscumbia | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Franklin Electric Coop - (AL) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Colbert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35674 | 318 | 19 | 244 | ≤11 |
| 35661 | 240 | 13 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 35660 | 148 | ≤11 | 105 | 0 |
| 35616 | 84 | ≤11 | 71 | ≤11 |
| 35646 | 69 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤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 Colbert County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Colbert County right now.
Colbert County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- High Wind Watch ×1
Latest Colbert County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 868 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 414 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Colbert County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Colbert County went about 0.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 868 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 2024 (peak 1 customers out) · decade average 0.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
Cost of power in Colbert County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Colbert 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.
- Sheffield Utilities13.0¢15,662 cust
- City of Muscle Shoals12.9¢7,202 cust
- Franklin Electric Coop - (AL)14.6¢5,997 cust
- City of Tuscumbia12.6¢4,042 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 high winds exposure · 0.0 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 Colbert County: FAQ
- How often does Colbert County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Colbert County, AL logged 2 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Colbert County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 868 customers without power, beginning October 13, 2026 and lasting about 13h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Colbert County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Colbert County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Colbert County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Sheffield Utilities.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Colbert County.
35616, 35646, 35660, 35661, 35674
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Utilities | - | Live · total only | - |
| Franklin Electric Coop - (AL) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Muscle Shoals | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Tuscumbia | - | 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/01033 and /api/v1/counties/01033/history.